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Planning Manager

Elevation Recruitment Group
Posted 9 days ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4 4BU, England

Salary

£45,000 - £54,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Planning Manager position is available in North Lincolnshire with a hybrid working option and offers a salary between £45,000 and £50,000 plus a bonus scheme of up to 10%.
  • The role requires a strong Lean Manufacturing background and proven experience in Production Planning, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
  • Key responsibilities include developing production schedules, managing workflow, leading continuous improvement projects, and ensuring compliance with quality standards.
  • Candidates should possess excellent analytical IT skills, organizational abilities, and experience in people management, with previous MRP experience being desirable.
  • This full-time role operates Monday to Friday and provides various benefits including 25 days annual leave, flexible working, and development opportunities.

Planning Manager – North Lincolnshire / Hybrid – £45,000 - £50,000 + Bonus

Elevation Recruitment Group are proud to be working exclusively with a long-standing global manufacturer based in North Lincolnshire who are looking to recruit a Planning Manager to join their team.

This newly created role will suit someone who has a strong Lean Manufacturing background and can come in with strategic ideas to help drive the planning function forward.

Benefits:

  • Bonus Scheme (up to 10%)
  • Flexible Hybrid Working
  • 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
  • Death in Service (4 x salary)
  • Annual Salary reviews
  • Development opportunities
  • Free onsite parking

Planning Manager Duties:

  • Comply with all Health & Safety Policies and instructions and actively contribute to Company efforts to promote safe behaviour and safe systems of work
  • Develop, maintain and review the Production Schedules to meet customers’ orders, provide short and long-term forecasts to ensure on-time delivery, considering order volume, product specifications, equipment availability
  • Monitor and manage the flow of jobs through various production stages, adjusting as necessary to optimise efficiency and minimise bottlenecks
  • Lead the departmental continuous improvement projects, identify opportunities for process improvements and cost-saving initiatives within the planning function
  • Ensure that production plans adhere to quality standards and regulatory requirements, working closely with the Quality Assurance team
  • Analyse production data and performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of production plans and make data driven decisions
  • Lead the Planning process ensuring a collaborative approach is adopted to align production plans with sales forecasts and the overall business goals
  • Develop and maintain KPIs for Planning department with a view to meeting or exceeding annual objectives

Hours: Full time Monday – Friday

Required Skills & Experience:

  • Proven experience in Production Planning / Multi-level planning experience preferably within manufacturing environment
  • Excellent analytical IT skills with the ability to create plans, collect and analyse figures for schedules and reports
  • Have excellent organisational skills, interpersonal skills and good verbal and written communication skills
  • Good knowledge of the Lean Manufacturing principles and practices is highly desirable
  • People management experience
  • Previous MRP experience (SAP Desirable)

If you would like to discuss this Planning Manager role in more detail, then do get in touch with Lewis at Elevation Recruitment Group now!

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.