Head of Planning

Nigel Wright Group

Posted a day ago, valid for 21 days

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG42QU, England

£45,000 - £54,000 per annum

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

The client is a dynamic food manufacturer located in Derby, seeking a Head of Planning to navigate significant transformations in the coming years.
The role involves coordinating sales forecasts, stock levels, and production plans to enhance factory efficiency and maintain customer service.
Candidates should have experience in building production plans for short shelf life or seasonal products, along with a proven track record in managing teams in high-pressure environments.
The position requires strong planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills, as well as advanced IT proficiency, particularly in Excel.
A competitive salary is offered, and candidates should have at least 5 years of relevant experience in the FMCG sector.

The CompanyOur client is a fast moving, high risk food manufacturer in the Derby area. A business that is set to go through quite a significant amount of transformation over the coming few years and they are looking for a Head of Planning to help take the company through that change along the way. The RoleThe effective day-to-day co-ordination of sales, forecasts, stocks, meat and materials supply and capacities to achieve a production plan that achieves and maintains agreed stock levels and customer serviceKey responsibilities of the role include:• Work in close partnership with sales, customers and operations to provide a daily and weekly production plan that maximises factory efficiency• Build long term plans based around customer insight, promotional plans and operational capacity for both production, labour/resourcing and raw material sourcing• Provide a daily and weekly raw material plan that minimizes costs and stock-holding and delivers customer orders on time and in full.• Responsible for the management of stock holding and write offs.• Lead the weekly S&OPs meeting in relation to launches, delists and promotionsThe Person• Experience of building production plans with products with short shelf life/seasonal products and requiring intensive labour usage• Proven experience of successfully managing a team in a fast paced, high pressure environment• Ability to clearly communicate and build a strong and effective team • Excellent planning and organisational skills• Ability to problem solve and make effective decisions in fluid and changing situations• Self-motivated and highly resilient• High level of IT skills including advanced Excel skills• FMCG experience• High level of numeracy to be able to calculate and report on performance

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