Planning Manager

This is an excellent opportunity to work for a global engineering company as a Planning Manager. In this role you will take leadership of planning and customer service activities to ensure timely and cost-effective material planning, scheduling and inventory control.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Ensure a safe and secure working environment for all employees
• Lead and manage all planning activities including works order creation, scheduling and planning controls best practice.
• Develop S&OP process to support strategy.
• Ensure available systems such as PFEP and S&OP are utilised in the continuous improvement of all planning activities
• Ensure all production planning policies are consistent with the inventory control objectives of the Division and Corporation
• Work closely with Divisional Supply Chain Manager to develop FGS strategy in line with POP rationale
• Ensure material component inventory is controlled while reducing inventory to agreed targets
• Implement planning control systems
• Drive collaborative forecasting between departments and premier customers, whilst establishing a demand plan for the operations
• Support internal and external audits as required
• Review FGS stock in line with planning schedules and Premier customers and adjust accordingly
• Support professional development of all team members
• Actively support and implement Lean principles
• Support and manage the customer service team to ensure best in class supply to customers
• Overall responsible for customer experience including metrics on customer engagement

Requirements:

• Previous Material and Planning Experience
• CIPS Level 4 or higher
• Lean training and experience
• Proficient in excel
• Excellent leadership and team management skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities

The company offer excellent working environment, development opportunities and benefits.