Location: Chard, Somerset.
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent.
Remuneration: £ Competitive, DOE.
Join our client as a Planning Manager, where you will play a pivotal role in the planning and scheduling of materials crucial for their sales orders. Your responsibilities will encompass coordinating material flow according to production schedules, collaborating across departments to refine planning processes, and ensuring top-notch customer satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities:
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Collaborate closely with team members to achieve targets for On-Time Delivery (OTD), New Product Introduction (NPI), and Inventory management.
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Work with the team to enhance site-level forecasting accuracy.
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Develop capacity planning strategies to ensure materials availability and seamless
execution of production schedules, including support for new product launches.
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Meet customer fulfilment targets and communicate promise dates for Sales
Orders promptly.
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Formulate material and product stocking policies to support sales growth while
minimizing slow-moving inventory.
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Collaborate on cycle counting and obsolescence management, driving continuous
improvement in our supply chain.
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Provide regular business reports on current product lead times, implementing
initiatives to align lead times with market expectations.
Requirements:
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Thorough understanding of supply chain dynamics, including MRP-based production planning, raw materials management, production processes, and logistics.
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Strong analytical, negotiation, and communication skills, fostering robust internal and external relationships.
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Minimum 5 years of management experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
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Experience in Lean/JIT and/or Six-sigma methodologies, with proficiency in root cause problem-solving.
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Knowledge of forecasting techniques and manufacturing capacity planning.
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Proficiency in Microsoft Office/365 applications, especially Excel