Planning Manager Engineering

2 weeks ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Sapphire Recruitment Limited Full time
As a Planning Manager

Your primary responsibility will be the planning and scheduling of materials essential for our sales orders. This role involves coordinating and expediting the material flow according to production schedules, collaborating with various departments to enhance planning processes, and ensuring customer satisfaction.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:
  1. Collaborating with team members to achieve targets related to On-Time Delivery (OTD), New Product Introduction (NPI), and Inventory.
  2. Working with the team to enhance forecasting at the site.
  3. Developing capacity planning strategies to support materials availability and timely execution of the production schedule, including new product introductions.
  4. Meeting customer fulfilment targets and ensuring timely communication of promise dates for Sales Orders.
  5. Formulating material/product stocking policies to support sales growth while minimizing slow-moving inventory.
  6. Collaborating on cycle counting and obsolescence targets by implementing continuous improvement initiatives in the supply chain.
  7. Providing weekly reports to the business on current product lead times and implementing initiatives to align lead times with market expectations.
Requirements:

Comprehensive understanding of the supply chain, including production planning using MRP, raw materials, production, and logistics. Excellent analytical, negotiation, and communication skills, fostering strong relationships internally and externally. Minimum of 5 years of relevant management experience, preferably in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Experience in Lean/JIT and/or Six-sigma, with proficiency in root cause problem solving. Knowledge of forecasting, manufacturing planning, including capacity planning. Proficiency in Microsoft Office/365 applications, particularly Excel.

Location:

Taunton (Outskirts, Own transport essential, possibility for eventual hybrid working)

Job Type:

Permanent, Full Time

Salary Range:

£40,000 to £50,000 per annum

How to apply:

If you would like to be considered for this position, please contact Adam Pearce via email

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