Head of Planning

3 weeks ago


Trowbridge, United Kingdom apetito Full time

Overview:
**About the role**

We are looking for a highly experienced planning professional to join our team at senior manager level.

As our Head of Planning, you will lead the S&OP (Sales and operational planning) process development, system implementation and develop its maturity to achieve aligned planning.

You will support the development of the S&OP framework across our various functions (e.g., Operations, Commercial, Supply Chain, Sales, and Innovation), collaborating with senior leaders at our manufacturing site in Trowbridge, driving continuous improvement of the Planning process

You will be an influential member of our management team, tasked with promoting cross-functional working, leading, and inspiring the team and delivering key objectives including.
- Checking forward demand matches budget and agree forecast
- Co-ordinating works orders placement as far out as possible, leading to an agreed plan.
- Reviewing works order material shortages reports, view forward shortages, suggesting amendments as required to maintain finished good stocks and service levels.
- Optimise material holding on site and externally modifying production plans as necessary.
- Optimise finished goods vs raw material inventory to maximise production efficiency and customer service levels.
- Agree the correct finished goods stock holding vs manufacturing MOQ to sales rate.
- Forecasting of future capacity pressures and suggesting required investment decisions.

Part of the role will be focusses on system development, leading the adoption of a comprehensive planning system, developing the skills and mindset across our business, liaising with the division to address capability gaps, training, and development.

You will assess forecasts, supply risks and opportunities and develop appropriate S&OP contingency plans and scenarios. You will also look at inventory forecasts, ensure optimisations of production volumes based on capacity and cost considerations, and coordinate any requirements for transition of production of volume through a period of growth and expansion.

To succeed in the role, you will need to have a continuous improvement mindset, hungry to affect change in planning process for a large, complex organisation.

You will be logical, assured, and willing to present ideas both verbally and through written reports. The ability to influence and negotiate will be critical. This role requires an organised and numeric individual who can see a broader commercial view and understand how to gain effective results.

**Location** - Trowbridge; We can offer a degree of remote working with this position.

**Who we are**

About apetito

apetito is the UK’s leading supplier of food to the health and social care sectors. Servicing over 400 hospitals, 450 care homes and thousands more through our work with Local Authorities, we produce delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meals for people at home or in care. Through our food we look to ‘make a real difference’ to all our customers, up and down the country.

Our Values

Established in 1958, as a family-owned business, our values sit at the very heart of what we do. We are proud to be a business that ‘makes a real difference,’ committed to producing ‘great food to be proud of.’ We have developed a range of products designed to ‘enhance health and well-being’ for all our customers. We are proud supporters of British food and farming and focus on using the best ‘ethical and sustainably’ sourced produce.

We are driven by a ‘passion for service,’ dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people, offering healthy and delicious meals to customers across the UK.

Ethical & Sustainable

As a business which operates within food manufacturing, we believe we have an obligation to make a positive contribution on society. With over 1,200 products in our range, we ensure our produce is ethically and sustainably sourced, working only with suppliers who share our commitment to making a positive impact.

We are a proud member of the Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI), a leading alliance of companies, trade unions and NGOs, which promote respect for workers’ rights globally. All our new suppliers now operate under the ETI’s guidelines.

We are also a member of The UK’s Plastics Pact, an initiative looking to transform the plastic packaging industry in the UK. As part of the initiative, we have committed, along with other ambitious targets, to eliminate unnecessary single-use plastic completely by 2025.

We have also made a commitment to our employees - we are recognised as an accredited Living Wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation. Joining an elite group of FTSE 100 companies and public sector organisations.

Giving Back

Here at apetito, we take our duty to give back to our local communities and chosen charities very seriously. In 2018, we raised over £30,000 for Alzheimer’s Support and Alzheimer’s Society alone, thanks to the incredible effor


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