Strategic Planning Director

4 weeks ago


Essex, United Kingdom Vertical Advantage Full time

The Role: Head of Planning

At Vertical Advantage, we are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Head of Planning to join our Supply Chain team. As the Head of Planning, you will be responsible for leading the planning function to deliver target levels of Service, Cost, and inventory across the company network.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Management of the monthly planning cycle, including demand and supply planning
  • Management of the planning system, including ongoing development
  • Short-term supply decisions in partnership with Sales and Customer services
  • Working with the Demand Plan to highlight and mitigate any potential availability issues before they occur
  • Accountable for the integrity of the full Supply and Demand Plan
  • Design and implement a sustainable plan that will deliver an improvement in availability without detrimentally impacting stockholding and waste levels
  • Supply Chain Planning information for budget and forecasting processes

We are looking for a strong, inspirational leader with people management experience and a great balance of people and commercial focus. You will need to be confident in your ability to deliver both personally and through your team, with a strong communicator who can influence and offer sound judgement in an operational context.

Salary: £70,000 - £75,000 + bonus and excellent benefits. The role is a hybrid position with a split between office and remote working depending on business needs.



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