Production Planning and Operations Manager

1 week ago


Rugeley, Staffordshire, United Kingdom AB Agri Full time
Job Description:

We are seeking a highly motivated Production Planning and Operations Manager to join our team at Premier Nutrition. This role presents an exciting opportunity for someone to develop a small but vital team within our organization.

The primary purpose of this role is to ensure smooth production planning and delivery of products to our UK and international customers effectively. As the key contact between our teams, you will be responsible for coordinating with various stakeholders, including the UK & International Customer Services & Planning Manager, Site Operations Manager, Finance, and the Continuous Improvement (CI) team.

This role requires excellent leadership skills, as you will manage the day-to-day activities of the team, including coordinating workload, planning resources, coaching, and training, setting priorities, and providing additional support when necessary. You will also establish and maintain effective working relationships with various teams within the business and third-party suppliers to provide prompt and efficient responses to all enquiries.

Key responsibilities include efficiently monitoring order requirements, anticipating and resolving potential issues, including factory planning, raw material and stock control, associated haulage requirements, and interactions with customer services and site operational teams. Additionally, you will maintain the company's ERP & MES systems, ensuring they are aligned and up to date, creating reports as required, and liaising with Customer Services, Production, Technical, and Quality staff to ensure customers' requirements are fulfilled, escalating issues to impacted parties as required.

About You:

* Day-to-day people management, including supporting recruitment, ER case management, and change initiatives
* Working knowledge of planning in fast-paced manufacturing environments
* Knowledge/experience of working within an S&OP cycle
* Experience in improving existing processes, developing new ways of working, and embedding these changes
* Microsoft Office and Systems knowledge (e.g., AX)
* Understanding of the Agri industry/animal nutrition (Desirable)

Benefits:

As a valued member of our team, you can expect a competitive salary range of £50,000 - £65,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus a range of benefits including annual salary reviews and incentive bonuses, ongoing career development opportunities, and enhanced family, financial, and wellbeing benefits.

About Us:

Premier Nutrition is a leading provider of vitamin premix to manufacturers of animal feed across Europe and Asia. We're part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc), and we're passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering data services for the agri-food industry.

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