Materials Planner Team Leader

2 weeks ago

Bridgwater, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

A manufacturing demand Planner required to work day shift in Bridgewater 8.30am-4.30pm

Salary up to £38,000 per annum plus bonus twice a year plus subsidised canteen

This role reports to the operations manager and is one of the five functions of the operations team.

The MPS Planning Team Leader is responsible for leading and working with a team of MPS Planners processing orders through the business, assessing capacity constraints posed by incoming demand, aiding production in evaluating order patterns and highlighting possible areas of concern, helping production in its efforts to remove bottlenecks and arrears, supporting production heads where required and provide relevant data/updates to the S&OP team.

Ensuring that all commercial enquiries and orders are processed through the ERP system in an appropriate time frame. Maintaining accurate records of Orders, Export movements and Military documentation for auditing purposes. Managing and monitoring the performance level/costs of our freight forwarding companies.

Must have experience using SAP and excel

1. Tasks and Responsibilities

· Oversee the team entering sales orders onto the ERP (our internal planning system)

· Aiding the expediting of orders and giving status feedback on capacity issues

· Oversee the team producing and collating daily manufacturing orders through the ERP system

· Answering admin emails

· Help resolve documentation issue

· Managing the team releasing Rapid / Expedited production orders

· Highlighting purchasing supply issues affecting production

· Order chases sending early warnings to SCM and CSC advising of order delays

· Supporting general data entry and admin.

· Responsible for developing and increasing the relationship within the Marketing companies in terms of communication and service

· Responsible for monthly reporting and KPIs

· To complete and/or produce intercompany surveys

· Join Sales and Operation calls arranged by Global Supply Chain

· Liaise and communicate with other departments

· To continuously monitor for improvements and efficiencies within the department

· Monitor on-time delivery and production lead time

Responsible for the MPS Planning Team

· Perform regular 1 to 1's with the scheduling team members

· Assess and instigate training requirements for the team

· Perform annual PEP's and mid-year reviews

· Manage the workload of the team members

· Contribute towards business improvements and manufacturing excellence projects

2. Education and Experience

· GCSE Maths & English

· IT and Data inputting experience

· Relevant industry background in a similar role

· Experience in Manufacturing production planning

. SAP experience

· Leadership experience

3. Competencies

· Ability to effectively lead a team and be a team player

· Knowledge of basic production processes, including product lines and dispatch processes

· Holistic business understanding

· Microsoft Office experience

· Knowledge of Fourth shift and or SAP

· Effective communication skills, including the ability to negotiate, persuade and influence, when required

· Self-motivated to improve performance and results

· Good analytical skills

· Attention to detail

· Continuous Improvement

· Ability to delegate and empower others

5. Geography to cover and Travel requirements

· Based on site at Bridgwater

· Some travel maybe required to visit other sites, in the UK and abroad.

· Must have the right to work in the UK

6. Personality

· Highly engaged with high energy level and motivation

· Result orientated

· Organised and structured

· Approachable and willing to help

· Ability to lead by example

· Able to remain calm under pressure

· Diligent

· Accurate

· Self Motivating

· Team Player

· Excellent Communication Skills

· Flexible

· Problem solver

7. Key Performance Indicators

· Satisfaction Survey - produce a basic survey annually and measure results to ensure continuous improvement across all areas of the department

· Meeting KPIs

o Order Processing Times

o Order Enquiries

o Early Warnings

o In conjunction with Operations Arrears and Backlog

· Manage external on time delivery (OTD) reporting and analysis

· Measuring complaints and taking appropriate corrective actions

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment

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