Supply Planner

**Supply Planner**

**Coleraine**

The Supply Planner will be using continuous improvement and digital solutions to help support the key deliverables. With a problem-solving mindset and nimble with technology, the Supply Planner will practice a solve it once and for all approach to enable time to be spent on value adding activities.

They will also work closely with site operations, procurement, and the demand teams to ensure a proper flow of information and operational execution.

**Your new role as a Supply Planner will include**:

- Integrated tactical and strategic planning
- Program leader within the team
- Develop short, medium, and long-range supply plans for items produced internally and externally
- Deliver supply plans to support the Eakin Business Planning process
- Ensure accurate information is communicated to key stakeholders regarding constraints/opportunities versus the plan
- Accountable to conduct the monthly Supply Review as part of the Business Planning cycle, through efficient coordination with the stakeholders, consolidating the supply position and providing an accurate representation of stock availability and supply situation
- Deliver master plans (including capacity considerations) and material requirement plans
- Help support, create and manage supply plans
- Review and manage requests for incremental stock versus the plan and ability to support
- Maintain the integrity of system data and information for supply planning including stocking policies
- Partner across sites to establish best practice standards, ways of working and associated metrics to provide transparency on performance
- The development and maintenance of documented Supply procedures and continuous improvement of planning processes
- Perform root cause analysis for continuous improvement of the plan
- Supporting life cycle portfolio review to ensure supply plans are adapting alongside the internal and external influences, ensuring the plans deliver operational efficiencies and improvements
- Continuous improvement within the Supply team, contributing and leading as required, specific improvement activities both locally and cross-functionally
- Meet KPIs including (but not limited to) meeting or exceeding customer OTIF, delivering finished goods inventories to target levels and meeting waste objectives
- To adhere to the company's Equal Opportunities policy and Dignity at work policy in all activities and to actively promote equality of opportunity wherever possible
- To be responsible for your own health and safety and that of your colleagues, in accordance with the company's' Health and Safety policy
- To adhere to the company's Quality policy and Environmental policy
- To undertake other duties as may be reasonably required

**What you will need to succeed as a Supply Planner with this organisation**:

- Detailed knowledge of supply planning and inventory management processes and protocols
- Experience in an IBP/S&OP environment
- Experience in Supply Chain, including hands on experience in a supply planning role
- Solid knowledge of data analysis, inventory management and forecasting techniques
- Previous team management experience
- An analytical mind with strong attention to detail
- Strong communication skills that can adapt their influencing style and presentation skills according to the forum and /or audience
- Good organisational and problem-solving skills
- A self-managed individual who can act autonomously
- Team player with collaborative style and strong listening and partnering skills
- Previous experience with Sage X3
- Experience with visual reporting tools (ie. PowerBI)
- Formal Supply Chain credential (APICS)
- An understanding of fundamental lean Six Sigma concepts and tools
- 5S methodologies
- Direct line management of a small production scheduling team
- Ability and willingness to travel within the UK including Northern Ireland

If you meet criteria and are interested in this position, please contact me directly to discuss further, all conversations are strictly confidential. You can also send me an up to date CV using the link on the Vickerstock website.

**As Vickerstock's Supply Chain Specialist Recruitment Consultant, I bring 7 years hands-on experience working as an Engineer in a Supply Chain / manufacturing environment. I have a strong understanding of the skills required as well as the processes and systems used by Supply Chain and Procurement professionals and am therefore best placed to guide and provide a truly tailored service within this vertical.**

**I look forward to speaking with you, Kellie.