Planning Manager – North Lincolnshire / Hybrid – £45,000 - £50,000 + Bonus
Elevation Recruitment Group are proud to be working exclusively with a long-standing global manufacturer based in North Lincolnshire who are looking to recruit a Planning Manager to join their team.
This newly created role will suit someone who has a strong Lean Manufacturing background and can come in with strategic ideas to help drive the planning function forward.
Benefits:
- Bonus Scheme (up to 10%)
- Flexible Hybrid Working
- 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
- Death in Service (4 x salary)
- Development opportunities
- Free onsite parking
Planning Manager Duties:
- Comply with all Health & Safety Policies and instructions and actively contribute to Company efforts to promote safe behaviour and safe systems of work
- Develop, maintain and review the Production Schedules to meet customers' orders, provide short and long-term forecasts to ensure on-time delivery, considering order volume, product specifications, equipment availability
- Monitor and manage the flow of jobs through various production stages, adjusting as necessary to optimise efficiency and minimise bottlenecks
- Lead the departmental continuous improvement projects, identify opportunities for process improvements and cost-saving initiatives within the planning function
- Ensure that production plans adhere to quality standards and regulatory requirements, working closely with the Quality Assurance team
- Analyse production data and performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of production plans and make data driven decisions
- Lead the Planning process ensuring a collaborative approach is adopted to align production plans with sales forecasts and the overall business goals
- Develop and maintain KPIs for Planning department with a view to meeting or exceeding annual objectives
Hours: Full time Monday – Friday
Required Skills & Experience:
- Proven experience in Production Planning / Multi-level planning experience preferably within manufacturing environment
- Excellent analytical IT skills with the ability to create plans, collect and analyse figures for schedules and reports
- Have excellent organisational skills, interpersonal skills and good verbal and written communication skills
- Good knowledge of the Lean Manufacturing principles and practices is highly desirable
- People management experience
- Previous MRP experience (SAP Desirable)
If you would like to discuss this Planning Manager role in more detail, then do get in touch with Lewis at Elevation Recruitment Group now!