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SalaryAn exciting role has become available as a Planning Manager reporting to the Head of Supply Chain for an expanding company in the food retail industry
Supervising a team of 3
- Prepare and deliver optimized production plans to balance stocks, demand and optimize materials flows.
- Provide daily communication with commercial and production teams - to be the key point of contact for stock availability and plan changes.
- Attend production SIC briefings.
- Chair weekly planning and handover meetings with all key stakeholders.
- Liaise with project teams to ensure NPI and delists are managed on time and on budget.
- Manage the ERP system to ensure data integrity of all parts and inventory information.
- Provide annual stock and materials usage projections for budgets and stakeholders as required.
- Supply daily information to Shift Managers/Team Leaders regarding material supply issues.
- Liaise with Engineering to plan and agree downtime for planned maintenance.
- Oversee the creation of 4 Weekly MPS plans, and daily shop floor schedules.
- Oversee the purchasing plan for raw materials in the short and medium term in line with stock and cashflow targets.
- Work within the supply chain team to optimize stock on site.
- Key Member of Focus groups, including Raw Materials optimization, NPI and ERP implementation.
- Work with the Head of Supply Chain to produce monthly capacity plans.
- Attend Supply Chain Management meetings, including deputizing for HoSC in Senior Management team meetings when required.
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Minimum 3 years planning experience in FMCG retail supply or relevant industry.
- Experience using ERP / MRP systems
- Well versed in MS Office particularly Excel.
