JOB DESCRIPTION:

Do you have experience as a Supply Chain Planner/ Labour Co-ordinator working within manufacturing who is looking for an opportunity to lead, develop and empower a team?

This is a pivotal role reporting into the site Supply Chain Manager, ensuring customer demand, labour and training are kept in balance in the short, medium and long term.
The role is multi-faceted and you must be able to manage both analytically and practically, at a site level.

YOUR ROLE:

* Ensuring the site has the right labour establishment/skills by line to meet budgeted volumes.

* Implementing a process for reviewing labour establishment, both short and medium term.

* Managing the Overtime spend vs agreed budget.

* Providing daily/weekly labour reconciliation.

* Developing a Labour Management system/process that is fit for purpose.

* Supporting training plans to mitigate any skills issues, system in place to track sign off.

* Delivering ongoing training plans to meet budgeted volumes.

* Producing a process plan that minimised overtime, mitigates idle time.

* Agreeing a process plan with the S&OP team that allows training to be delivered.

* Managing the relationship with the Agency providers.

* Managing the plan.

* Agreeing holiday group sizes & communications.

* Creating/developing a Labour Management team that meets site requirements.

* Developing a training plan to cross skill all current team members.

* Managing 3 direct reports, coaching and providing development opportunities within your team with 1-2-1's.

* Managing & supporting the working time directive policy on site.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE:

* Experience in a FMCG company, preferably within a manufacturing environment.

* Proven track record of engaging with key stakeholders at all levels.

* Highly analytical.

* Previous operational management experience.

* Evidence of operating within end-to-end Supply Chain process.

* Business/Commercial awareness and understanding of the business. drivers and factors that impact on related KPI's.

* Experience using Microsoft Office (e.g. Excel).

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE:

• Food manufacturing experience.
• Experience of developing or implementing labour planning models.

Interested in the role? Apply now and I will call you with more details