Planning Manager – North Lincolnshire / Hybrid – £50,000 - £60,000 + Bonus

Elevation Recruitment Group are proud to be working exclusively with a rapidly growing global manufacturer based in North Lincolnshire who are looking to recruit a Planning Manager to join their team. This newly created role will develop into a Supply Chain Manager position over the next 18 months, and it will suit someone who has a strong Lean Manufacturing background and can come in with strategic vision to help drive the business forward through this exciting period of growth!

Benefits:

• Bonus Scheme (up to 10%)
• Flexible Hybrid Working
• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Death in Service (4 x salary)
• Internal 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 this looks like a role of interest then please get in touch or apply now!