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Materials Planning Manager role based in Manchester. Senior Management role working for a growing industrial manufacturing company.
Client Details
Our client is a growing, well established manufacturing company in Manchester
Description
Responsible for providing leadership to the materials planning and commercial team.
Leads the Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) process. Incorporating all supporting functions and presents the executive overview to the senior leadership team.
Responsible for overseeing the coordination of all manufacturing order creation to the shop through analysis of Sales Order requirements.
Develop requirements and standards to ensure business goals and performance metrics are attained through a cohesive standard of work.
Work closely with Operations, Production, MRO and Engineering to establish true capacity plans based on demands vs resource availability.
Monitors throughput and adherence to plan. Reports on recovery and constraints.
Strives to enable the team to fully utilise the ERP system to full functionality. Developing reporting mechanisms and standardising across the team/group where possible.
Develops a best practice sharing mentality between the team. Reaching out to sister sites and adopting a continuous improvement attitude.
Analyse inventory levels for purchased and manufactured goods. Monitors and manages material inventories, tracks progress of production, and reviews factors which affect schedules.
Escalation point for materials both internally and externally by communicating with supply chain and functional business contacts.
Responsible for operational performance reporting to Customer. Leads operational reviews and escalates any arrears and recovery plans.
Sales Forecasting based on customer orderbook, capacity and arrears recovery where applicable.
Improves and develops standard times for manufacturing processes.
Minimise inventory input while maintaining on-time customer delivery.
Oversees the revision to schedules when required due to production constraints, customer demand changes or delays in the supply chain.
Creates and maintains tracking systems for new and past due programs/projects, communicates plans/needs to team members and assists in execution where needed.
Interacts with Quality, Materials, Manufacturing, MRO, Shipping, and Assembly to ensure deliveries are met.
Ensures coordination with Operations Managers to make any adjustments to production schedules daily/weekly as needed to meet business and customer needs. Communicates demand information across the facility so that everyone is aware of volume and metrics.
Reviews orderbook changes and challenges any changes in the demand profile with the relevant customers.
Complies with all company policies and procedures, including safety requirements.
Fosters positive relationship with internal and external customers.
Profile
Strong management skills are required to lead, coach, mentor, and develop the team, ensuring efficiency and collaboration - or the clear ability to step up and do this.
Degree in Operations, Business, Supply Chain or related field preferred or equivalent experience.
Proven experience working within a planning and/or customer facing role
A track record of planning & materials management experience in a similar role within manufacturing
Strong leadership skills to overcome challenges and achieve results.
This position requires mathematical ability and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong MS office and ERP / MRP system understanding.
Job Offer
60,000 to 70,000 plus benefits
