JOB DESCRIPTION: Do you have experience as a Supply Chain Planning Lead 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. The 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. The Candidate: 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). Interested in the role? Apply now and I will call you with more details