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Director // Recruitment Expert Supply Chain & Procurement // eCommerce & Digital // UK & International // Vertical Advantage
I’m looking for a Head of Planning to join a rapidly growing and well-recognized food business based in central London.
As the Head of Planning you’ll be responsible for refining and leading a robust S&OP process as well as leading a team of planners, and implementing best practices across the planning function.
Responsibilities:
* Lead and develop the supply planning team members
* Ensure inventory, service, and waste are within targets
* Drive the accurate and timely completion of month-end stock reconciliation & stock valuation
* Lead and develop S&OP to provide excellent cross-functional communication & information sharing
* Work cross-functionally with other senior stakeholders to ensure supply chain efficiency is maintained or improved on all new product launches
* Analyse supplier performance around capacity and develop strong working relationships with key suppliers to work on improvements where needed
* Anticipate team workload challenges as different suppliers & categories grow
Ideal Candidate:
* Proven leadership skills with the ability to train and develop
* Experience in a Supply Planning Management role from an FMCG business
* Able to build strong stakeholder and supplier relationships of varying seniority/size
* Analytical with strong Microsoft Excel knowledge. Power BI a bonus!
* A problem-solving attitude
* Ability to work under pressure, meet targets and deadlines.
In return, you’ll be joining a team with an incredible culture, a supportive environment where your ideas and suggestions will be taken seriously.
This is a hybrid role where you’ll be expected to be in the office 3 days a week and 2 days from home.
The salary banding for this role is £65,000 - £75,000 + bonus and benefits.
Unfortunately, sponsorship isn’t available for this role.
Apply now for more details!
Seniority Level
Mid-Senior level
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Function
Strategy/Planning, Supply Chain, and Analyst
Industries
Food and Beverage Manufacturing, Food and Beverage Retail, and Personal Care Product Manufacturing
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