This is an excellent opportunity to work for a global engineering company as a Planning Manager. In this role you will take leadership of planning and customer service activities to ensure timely and cost-effective material planning, scheduling and inventory control.
Main duties and responsibilities:
1. Ensure a safe and secure working environment for all employees
2. Lead and manage all planning activities including works order creation, scheduling and planning controls best practice.
3. Develop S&OP process to support strategy.
4. Ensure available systems such as PFEP and S&OP are utilised in the continuous improvement of all planning activities
5. Ensure all production planning policies are consistent with the inventory control objectives of the Division and Corporation
6. Work closely with Divisional Supply Chain Manager to develop FGS strategy in line with POP rationale
7. Ensure material component inventory is controlled while reducing inventory to agreed targets
8. Implement planning control systems
9. Drive collaborative forecasting between departments and premier customers, whilst establishing a demand plan for the operations
10. Support internal and external audits as required
11. Review FGS stock in line with planning schedules and Premier customers and adjust accordingly
12. Support professional development of all team members
13. Actively support and implement Lean principles