Automotive Production Planning Leader

Apex Resource Management; Daventry; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Resource Management is seeking an experienced Operations Planning Manager to lead production planning and scheduling in a premium automotive environment near Daventry, ensuring demand, manufacturing capability and supply chain performance stay aligned and drive world-class operational results.

You will own short, medium and long term plans, lead S&OP, manage capacity constraints, and champion Lean, Six Sigma and digital transformation initiatives across manufacturing, engineering, logistics

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Operations Planning Manager, Production Planning Manager or similar.
• Strong background in automotive manufacturing or a complex manufacturing environment.
• Experience with production planning, scheduling, capacity planning, S&OP, ERP and MRP systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• A continuous improvement mindset with knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage short, medium and long-term production plans.
• Create and maintain daily, weekly and monthly production schedules.
• Balance capacity, labour, equipment and material availability.
• Lead S&OP and production review meetings.
• Identify capacity constraints and develop contingency plans.
• Maintain ERP and MRP planning data and parameters.
• Monitor planning performance, schedule adherence and production efficiency.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support advanced planning systems and digital transformation projects.
• Act as the key planning interface between customers and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Operations Planning Manager

Production Planning Manager

Production Scheduling

Automotive Manufacturing

Capacity Planning

S&OP

ERP

MRP

Manufacturing Planning

Supply Chain

Resource Planning

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Continuous Improvement

Operational Excellence

Job description

Apex Resource Management is seeking an experienced Operations Planning Manager to lead production planning and scheduling in a premium automotive environment near Daventry, ensuring demand, manufacturing capability and supply chain performance stay aligned and drive world-class operational results.

You will own short, medium and long term plans, lead S&OP, manage capacity constraints, and champion Lean, Six Sigma and digital transformation initiatives across manufacturing, engineering, logistics