Global Materials Planning & Logistics Leader

Manpower; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower is seeking a Global Materials Planning & Logistics Leader for a 6-month transformation engagement in the aerospace sector. You will lead end-to-end planning, inventory, and logistics across a global network to improve delivery reliability, data integrity, and operating performance.

You will diagnose gaps, build a roadmap, and drive the change program, establishing S&OP, governance, and cross-functional alignment to create a lean, scalable, and compliant supply chain.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in manufacturing & materials planning and execution.
• Experience in logistics within aerospace or regulated environments.
• Ability to lead transformational change across global functions.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and program governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end transformation of global materials planning and logistics.
• Establish robust operating mechanisms including S&OP/SIOP and cadence.
• Improve delivery and material availability by improving schedule stability.
• Drive inventory productivity and working capital improvement.
• Strengthen ERP/MRP planning and data governance.
• Build a high-performing organisation grounded in lean principles.
• Partner across the enterprise to influence strategy and capacity planning.
• Ensure adherence to safety, quality, export controls and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Materials planning

Logistics

Aerospace industry

Transformational leadership

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Data governance

Job description

Job Title: Global Materials Planning & Logistics Leader

Duration: 6 Months

Job Summary:

This is an exciting, yet critical transformation leadership role with a key global client, providing an opportunity to reset and modernise the end-to-end materials planning and logistics operating model across a complex global aerospace manufacturing and MRO environment. Playing a key role in unlocking the next phase of operational performance and growth.

The Global Materials Planning & Logistics Leader will lead the stabilisation, standardisation, and transformation of planning, inventory, material flow, and logistics performance to improve delivery, increase schedule reliability, strengthen data integrity, and enable future growth. This leader will operate at the intersection of strategy and execution - diagnosing structural process and system gaps, building the roadmap, and directly leading the operational changes required to create a more predictable, scalable, and resilient supply chain.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end transformation of the global materials planning and logistics model, spanning master scheduling, materials planning, inventory management, material execution, logistics, and production alignment.
• Establish robust operating mechanisms including S&OP / SIOP, materials reviews, escalation pathways, and performance management cadences to improve visibility, accountability, and execution discipline.
• Improve delivery and materials availability performance by increasing schedule stability, reducing shortages and disruption, and strengthening cross-functional alignment across sourcing, manufacturing, quality, and customer-facing teams.
• Drive inventory productivity and working capital improvement while protecting service levels, quality standards, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Strengthen ERP/MRP planning effectiveness and data governance, improving planning parameter accuracy, transaction discipline, and decision-making quality.
• Build a high-performing organisation and culture grounded in lean principles, standard work, problem solving, and respect for people; coach leaders, elevate team capability, and create robust succession plans for critical roles.
• Partner across the enterprise to influence functional strategy, resource prioritisation, capacity planning, and operational readiness in support of near-term recovery and long-term growth.
• Ensure uncompromising adherence to safety, quality, export/control, and regulatory requirements in a civil and military aerospace environment.

Qualifications:

• Significant experience in Manufacturing & Materials Planning and Execution, as well as Logistics within aerospace or similarly regulated environments.
• Demonstrate success in transformational leadership, across planning, inventory, logistics, systems, and operating disciplines, with measurable impact on delivery, inventory, and business performance.
• Strong understanding of Supply Chain processes and demonstrated ability to work effectively across a global organization.
• Experience in lean and continuous improvement.

Preferred Skills:

• Deep expertise in ERP/MRP systems, planning parameters, and master data governance.
• Customer-focused mindset with the ability to translate supply chain performance into improved customer outcomes.
• Strong business and financial acumen, including understanding of working capital, inventory optimisation, and customer delivery trade-offs.
• Strong coaching expertise and success in collaborating across the business functions, other related businesses, and the global teams