Multi-Site Planning & Materials Manager

Redline Group Ltd; Bradley Green; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Redline Group Ltd is seeking a Planning & Materials Manager to lead planning, scheduling and materials control across multiple manufacturing sites in the UK. The role focuses on ensuring material availability aligns with production and customer commitments, while driving improvements in planning processes and performance metrics.

You will manage and develop planning teams, work with Procurement, Logistics and Warehousing, and use ERP/MRP systems to optimize scheduling and material flow.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in production planning and materials management in engineering/high-tech environments.
• Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, scheduling and MRP.
• Experience leading and developing planning teams across sites.
• Understanding of capacity planning, inventory control and stock management.
• Analytical mindset with data interpretation and operational decision making.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across functions.
• Experience implementing planning processes and performance metrics.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to handle competing priorities.
• Proactive approach to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, scheduling and materials control across multiple sites.
• Develop and coach planning and material control teams.
• Ensure material availability aligns with production schedules.
• Monitor demand, capacity and inventory, identify risks.
• Improve planning processes and performance measures.
• Collaborate with Assembly, Procurement, Logistics, and Warehousing.
• Oversee inventory management to minimize shortages or excess.
• Utilize ERP/MRP systems for production planning and scheduling.
• Analyze performance data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Support capacity planning to align resources with demand.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning and stock flow.
• Build stakeholder relationships for effective decision-making.
• Support business growth by robust planning processes.

Skills

Production planning

Materials management

ERP/MRP knowledge

Team leadership

Capacity planning

Inventory control

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Continuous improvement

Job description

Redline Group Ltd is seeking a Planning & Materials Manager to lead planning, scheduling and materials control across multiple manufacturing sites in the UK. The role focuses on ensuring material availability aligns with production and customer commitments, while driving improvements in planning processes and performance metrics.

You will manage and develop planning teams, work with Procurement, Logistics and Warehousing, and use ERP/MRP systems to optimize scheduling and material flow.