Planning Manager

Flair Rugs; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Free Onsite Parking

Newly Refurbished Office

Colleague Discount

Job summary

A logistics company in Glossop, UK is seeking a Planning Manager to develop clear and achievable warehouse plans from demand forecasts. The role focuses on aligning workforce plans, ensuring operational stability, and communicating effectively across teams. The ideal candidate has hands-on planning experience and strong systems capabilities. Competitive benefits include a pension scheme, health cash plan, and free onsite parking, with a full-time contract of 37.5 hours weekly.

Qualifications

• Hands-on planning experience in a fast-paced warehouse or logistics operation.
• Strong systems capability (WMS/ERP/planning tools).
• Practical understanding of labour, capacity and space constraints.

Responsibilities

• Turn forecast demand into clear daily and weekly plans.
• Align workforce plans to expected demand.
• Facilitate short-term planning reviews.
• Maintain stable plans by locking schedules.
• Work closely with operational leaders.

Skills

Clear communicator

Strong judgement

Calm and adaptable

Collaborative influencer

Tools

WMS

ERP

Planning tools

Job description

Planning Manager | Full Time | Competitive £ | Glossop, UK

We are looking for an experienced Planning Manager to turn demand into clear, achievable warehouse plans. This role ensures strong forward visibility, balanced resourcing and stable plans that support consistent execution and reduce last-minute change.

Responsibilities

• Turn forecast demand into clear daily and weekly plans, balancing workload, people and available space.
• Align workforce plans to expected demand, highlighting upcoming constraints in good time.
• Facilitate short-term planning reviews and provide early warning on pressures, options and impacts.
• Maintain stable, reliable plans by locking schedules within agreed timeframes and only adjusting when constraints significantly change.
• Work closely with operational leaders to agree priorities, surface constraints and ensure plans are executable.

Experience

• Hands-on planning experience in a fast-paced warehouse or logistics operation.
• Strong systems capability (WMS/ERP/planning tools)
• Practical understanding of labour, capacity and space constraints

Skills

• Clear communicator – able to turn complex plans, risks and trade-offs into simple, actionable messages.
• Strong judgement – makes sound decisions when priorities compete and information is imperfect.
• Calm and adaptable – remains steady under pressure and adjusts plans quickly when conditions change.
• Collaborative influencer – works effectively across teams to align plans and gain commitment.

Contract: Full Time, 37.5 hrs

Onsite Working: We're a 24/7 operation and the majority of the time will be around core business hours but you may need to flex depending on the needs of the operation.

Benefits

• Pension Scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Free Onsite Parking
• Newly Refurbished Office
• Colleague Discount

At Flair, we're an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and treat everyone fairly, regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, religion, or other characteristics. Our recruitment and employment decisions are based solely on merit and business needs.