Planning Manager *Internal applications only*

Culina Group Limited; Telford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 25 days + BH

Company Bonus

Private Medical Cover

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Wellness / EAP

Eye Care Vouchers

Recognition programs

Employee discounts

Job summary

Culina Group Limited is seeking a Planning Manager to develop weekly production schedules and ensure timely delivery against targets. You will work closely with Operations, Sales, and Planning teams to optimise the Vision planning system and drive continuous improvement.

This is a full-time, Monday–Friday role based at our UK site. You will manage a team of Material Planners, coordinate inbound stock and outbound despatches, and ensure KPI targets are met while maintaining safe working practices

Qualifications

• Experience in an administrative team within a production environment.
• Production planning experience.
• Material scheduling experience.
• Experience working in a customer-led environment with changing priorities.
• Food or packing industry experience desirable.
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise work to strict deadlines.
• Recognises the importance of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Create weekly production schedules aligned with demand and capacity.
• Produce production line works orders in the planning system (Vision).
• Coordinate with Sales & Ops to meet deadlines and KPIs.
• Ensure safe working practices and safe systems of work.
• Escalate issues to the Site General Manager as needed.
• Collaborate with inbound/outbound teams for stock movement and logistics.

Skills

Production planning

Material scheduling

Administrative experience

Customer-driven environment

Food/packaging experience

Planning & prioritisation

Job description

Company Description

IPS (Part of the Culina Group) works with some of the best known brands and provides cost effective and innovative co-packing, co-filling and co-manufacturing solutions within the UK.

IPS (Part of the Culina Group) works with some of the best known brands and provides cost effective and innovative co-packing, co-filling and co-manufacturing solutions within the UK.
At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Job Description

Working closely with the Operation, the Planning Manager will be responsible for creating the week to week production schedule, giving the Operation the very best chance of meeting company efficiency targets & ensuring delivery in full. Close liaisons with the Sales & Operational Planning teams in order to ensure plans are in line with expectation & deadlines are achieved.

This is a full time, permanent position, working Monday to Friday, 40 hours a week.

Key Duties of a Planning Manager:

• Ensure the business maintains safe ways of working.
• Provide safe systems of work and procedures.
• Report all issues that compromise an individual or the business.
• Creation of Weekly production schedule within our Operations & Planning system “Vision”.
• Creation of Production Line works orders within our Operations & Planning system “Vision”.
• Work closely with the operation on a daily basis to ensure planned targets and customer deadlines are being met & priorities are advised.
• Escalate any operational issues to the Site General Manager.
• Link in with Sales & Operations team through regular meetings, to elevate any plan target shortfalls.
• Book the correct amount of outbound vehicles to despatch stock in a timely manner.
• Manage plans in conjunction with Material availability working on a push / pull basis.
• To liaise with our customer and our suppliers regarding Non-Conforming deliveries.
• Utilise and promote the use of the business “Vision System” in order to streamline processes and communicate effectively across the business.
• Create measures and define processes to take the role and the business forward.
• Your attendance would be required at various production and planning meetings.
• Be a role model for others at all times and demonstrate the company behaviours.
• Manage team of Material Planners ensuring smooth process in line with KPI’s
• Smooth planning of inbound stock and vehicles within the capacity of the site.
• All stock to be returned in a timely manner (communication with Commercial and Quality).
• Be the go to & Request concessions for OOD stock
• Administer material data through IPS and Customer systems

Qualifications

• Experience within an administrative team in a production environment
• Production Planning
• Material Scheduling
• Experience of working in a customer-led environment with changing priorities
• Preferably food or packing experience is desirable
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise work to strict deadlines
• Recognises and promotes the importance of continuous improvement

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make IPS a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave – Competitive holiday entitlement of 25 days plus the normal bank holidays.
• Company Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When we achieve our goals you’ll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
• Private Medical Cover – This gives you peace of mind, you have choice, flexibility and speed of access to the most clinically appropriate care via Bupa
• Pension scheme – we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer
• Life Assurance - 4 x your annual salary
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!