Planning Supervisor

AB Agri; Rugeley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural division is seeking a Planning Supervisor to ensure efficient production planning. You will manage a small team, improve processes, and handle day-to-day planning responsibilities. The ideal candidate has experience in manufacturing planning, strong leadership skills, and a familiarity with ERP systems. This permanent, full-time position offers the chance to contribute to customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.

Benefits

Annual salary reviews

Incentive bonus

Ongoing career development

Family and financial benefits

Wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in day-to-day people management.
• Knowledge of planning in fast-paced manufacturing environments.
• Understanding of S&OP cycle and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Manage the activities of the planning team.
• Establish effective relationships with teams and suppliers.
• Monitor order requirements and resolve planning issues.
• Maintain ERP & MES systems and create reports.
• Liaise with Customer Services and Production staff.

Skills

Leadership

Process Improvement

Team Management

Planning

Microsoft Office

Tools

ERP Systems

Microsoft AX

Job description

The Role & Key Responsibilities

Job Title : Planning Supervisor

Location : Staffordshire, UK

Contract / Shift : Permanent, Full Time – Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week

Are you :

• An experienced leader in planning, logistics, or operations?
• Skilled at managing and motivating a small team?
• Adept at improving processes and embedding new ways of working?
• Ready to take on a key role in ensuring smooth production planning and delivery of products to the customer?

If so, we want to hear from you!

About the role :

We are seeking a progressive and motivated Planning Supervisor to join Premier Nutrition. This role presents an exciting opportunity for someone to develop a small but vital team within our organisation.

The purpose of this role is to ensure smooth planning of our products for production, allowing us deliver to our UK and international customers effectively.

The Planning Supervisor will be responsible for the day‑to‑day management of the planning team, working closely with the UK & International Customer Services & Planning Manager, Site Operations Manager, Finance, and the Continuous Improvement (CI) team to improve existing processes and develop new ways of working. This ensures all planning requirements are met and feed safety is maintained.

Responsibilities – Not limited to :

• Manage the day‑to‑day activities of the team, including coordinating workload, planning resources, coaching, and training, setting priorities, and providing additional support when necessary.
• Establish and maintain effective and long‑term working relationships with various teams within the business and third‑party suppliers to provide prompt and efficient responses to all enquiries.
• Efficiently monitor order requirements, anticipating and resolving potential issues, including factory planning, raw material and stock control, associated haulage requirements, and interactions with customer services and site operational teams.
• Maintain the company’s ERP & MES systems, ensuring they are aligned and up to date. Create reports as required.
• Work closely with key stakeholders to enable efficient planning operations and process efficiency.
• Liaise with Customer Services, Production, Technical, and Quality staff to ensure customers’ requirements are fulfilled, escalating issues to impacted parties as required.
• Deputise for the UK & International Customer Services & Planning Manager as required.

About you :

• Day‑to‑day people management, including supporting recruitment, ER case management, and change initiatives.
• Working knowledge of planning in fast‑paced manufacturing environments
• Knowledge / experience of working within an S&OP cycle.
• Experience in improving existing processes, developing new ways of working, and embedding these changes.
• Microsoft Office and Systems knowledge (e.g., "AX")
• Understanding of the Agri industry / animal nutrition (Desirable)

Additional information :

• Travel between sites when required.
• Adopt a creative use of technology, travel, communication mediums, and face‑to‑face interaction to deliver results and team engagement while achieving a positive work‑life balance.
• Valid driving license required.

Skills & Experience

Not Specified

About The Company

Premier Nutrition are a leading provider of vitamin premix to manufacturers of animal feed across Europe and Asia and offers expert advice to customers from some of the worlds leading nutritionists.

We’re part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc) and we’re passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology‑based products, and offering data services for the agri‑food industry. What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together we’re building a fair, innovative and inclusive culture.

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone so if you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter - or anything else) just let us know.

Rewarding your passion

When you join us, you'll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it. From annual salary reviews and incentive bonus, ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial and wellbeing benefits – these are just some of the ways we reward you - from day one.