Production Control & Planning Manager

Executive Network Group; Peterchurch; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Production Control & Planning Manager in Peterchurch. The role involves managing production capacity and material demand plans. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in raw material planning and managing complex production systems. The company offers a competitive salary and benefits package including car allowance, generous pension, and health insurance.

Benefits

Car allowance

Generous pension contribution

Life insurance

Health and dental insurance

Profit-related bonus

On-site car parking

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive demonstrable experience of raw material planning for high volume manufacturing.
• Excellent ERP/MRP and IT skills.
• Ability to manage change and lead projects.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for long-range production and material planning.
• Management of team of Production Planners.
• Ensure the production plan meets customer demand.

Skills

Raw material planning experience

ERP/MRP systems proficiency

Ability to manage complex data

Change management

Cross-functional project leadership

Job description

Production Control & Planning Manager

Salary: c£70000 + benefits

Location: Herefordshire

Reporting to the Operations Director, the remit is to focus on the production capacity and material demand plans of the manufacturing site. The Production Control Manager will be empowered to create and maintain all capacity and demand plans and evaluate the necessary resources to meet on‑time delivery objectives.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for long‑range production and material planning process from customer order through to shipment.
• Management of a team of Production Planners.
• Ensure the production plan is integrated with raw material supply.
• Ensure the schedule will meet customer demand and will achieve the business revenue plans.
• Management of daily shipments to achieve revenue in accordance with plant targets.
• Create production plans quarterly/monthly using work‑to‑lists for operations, ensuring the plan is regimentally reviewed to reflect the product mix and yield losses, customer requirements.
• Implement and review an effective SIOP process to ensure that the demand and supply elements are balanced, cost effective and achievable.
• Management of WIP, inventory and raw material, optimising inventory to support production flow and OTIFD.

Experience

• Have extensive demonstrable experience of raw material planning for high volume manufacturing.
• Extensive knowledge of managing complex high product variation production and material planning systems and working with global suppliers.
• Excellent ERP/MRP and IT skills and the ability to manage large amounts of complex data.
• Ability to manage change, meet deadlines and lead cross‑functional projects is also an important aspect of this role.
• Able to drive systematic and process‑driven activities focusing on attention to detail and right‑first‑time.

The opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Production Control/Planning Manager or MP&L Manager to be part of a global organisation and be able to influence and change the long‑term master plan for raw material working with internal and external stakeholders around the world.

In return

Our client is offering a fantastic salary and benefits package including car allowance, generous pension contribution, life insurance, health and dental insurance, profit‑related bonus, on‑site car parking, excellent training and development opportunities.

Above all this is an opportunity to make a real contribution to the success and growth of the global organisation who are continuing to receive sales orders and growth.