Production & Raw Materials Planning Manager

Airport Placements; Thirsk; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% bonus

Enhanced pension

Life assurance

Enhanced maternity

Enhanced paternity

Sick pay

Holiday buy options

Job summary

HR GO Recruitment is partnering with an established FMCG manufacturer to appoint a Production & Raw Materials Planning Manager in North Yorkshire. You will own planning, lead a planners team and ensure schedules and material plans meet customer demand and capacity.

You will collaborate with Commercial, Operations, Procurement and Supply Chain to improve forecasting, inventory and S&OP, while influencing decisions at senior levels. Strong analytical and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG manufacturing environments.
• Strong leadership and team development skills.
• Knowledge of production scheduling and MRP concepts.
• Data-driven decision making and commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of planners to deliver accurate production schedules.
• Translate sales forecasts into production and material plans.
• Balance service levels with inventory, capacity and cost.
• Manage inbound material schedules and supplier relationships.
• Collaborate with Commercial/S&OP for better forecasting and planning.
• Align demand and supply across multiple sites with stakeholders.
• Monitor KPIs such as forecast accuracy and stock performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes and systems.
• Support budget preparation and cost-control initiatives.
• Build relationships with site leadership for continuous improvement.

Skills

Production planning

Materials planning

Supply chain management

Team leadership

Forecasting

Inventory management

Job description

Production & Raw Materials Planning Manager

Job Reference: FJ-c3c3n

Manufacturing and Production Thirsk, North Yorkshire £55000 - £61000 per annum Benefits: 15% bonus, enhanced pension Permanent

Production & Raw Materials Planning Manager

Location: Thirsk, North Yorkshire

Salary: £55,000-£61,000 + 15% bonus

Benefits: 15% bonus, enhanced pension, life assurance, enhanced maternity, paternity, sick pay, and holiday buy options

Type: Permanent, full time

HRGO Recruitment is working in partnership with a well established FMCG manufacturing business to recruit a Production & Raw Materials Planning Manager for its manufacturing site in North Yorkshire.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced planning manager to join the site's leadership team, take ownership of a key planning function and make a tangible contribution to operational performance, customer service and business growth.

Reporting directly to the General Manager, you'll lead a team of planners, ensuring production schedules, raw material requirements and resource plans are aligned with customer demand and manufacturing capacity.

You'll work closely with Commercial, Operations, Procurement and Supply Chain teams, helping to improve planning performance, optimise inventory and drive continuous improvement across the site.

The successful candidate will combine strong technical planning expertise with confident people leadership, commercial awareness and the ability to influence decisions at a senior level.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of planners, promoting accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Translate sales forecasts into achievable production schedules, raw material requirements and resource plans.
• Balance customer service, inventory levels, manufacturing capacity and operational costs.
• Manage inbound material schedules and work with suppliers to maintain continuity of supply.
• Partner with Commercial and Supply Chain colleagues to improve forecasting and support effective Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP).
• Collaborate with sales teams across multiple manufacturing sites to align demand and supply plans.
• Monitor key performance indicators, including forecast accuracy, plan attainment, service levels and stock performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, systems and operational efficiency.
• Support budget preparation, expenditure management and cost-control initiatives.
• Build strong relationships across the site leadership team and wider business.

About You

You’ll be an experienced planning professional from an FMCG manufacturing environment, with a proven ability to lead people and deliver operational results.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Previous production planning, materials planning or supply chain management experience within FMCG manufacturing.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing a team.
• Strong knowledge of production scheduling, demand forecasting, material requirements planning and inventory management.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and resolving material availability challenges.
• The ability to balance customer requirements with manufacturing constraints and commercial priorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-led approach to decision making.
• Financial awareness, including budget management and cost control.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement and process optimisation.