Senior Planning Manager

Hunter Selection Limited; Hereford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy seeks a Senior Planning Manager in Hereford. The role involves overseeing the manufacturing planning function, ensuring effective scheduling and inventory control. Ideal candidates will have a strong manufacturing planning background and management experience. A market leading salary and attractive benefits package are offered, including medical coverage and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 Days + Bank Holidays

8% matched Pension

Private Medical

Private Dental

Bonus

Company sick pay

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in a similar role in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience and exposure to a unionised environment is advantageous.
• Effective budget control and communication activities.
• A strong planning background.

Responsibilities

• Manages application of systems to ensure effective planning and scheduling.
• Ensures effectiveness of established procedures and systems.
• Maintains inventories and controls data accuracy.
• Liaises with Production Departments on manufacturing cycle.
• Participates in all stock checks.

Skills

Manufacturing planning background

Budget control

Managing people

Effective communication

Job description

Overview

Senior Planning Manager — Hereford HR4. Commutable from Hereford, Leominster, Ross-On-Wye, Cinderford, Abergavenny, Ebbw Vale, Worcester, Brynmawr.

Benefits

• 25 Days + Bank Holidays
• 8% matched Pension
• Private Medical
• Private Dental
• Bonus
• Company sick pay
• Career progression opportunities

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a world leader in an Senior Planning Manager role. This position will provide you with excellent job security, a market leading salary alongside a fantastic benefits package including a matched pension, medical and dental cover. This role is well suited to a candidate with a strong manufacturing planning background, with experience of overseeing a planning function in a manufacturing setting. If this role could be of interest, apply today!

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manages directly and through the circuit managers the application of the appropriate systems to ensure effective planning, loading, scheduling and progress of orders through the manufacturing process to meet the promised delivery date.
• Ensures the effectiveness of the established procedures and system, dealing with all aspects of an order through an assigned area.
• Ensures that throughout the manufacturing cycle there is an effective control interface both in terms of accuracy of data and resources required to provide a proper level of service.
• Maintains inventories at agreed levels using the appropriate systems ensuring account is taken of current yield trends to ensure realistic processing of material to meet customer needs.
• Ensures that procedures are up to date and are correctly applied, so that data is timely and accurate.
• Ensures correct actions are taken in loading demands/orders, taking account of material, process routes and delivery requirements.
• Maintains close liaison with Production Departments and outwork facilities on all aspects of the manufacturing cycle.
• Participates in all stock checks particularly the annual stock take.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in a similar role in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience and exposure to a unionised environment would be advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience in managing people.
• Effective budget control and communication activities
• A strong planning background.

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Suitable candidates should apply immediately by calling Jack Lavis for this vacancy - on 02920 894900 or by sending your CV directly to him at [e-mail]

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.