Senior Planning Manager - Food Manufacturing Operations

Pilgrim's Europe; Redruth; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Leadership role

Strategic exposure

Industry-leading employer

Job summary

Pilgrim's Europe is seeking an experienced Planning Manager for our Redruth site. You will lead the planning team, translate customer demand into robust production plans, and drive Operational Excellence across the site to optimise inventory, labour, and output.

You will collaborate across Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Technical, Engineering and Customer teams to ensure excellent customer service and efficient manufacturing performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning, scheduling, or materials management within a food manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Advanced Excel skills and handling large datasets.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Leadership experience with coaching and developing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Planning team (Production Planners, Schedulers, Material Call-Off).
• Create and implement planning strategy aligned to site and supply chain objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence within planning processes.
• Manage inventory, production plans, schedules, and material orders to support service targets.
• Collaborate with Operations, Procurement, Technical, Engineering, and Customer teams to translate demand into robust plans.
• Monitor KPIs such as Customer Service Level, Planning Accuracy, and Inventory Days Cover.
• Identify bottlenecks and opportunities across manufacturing processes.
• Influence cross-functional teams and manage competing priorities.

Skills

Planning

Supply Chain

Scheduling

Materials Management

Advanced Excel

Analytical

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Engineering/Supply Chain

Tools

Excel

Job description

Pilgrim's Europe is seeking an experienced Planning Manager for our Redruth site. You will lead the planning team, translate customer demand into robust production plans, and drive Operational Excellence across the site to optimise inventory, labour, and output.

You will collaborate across Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Technical, Engineering and Customer teams to ensure excellent customer service and efficient manufacturing performance.