Senior Production Planning Manager

Zachary Daniels Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A premium luxury brand is seeking an experienced Senior Production Planning Manager to lead the production planning function as part of their significant growth. This key leadership role involves managing the Master Production Schedule (MPS), capacity planning, and teamwork with manufacturing partners in Asia. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in production planning, strong leadership ability, and an analytical mindset. Join a globally respected brand and make a real impact in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Opportunity for significant impact

Collaborative culture

Strong focus on operational excellence

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in production planning within luxury or complex consumer goods.
• Proven experience working directly with factories in Asia.
• Strong understanding of global manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end production planning function for multiple product categories.
• Develop and maintain the Master Production Schedule (MPS).
• Provide strong leadership to a developing team of planners.

Skills

Production planning expertise

Capacity management

Supply chain management

Analytical skills

Leadership

Job description

Senior Production Planning Manager Global Brand Huge Growth Up to 80k Amazing Product

About the Brand:

Our client is a world-renowned premium luxury brand celebrated for exceptional craftsmanship, innovation, and an uncompromising commitment to quality. As part of their continued global growth, they are seeking an experienced Senior Production Planning Manager to lead and elevate their planning function.

The Role:

As Senior Production Planning Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless flow of production across a complex, international supply network. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining the Master Production Schedule (MPS), overseeing capacity planning, and driving best‑in‑class planning standards across the organisation.

Partnering directly with manufacturing partners across Asia, you will ensure that production timelines, capacities, and SKU allocations are optimised to meet business objectives and deliver products of the highest quality.

This is a key leadership position, managing and developing a growing team of planners, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end production planning function for multiple product categories.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve the Master Production Schedule (MPS).
• Manage capacity planning across factories, ensuring accurate forecasting and timely production execution.
• Work closely with Asian manufacturing partners to manage production flows, resolve constraints, and optimise performance.
• Oversee SKU allocation to production sites, ensuring alignment with demand, inventory strategy, and capacity availability.
• Ensure adherence to internal planning standards, processes, and KPIs.
• Provide strong leadership to a developing team, coaching and guiding planners to excellence.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Merchandising, Supply Chain, Product Development, and Quality to support seamless product delivery.
• Identify and drive process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy across planning systems and workflows.

About You:

• Extensive experience in production planning within luxury, premium, or complex consumer goods.
• Strong understanding of capacity management, supply planning, and global manufacturing environments.
• Proven experience working directly with factories in Asia.
• Skilled in building and maintaining an effective Master Production Schedule.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to motivate and grow a team.
• Analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail and problem‑solving abilities.
• Comfortable operating in a fast‑paced, high‑expectation environment.

Why Join?

• Opportunity to join a globally respected luxury brand at a time of significant growth.
• Highly visible leadership role with real impact on global production operations.
• Collaborative, dynamic culture with strong investment in operational excellence and talent development.