Senior Purchasing & Planning Lead - Drive On-Time Delivery

Placrrecruitment Co; Hailsham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Placr Recruitment is looking for an experienced Purchasing & Planning Manager to join our client, an established and rapidly growing advanced manufacturing business based in East Sussex.

This is a key leadership role owning purchasing, production planning and scheduling, leading a team of four and driving 95%+ on-time delivery. You will partner across Production, Engineering, Quality, Finance and Sales to build scalable processes and improve supplier performance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience across purchasing and production planning.
• 5+ years' experience in a leadership or management position.
• Strong background in production planning, purchasing and scheduling.
• Experience leading and developing a team.
• Excellent supplier management and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Structured approach to planning, prioritisation and delivery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Resilience and adaptability to thrive in a fast-moving, high-growth business.
• Degree-level qualifications or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of four purchasing and planning professionals.
• Manage purchasing, production planning and scheduling.
• Drive supplier performance and on-time delivery.
• Support a target of 95%+ customer and supplier on-time delivery.
• Develop efficient, scalable purchasing and planning processes.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Provide commercial and operational insight to senior management.
• Work collaboratively across Production, Engineering, Quality, Finance and Sales.
• Support the company's continued growth and operational development.
• Attend customer meetings, site visits and industry events when required.

Skills

Purchasing

Production Planning

Leadership

Supplier Management

On-Time Delivery

Continuous Improvement

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Education

Degree-level qualifications or equivalent experience

Job description

Placr Recruitment is looking for an experienced Purchasing & Planning Manager to join our client, an established and rapidly growing advanced manufacturing business based in East Sussex.

This is a key leadership role owning purchasing, production planning and scheduling, leading a team of four and driving 95%+ on-time delivery. You will partner across Production, Engineering, Quality, Finance and Sales to build scalable processes and improve supplier performance.