Strategic Supply Planner — Flexible Hours

Sheffield Forgemasters; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life Assurance Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work scheme

Free onsite parking

Long service award

Job summary

Sheffield Forgemasters is seeking a Supply Planner to predict supply requirements and form strategies to meet customer needs. Based at our Sheffield site, you will work with Operations to assess base capability, determine supply levers, and monitor KPIs to optimise delivery.

The role requires experience in similar positions, proficiency with ERP systems, and strong analytical and communication skills to collaborate with colleagues at all levels.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role.
• Experience of planning systems and technology (including ERP).
• Analytical and presentation skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders and as part of a team.
• Experience of Manufacturing Planning Processes.
• Ability to communicate in a brief and clearly expressed manner with employees from all levels of the business.

Responsibilities

• Work with Operations to determine the base capability of the facility.
• Determine the range, scope and timing of all potential supply levers (routes to expand/contract capacity/capability).
• Assess financial impact of forecast and performance to budget.
• Incorporate business intelligence and data analysis to improve operations capability accuracy.
• Create and manage recovery plans for key supply variances.
• Maintain the outsource approved supplier database.
• Monitor the current order book progress, WIP profiles and delivery performance to understand impacts on supply.
• Create and manage supply planning scenarios to assess risk and sensitivity.
• Create and manage baseline plan and scenario models to optimise and balance business objectives, cost to serve and customer delivery.
• Monitor and analyse forecast variance and a range of other KPIs.
• Create and manage supply / operations performance dashboard and reports.
• Identify and implement process improvements.
• Support the delivery of the overall planning process.

Skills

Experience in a similar role

Planning systems

Analytical skills

Detail oriented

Stakeholder management

Manufacturing Planning Processes

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Sheffield Forgemasters is seeking a Supply Planner to predict supply requirements and form strategies to meet customer needs. Based at our Sheffield site, you will work with Operations to assess base capability, determine supply levers, and monitor KPIs to optimise delivery.

The role requires experience in similar positions, proficiency with ERP systems, and strong analytical and communication skills to collaborate with colleagues at all levels.