Supply Planning Manager

JR United Kingdom; Windsor; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

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En Route International operates globally as part of dnata, one of the world’s largest combined air services providers. With offices in the UK, USA, Australia and UAE, En Route supplies premium baked goods, meals and snacks to the travel industry. We focus on partnering with world-class manufacturers, customising products and packaging to suit individual customer needs while managing a complex supply chain with the highest levels of precision.

Job purpose

Reporting to the Head of Supply Planning, the Supply Planning Manager will be responsible for managing a section of the Supply Planning team. The scope of this role includes both the development & leadership of all processes covering distribution planning (DRP), inventory strategy & policy and capacity planning (both short term & long term). This person will also play a key role in ongoing maturity development of the businesses S&OP/IBP processes and will lead/facilitate the formal Supply Review meeting for the relevant areas. Supply planning engagement and support with wider business critical operational/supply resources is also in scope.

Key responsibilities

1. Accountable for all Supply Planning (S&OP/IBP) processes aligning the business to deliver the demand plan.
2. Informing and advising senior management on the future outlook for supply, highlighting issues, risks and opportunities.
3. Responsible for the leadership and development of the relevant Supply Planning team.
4. Leading the team to develop and execute effective Supply Plans, including all distribution planning activity including the end to end DRP (Distribution Requirements Plan).
5. Responsible for liaising with both Product Management & Demand Management teams to support end to end integrated planning and engendering an integrated planning approach.
6. Continually challenging the planning processes and principles in line with providing the best service and value for our customers.
7. Analyse and report on all key Supply performance statistics and trends.
8. Drive weekly root cause analysis to understand and resolve issues.
9. Maintain stock strategy & stock/batch level settings across all materials in the network, minimising stock write off risk as well as optimising working capital performance.
10. Engage closely with the Procurement function in order to initiate Supplier Development activities where required.
11. Responsible for maintaining the Supply Planning system, providing supply plan projections at various levels of aggregation, modelling alternative supply scenarios and cost implications.
12. Manage the lifecycle management process for all products.
13. Take the initiative to identify ways to increase throughput and improve flow throughout the operation.
14. Define and provide the KPIs to inform on the ‘end to end’ health of the overall Supply Planning process.
15. Ensure all processes and procedures are both documented and measured for performance, with clear accountabilities in place.

Person Specification

Knowledge and skills

1. A technical expert who is adept at building, working with, and through the team.
2. Significant experience of Supply Planning, planning techniques and Supply Chain strategy.
3. Experience in a manufacturing/distribution environment.
4. Experienced in the use of using ERP systems as part of driving data driven decision making.
5. End to End Supply chain knowledge is desirable.