Global Supplier Capacity Manager

Sanderson; Dublin; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global exposure

Cross-functional leadership

Job summary

Sanderson in Dublin is seeking an experienced capacity planning leader to assess supplier capacity, coordinate with procurement, operations and sales, and ensure capacity aligns with large customer opportunities.

You will lead a team for capacity analysis, capacity approvals, and work across ERP/planning systems to drive improvements in delivery and pricing support.

Qualifications

• Degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business or a related discipline.
• 5 to 8 years' experience in capacity planning, production planning or supply chain management.
• Experience working within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in manufacturing scheduling, marrying the truth of supplier capability with demand planning.
• Experience working across multiple product lines, sites or business units.
• Experience using ERP and planning systems; Oracle EBS experience would be advantageous.
• Familiarity with planning tools such as CyberPlan, Cybertec or similar systems.
• Experience supporting quoting, commercial or pricing processes is beneficial.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication capability.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver against tight deadlines.
• APICS, ASCM, PMP or similar an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead capacity analysis for large deal opportunities across multiple product and business units.
• Manage capacity planning workflows and prioritise requests based on customer deadlines and commercial value.
• Coordinate with production planners and schedulers to validate manufacturing capacity and delivery timelines.
• Partner with Pricing and Commercial teams to provide capacity approvals for strategic opportunities.
• Manage capacity reservations and forecasting activities within ERP and planning systems.
• Monitor and report on capacity utilisation, project status and service level performance.
• Drive consistency and standardisation of capacity planning processes across business units.
• Identify and implement process improvements to reduce response times and improve operational efficiency.
• Provide capacity updates and recommendations to Sales and Commercial stakeholders.
• Lead workload management within the team and ensure effective project ownership and delivery.
• Support supplier and manufacturing capacity agreements and reservation processes.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Operations, Sales, Planning and Commercial teams to resolve capacity constraints and delivery risks.

Skills

Capacity planning

Production planning

Supply chain management

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

Degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business or related discipline

Tools

Oracle EBS

CyberPlan

Cybertec

Job description

Dublin, Permanent role but note that Day Rate contractors will also be considered

I am supporting a global manufacturing business to identify experienced leaders in Supplier capacity assessment capability, planning and validation. You will partner particularly with Procurement Category Managers who are buying raw materials for multiple manufacturing sites.

This is a critical role within a global procurement function, responsible for ensuring manufacturing capacity can support large customer orders whilst maintaining speed, accuracy and operational alignment. You will lead a team responsible for capacity analysis, supplier and plant coordination, capacity approvals that support commercial pricing and quoting processes.

The Opportunity

You will partner with Procurement, Operations, Planning, Sales and Commercial teams.

You will be responsible for assessing manufacturing capacity across multiple product lines, coordinating with production planners and schedulers, and ensuring timely capacity approvals for major customer opportunities.

The role requires strong planning expertise, stakeholder management capability and the ability to operate effectively in a fast paced global environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead capacity analysis for large deal opportunities across multiple product and business units.
• Manage capacity planning workflows and prioritise requests based on customer deadlines and commercial value.
• Coordinate with production planners and schedulers to validate manufacturing capacity and delivery timelines.
• Partner with Pricing and Commercial teams to provide capacity approvals for strategic opportunities.
• Manage capacity reservations and forecasting activities within ERP and planning systems.
• Monitor and report on capacity utilisation, project status and service level performance.
• Drive consistency and standardisation of capacity planning processes across business units.
• Identify and implement process improvements to reduce response times and improve operational efficiency.
• Provide capacity updates and recommendations to Sales and Commercial stakeholders.
• Lead workload management within the team and ensure effective project ownership and delivery.
• Support supplier and manufacturing capacity agreements and reservation processes.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Operations, Sales, Planning and Commercial teams to resolve capacity constraints and delivery risks.

Ideally you will have experience in capacity planning, production planning or supply chain management within a manufacturing environment.

You will bring a strong understanding of manufacturing operations together with the commercial awareness required to support complex customer opportunities.

Requirements

• Degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business or a related discipline.
• 5 to 8 years' experience in capacity planning, production planning or supply chain management.
• Experience working within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in manufacturing scheduling, marrying the truth of supplier capability with demand planning.
• Experience working across multiple product lines, sites or business units.
• Experience using ERP and planning systems. Oracle EBS experience would be advantageous.
• Familiarity with planning tools such as CyberPlan, Cybertec or similar systems.
• Experience supporting quoting, commercial or pricing processes is beneficial.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication capability.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver against tight deadlines.
• APICS, ASCM, PMP or similar an advantage.

The rewards:

A competitive Salary and benefits package.

• Work in a highly visible global role gaining exposure to large scale commercial and operational decision making.
• Work with cross functional leadership across Procurement, Operations, Planning and Sales.
• Embrace a fast paced environment focused on operational excellence and continuous improvement.