Job Description:

SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING MANAGER

Job Title: Supply Chain Planning Manager

Location: Manchester

Salary: £40,000-£70,000 depending on experience and industry relevance

Shift: Monday to Friday - Days, Hybrid Working

Job Role of the Supply Chain Planning Manager:

A fantastic opportunity has become available for an experienced Supply Chain Planning Manager to join a global process manufacturing business based in Manchester. The role holds responsibility for material planning across two European production facilities, supporting a complex batch-manufacturing operation and international customer base.

The Supply Chain Planning Manager will lead an established team of planners, translating forecast data into workable production, capacity and inventory plans. They will balance customer service requirements against production constraints and net working capital targets while identifying future capacity issues and opportunities to improve planning processes.

The successful candidate will also support the implementation of a new SAP planning module, ultimately becoming the European lead for the system.

Sector:

Process Manufacturing / Supply Chain

Non-Negotiable Requirements for the Supply Chain Planning Manager

• Material, supply or production-planning experience
• Experience within a complex manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of SAP or a comparable ERP system
• Leadership experience within planning or supply chain
• Able to attend the Manchester site as part of a hybrid working arrangement

Essential Requirements for the Supply Chain Planning Manager:

• Experience turning forecast data into practical production and inventory plans
• Ability to balance customer service, stock availability and working capital
• Experience identifying capacity constraints and supply-chain bottlenecks
• Strong data-analysis skills using Excel, Power BI or similar tools
• Confident working across production, engineering, procurement and commercial teams
• Comfortable managing an experienced and independently working team

Desirable Requirements for the Supply Chain Planning Manager

• SAP S/4HANA, APO, IBP, MRP or ATP experience
• Experience within chemical, pharmaceutical, food or another process-manufacturing / GMP environment
• Lean Six Sigma or continuous-improvement experience
• Experience improving or automating planning processes

The Material Planning Manager will benefit from:

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Health Insurance
• Company pension
• Opportunity to work in a growing, global company 

If you are interested in this role and feel that you have the right skills, then please click apply at the bottom of this advert.

For further details, contact Savannah Wells at Pioneer Selection. / (url removed) / (phone number removed)

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