Planning Manager - Wirral, Merseyside

Planning Manager

£55,000 – £65,000 (DoE)

Wirral, Merseyside

GG/11985

Would you like to take on a new challenge with a state of the art, rapidly expanding site within a leading food business?

The Role:

Reporting to the General Manager, the successful candidate will manage the effective execution of all areas of the supply chain – planning, scheduling, raw material ordering, packaging and ingredients purchasing.

They will also deliver a continuous improvement culture within the department looking at people development, processes and systems against tangible KPIs and well as supporting wider site development working with the SLT

The Candidate:

• Strong communication and influencing skills (Essential)
• Good organisational skills (Essential)
• Previous Planning & Scheduling experience (Essential)
• Previous Capacity Planning experience (Essential)
• Supplier- and customer-facing experience (Essential)
• Experienced user of SAP (Desirable)
• Experienced user of Arolink (Desirable)
• Previous MRP, Purchasing or Stock Control experience (Desirable)
• Previous people management skills (Desirable)
• Project Management experience (Desirable)
• Food Hygiene
• Excel to Intermediate level (advanced is desirable)

Next Steps:

If you feel you fit the brief for this opportunity and would like to take on a new challenge with an exciting business, click ‘apply now’ to be considered. Or contact Gilbert Gregory on 02037943983 or 07487732962 or gilbert.gregory@silven.co.uk