Our client is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and well organised Production and Planning Manager to compliment and coordinate the activities of an established and successful team, and will involve the successful candidate being responsible for the entire supply chain functions, including material planning, forecasting, procurement, inventory management, scheduling, vendor and intercompany manufacturing relationships and demand planning as well as direct management of the production facility (including the supervision of a team of production staff working on a shift pattern basis) and performing Continuous Improvement activities relating to both production facilities operations and output.

Your core duties will include:
- Procurement, planning, scheduling machine centres and management of inventory levels
- Use and development of business planning tools such as MRP to imp-rove the identification and fulfilment of demand throughout the group
- Focusing on the UK business and undertaking continuous improvement activities allied to both productivity improvement and alternative supply opportunities
- Developing shipment forecasts to exceed customer expectations whilst duly considering supply chain constraints
- Developing relationships essential in supporting the supply chain from end to end
- Analysing opportunities and implementing improvements in the supply chain in support of business objectives and best practices whilst maintaining accurate systems data
- Ensuring timely completion of accurate physical inventory counts
- Contributing to the development, communication and implementation of procedures and processes related to supply chain management whilst developing and driving awareness of the supply chain cross functionality
- Developing, monitoring and maintaining supply chain metrics for management reporting

To be considered for this challenging opportunity, you will demonstrate a proven record of success in a senior production and planning / scheduling capacity and essential experience in previous use of an MRP system, ideally within a linear process manufacturing environment. You will work as part of a team so exceptional communication and liaison skills at all levels as well as solid planning and organisation skills are critical, and also to be able to demonstrate stock management skills from a financial perspective and making savings without reducing optimal performance will prove distinctly advantageous, again ideally attained within a manufacturing environment.

Do you have the analytical abilities and self motivated approach to make this position your own? Then contact Premier Technical Recruitment 01827 68400 or email your cv in the strictest confidence to supplychain@p-t-r.co. for a confidential discussion regarding your requirements.