Your newpany
You will be joining a well-established global engineering and manufacturing organisation operating within aplex international supply chain. The business is known for structured planning, strongernance, and a continuous improvement culture. This temporary role has been created to cover a leave of absence and offers the opportunity to contribute to a critical operational function within a high-performing environment.
Your new role
As a Supply Chain Planner, you will take ownership of a defined segment of the supply chain, managing supplier performance and ensuring supply continuity across a global network.
Your responsibilities will include:
1. Managing performance across aplex base of global suppliers, maintaining regularmunication and working closely with cross-functional stakeholders.
2. Managing supply and demand to achieve customer service levels and inventory targets.
3. Owning daily operational planning processes for a critical part of the supply chain.
4. Identifying and eliminating potential supply chain risks as part of day‑to‑day planning activity.
5. Promoting preventive planning practices to reduce expediting and escalation.
6. Leading cross-functional stakeholders to deliver short and mid-term tactical improvements using Six Sigma methodologies.
This is a full-time role ( hours per week) based in Leeds, operating on a hybrid model with a minimum of three days per week on site. The initial assignment length is 12 months.
What you'll need to succeed
You will bring strong analytical capability, a structured planning approach, and the confidence to work across aplex supply network.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
7. Practical experience within supply chain planning.
8. Proven experience of supplier performance management, including escalation and driving continuous improvement activity with suppliers.
9. A clear understanding of trade-offs, total cost of ownership, network exception management, and inbound materials tracking.
10. The ability to collaborate effectively with data teams to identify key planning parameters and optimise oues.
11. Experience delivering both individual and team results within a networked supply chain environment.
What you'll get in return
12. Apetitive rate of up to £ per hour
13. A 12‑month temporary assignment within a structured, global supply chain environment.
14. Hybrid working, balancing operational exposure with flexibility.
15. The opportunity to manage a critical supply chain segment with genuine operational impact.
16. Exposure to cross-functional leadership and Six Sigma-driven improvement work.