Planning Manager Sutton Coldfield, B76 £50,000 - £53,000 benefits including £5,000 bonus, 25 days holiday, pension, health cash plan, early Friday finish, wellbeing events, social events, DIS, employee discounts, free parking and lots more. My client is a global manufacturer and a market leader with an excellent reputation and a supportive and collaborative working environment. Reporting into the Head of Supply, we are looking for a dynamic Planning Manager from within the manufacturing industry. This exciting challenge is a pivotal role that will oversee all planning and procurement activities to ensure every customer promise is delivered. We are looking for a Planning Manager to invest in the organisation and drive forward change. Planning Manager Responsibilities: * Drive end-to-end planning and procurement activities to support production and customer expectations * Develop manufacturing and stock strategies, ensuring requirements and capacity planning meet operational and customer needs * Manage product life cycles, from new product introductions and engineering updates to product exits * Oversee production planners to ensure all plans reflect customer requirements and KPIs are met * Manage stock to ensure customer requirements are met * Supervise product transitions and phase-outs with a focus on minimising waste and risk * Support product launches with robust pilot builds, ramp-u...