Company Name ASTEMO UK, LTD. Job Family: Supply Chain Job Description: As part of Astemo focusing on world-leading advanced mobility solutions within the fields of electrification, autonomous driving, and connectivity to help reduce environmental damage, decrease traffic accidents, and improve comfort. Together, we contribute to a sustainable society and improved quality of life by providing mobility solutions that satisfy our customers and form the future core of automotive and motorcycle systems. Our people are at the heart of achieving these goals, and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Let’s make the world a brighter place, become a part of the team and join our Bolton plant now as: PLANNING SUPERVISOR In this role, it is your responsibility to lead and manage the Production Planning team. Providing guidance, support and growth within the team and Supply Chain structure. Work within the Supply Chain team supporting team members with related queries. Key Accountabilities and Activities: Lead and manage the Production Planning team, providing guidance, support and growth within the team. Play a key part in the Supply Chain Management roadmap role transitions Lead daily SCM meetings reporting key KPIs to business leaders, enabling efficient decision making Build upon existing and develop new robust planning processes and ensure adherence to these processes Support team with the continued development of SAP S/4 Hana MRP System Communicate with customers and sales team, be the first point of escalation in relation to delivery issues Lead the inventory reporting activities, hold the team accountable to inventory targets Ensure the successful implementation of our production scheduling software Oversee long term plans to ensuring accurate data is presented to the business Oversee material phase in/out plans ensuring accurate data is presented to the business Key Competencies Minimum 3 years of leading and developing a team with clear accomplishments Minimum 5 years in Production Planning roles or other Supply Chain roles Leading, motivating and developing a team Strong understanding of MRP/ERP systems Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence Experience of process improvement Good communicator, especially contacting suppliers and customers across different cultures. Excellent attention to detail Ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure Work positively within a team environment to get the best solution Strong analytical skills Good Microsoft excel skills PC Literate Previous experience using SAP S/4 Hana Desirable Experience working within an automotive supply chain Desirable You may, from time to time, be required to carry out any other duties outside of this job description as deemed appropriate by your line manager. Why Astemo? At Astemo, we respect each other, never shirk responsibility and work creatively to accomplish our mission. Our people are given exciting opportunities to develop and grow in a truly international business, where they are proud to be part of a collaborative and innovative team. Diversity & Inclusion is valued to build and leverage an inclusive work environment and embrace diversity to unlock our full potential. We believe that this will give us the strength to drive great innovations to create new values for people, vehicles, and the society, and to unlock our full potential to become a global leader in everything we do.