Job Purpose:
Responsible for the management of all Planning and Procurement activities to ensure customer requirements are met within the agreed COTIF targets.
Duties & Responsibilities:
* Manage production planners to ensure plans reflect customer requirements ensuring Cotif and KPI targets are met or exceeded.
* Create and maintain Manufacturing projections on stock to reflect stock profiles and determine temporary labour requirements to then be discussed with Director of Operations.
* Manage exit plans and obsolescence because of business planning and business simplification reviews.
* Manage stock of both finished and components to ensure Customer’s requirements are met and stock KPI’s are maintained.
* Implement and control model specs within the workflow from set up to production samples, bulk production, and release to customer.
* Effectively implement Engineering Changes on all products to avoid or reduce potential obsolescence. Maintain workflow on ECO’s.
* Support NPD development by creating ramp up plans, pilot builds, sample builds and full production with sign off and release to ship.
* Category code management – for all products at risk of obsolescence manage stock effectively to minimise exposure and liability of components and finished stock.
* Liaise with sales office to advise product availability dates and manage customer expectations.
* Determine improved processes and ways of working for Planning/Procurement team.
* Establish Kanban systems opportunities.
* Manage relationships with suppliers to ensure continuity of supply for all components and factored products.
* Manage and approve all production plans, FE schedules in line with requirements.
* Generate capacity plans for specific bottleneck assembly operations to identify potential problem areas to obtain resolution with manufacturing managers.
* Generate pre-build and ABC plans to utilise labour efficiently.
* Responsible for production plan sign off and handover to manufacturing.
* Hold weekly review with Sales team on Cotif achievement and identify solutions for improvement where needed.
* responsibilities are adequately delegated in their absence.
* Hold weekly meetings with key Customers to discuss product availability/current & future demands /promotional activity.
Person Profile:
* Ability to manage numerous projects, tasks simultaneously and be highly organised.
* Root cause analysis and problem-solving skills.
* Ability to build relationships with all departments in the business to ensure excellent internal communications.
* Able to successfully develop continually improving planning and procurement team.
* Ability to motivate and develop direct reports and have excellent people management skills
* Ability to communicate clearly at all levels of the business.
* Wide commercial awareness and understanding.
* Show positive and strong personal impact, whilst maintaining professionalism.
Education and/or Experience
* 5+ years’ experience in a Manufacturing/Planning Management environment.
* Degree or equivalent in a Manufacturing/Planning Management related subjects.
* Experience of managing stock targets and achieving deadlines essential