Are you someone who enjoys leading people, solving problems and being the driving force behind positive change in a manufacturing environment?
At British Gypsum, we are looking for a Planning & Inventory Manager to join our Logistics team at Sherburn. This role plays a crucial role in managing and developing a newly formed planning team, ensuring decisions are made at the right level and the business is fully supported.
This is a genuine opportunity to build a team around the role and embed cross-training. You will act as the engine of evolution for planning and inventory management on site - driving change, improving resilience and strengthening relationships across production, warehousing, logistics partners and central teams.
British Gypsum is part of Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland, the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction. British Gypsum is the UK's leading manufacturer of gypsum-based building solutions, supplying plasterboard and interior systems that support homes, workplaces, and major infrastructure projects.
This role is permanent, full-time working 8:00am - 4:00pm Monday to Friday, based at the Sherburn plant.
Strong planning, supply chain or logistics experience, ideally within a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
Leading and developing the Production Planning & Inventory team, ensuring everyone is cross-trained and the function is resilient and well supported.
Owning production planning and inventory decisions, making sure issues are resolved at the right level and in a timely way.
Building strong working relationships across production, warehousing, logistics partners and other British Gypsum / Saint-Gobain sites.
Driving continuous improvement initiatives to improve plant performance, efficiency and ways of working.
Providing accurate planning data and reporting to support logistics and operational decision-making.Saint-Gobain is the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, improving daily life through high-performance solutions. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.
We'll happily discuss any need you might have for this role: flexible hours, job-sharing, part-time working, or anything else that matters to you.