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Midlands Hybrid role with domestic and international travel. Reports to the CEO/CFO and operates as part of the Group Leadership Team.
Job Overview
As the newly created Group Planning & SIOP Director, you will lead the development and embedding of a world‑class integrated planning framework across the group. You will provide both strategic direction and hands‑on leadership to deliver a mature Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) process that ensures reliability, visibility and control for commercial, operational and financial performance.
Key Objectives
* Build and embed a consistent, standardised SIOP process across all business units and functions.
* Improve forecast accuracy, inventory utilisation, and supply reliability across the Group.
* Align planning with commercial and financial priorities, integrating demand, capacity and cash flow management.
* Establish a unified forecasting approach that accounts for seasonality, product lifecycle and market dynamics.
* Strengthen collaboration across commercial, operations, finance, and procurement functions to deliver Group performance goals.
Key Accountabilities
* SIOP Leadership & Governance
o Lead the end‑to‑end SIOP cycle, aligning demand, operational capability and financial plans.
o Maintain global SIOP governance, calendars and performance metrics.
o Continuously refine planning methodologies to reflect seasonality, working‑capital needs and market change.
o Embed data‑driven, disciplined forecasting across all regions.
* Forecasting & Demand Planning
o Own the Group forecasting framework, integrating commercial insight, operational constraints and financial goals.
o Partner with Finance and Commercial teams to ensure forecasts feed budgets, cash flow and scenario models.
o Drive forecasting excellence through improved systems, data and processes.
* Inventory, Capacity & Procurement Planning
o Oversee Group inventory planning to balance service, cost and cash.
o Set planning standards incorporating seasonality, lead times and capacity.
o Lead Plan‑for‑Every‑Part (PFEP) deployment with Procurement and Supply Chain.
o Coordinate capacity reviews linking production, logistics and demand signals.
* Data, Systems & Continuous Improvement
o Work with IT and Data teams to ensure reliable, scalable planning tools and standardised data.
o Develop Group dashboards for forecast accuracy, inventory and SIO
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