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 ...