Planning Manager - Manufacturing Operations

Job Description Gloucester\n Up to £55,000 (DOE)\n\nThe role:\n\nOur client is seeking a hands-on and driven Planning Manager to lead an established planning team within a complex, fast-paced manufacturing environment. This role demands a confident leader who can quickly integrate, build trust and steer the team towards even greater efficiency and collaboration.\n\nAs the Planning Manager, you'll take full responsibility for leading and developing the planning function. Ensuring seamless coordination between production, materials and capacity to meet business goals.
You'll play a pivotal role in aligning resources, improving systems and mentoring a capable team to meet high standards of performance.\n\nKey responsibilities:\n\nLead and motivate the Planning team, ensuring clarity, accountability and continuous development.\nTake ownership of production planning, materials scheduling, capacity planning and forecasting.\nEnsure planning systems and controls are consistently improved to meet evolving business needs.\nMaintain optimal inventory levels for raw materials, WIP and finished goods.\nDrive performance against OTIF targets, using root cause analysis tools (e.g. 8D, PPS) to tackle issues.\nSupport cross-functional efforts during NPI (New Product Introduction) and process chang...