Production Planning Team Leader

Production Planning Team Leader
Cheltenham
£30,000 - £35,000 + Benefits

Role Profile

Our client is a global manufacturing business in the Cheltenham area, looking to appoint a Production Planning Team Leader to guide and support a team of 4 established planners.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Creation and agreement of daily, weekly, monthly production plans
• Assiting in planning oif new producution introductions
• Managing of MRP inventory planning parameters including; safety stock rules, re-order points, batch size, etc
• Attend bond meetings and provide updates to managerial team
• Action Engineering Changes accordingly to ensure availability in line with effectivity dates.
• Supporting monthly demand reviews
• Work closely with manufacturing to optimise productivity

Skills & Experience

This is a exciting role with the opportunity for both experienced people managers and those senior planners ready to take the next step:

• SAP Production Planning experince highly desirable

• Strong problem solving, analytical, numeracy skills & organisational skills

  * Excellent written & verbal communication and negotiation skills.

  * Needs to demonstrate attention to detail and the ability to make a logical judgment quickly quite often against tight deadlines.

  * A sound working knowledge of MRP systems and experienced in manufacturing planning and control techniques, ideally gained in a busy manufacturing environment.

  * Minimum 2 year's previous manufacturing experience

Client information

Our client is a global business with multiple sites. They are going through an exciting period of growth, change and transformation and this role represents an excellent opportunity for a driven individual to make an impact. You will be motivated by the opportunity to drive change and inspire team memenbers

Remuneration

£30,000 - £35,000 + Benefits

About Cast UK
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