Planning Manager HFI

Role:

Planning Manager

Location: Drogheda, On site

Working hours: Monday - Friday, Monday- Thursday: 8:00 AM- 4:30 PM, Friday: 8:00-3:30PM, 39 hours

Salary: Competitive

Aboutus:

We are a company that takes pride in our people as it is our people who are at the centre of everything that we do.

We have multi-category expertise with a focus on quality and innovation. We deliver what customers need and consumers want with expert taste and growth mindset.

Our business began with meat, and we've developed a market-leading expertise with unmatched quality globally. We're always investing in new technology to deliver more value, efficiency and consumer-led innovative solutions.

Whatwe are looking for:

We are looking for a professional and experienced Planning Manager to manage the onsite planners and raw material schedulers to ensure we have the most cost effective and efficient plan. To work closely with the demand planner to generate and manage a rolling52 week outlook of capacity demands and effectively communicate any opportunities for spare capacity and potential issues when looking short of capacity via a sales and operational planning meeting.

Key responsibilities asa Planning Manager will be to:

• To look at the forward plan (short and long term) to understand capacity constraints/opportunities to ensure we are planning in the most efficient and cost effective way
• To generate a comprehensive Sales and Operational template to guide the site through the forward plan
• To manage seasonal plans using the tools we have to ensure effective delivery at the planned cost
• To manage the demand and requirement for the logistics resources on site (NAWI, Manual warehouse) and manage any pinch points
• Effective daily communication with demand planner, planners and material schedulers to discuss short, medium and long term horizon
• To generate and keep updated an effective production schedule to allow efficient and cost effective planning
• Regular communication with Operations and Logistics to ensure the capacity models are reflective of current performance
• Attendance at the daily DRM 3 Meeting and Planning Meeting
• Reporting Site Service level on a daily basis and annotating to ensure we have clarity around recovery plans
• To participate in site NPD meetings to ensure full visibility of any upcoming product changes
• To manage the planners and raw material schedulers, ensuring they are having regular 1-1's and personal development plans
• To maintain a close relationship with the procurement buyers to ensure we have consistent supply and minimal write off's

Requiredexperience/expertise to succeed as a Planning Manager will include:

• Excellent experience and proficiency of Microsoft Office specifically Excel
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Experience in forecasting
• Experience in working with a retail customers
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills

Whatyou get in return:

• Opportunities for development and internal promotion
• Holiday: 30 Days (20 Annual Leave, 10 Public Holidays)
• Company Pension: 5% Matching
• Subsidised Canteen
• EV Chargers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Share Save scheme
• Free car parking on site
• Staff shop with discounted products
• Employee assistance program

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