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Acorn by Synergie

Posted

7 days ago

description

A manufacturing demand Planner required to work day shift in Bridgewater 8.30am–4.30pm

Salary up to 38,000 per annum plus bonus twice a year plus subsidised canteen

This role reports to the operations manager and is one of the five functions of the operations team.

The MPS Planning Team Leader is responsible for leading and working with a team of MPS Planners processing orders through the business, assessing capacity constraints posed by incoming demand, aiding production in evaluating order patterns and highlighting possible areas of concern, helping production in its efforts to remove bottlenecks and arrears, supporting production heads where required and provide relevant data/updates to the S&OP team.

Ensuring that all commercial enquiries and orders are processed through the ERP system in an appropriate time frame. Maintaining accurate records of Orders, Export movements and Military documentation for auditing purposes. Managing and monitoring the performance level/costs of our freight forwarding companies.

Must have experience using SAP and excel

1. Tasks and Responsibilities

Oversee the team entering sales orders onto the ERP (our internal planning system)

Aiding the expediting of orders and giving status feedback on capacity issues

Oversee the team producing and collating daily manufacturing orders through the ERP system

Answering admin emails

Help resolve documentation issue

Managing the team releasing Rapid / Expedited production orders

Highlighting purchasing supply issues affecting production

Order chases sending early warnings to SCM and CSC advising of order delays

Supporting general data entry and admin.

Responsible for developing and increasing the relationship within the Marketing companies in terms of communication and service

Responsible for monthly reporting and KPIs

To complete and/or produce intercompany surveys

Join Sales and Operation calls arranged by Global Supply Chain

Liaise and communicate with other departments

To continuously monitor for improvements and efficiencies within the department

Monitor on–time delivery and production lead time

Responsible for the MPS Planning Team

Perform regular 1 to 1's with the scheduling team members

Assess and instigate training requirements for the team

Perform annual PEP's and mid–year reviews

Manage the workload of the team members

Contribute towards business improvements and manufacturing excellence projects

2. Education and Experience

GCSE Maths & English

IT and Data inputting experience

Relevant industry background in a similar role

Experience in Manufacturing production planning

. SAP experience

Leadership experience

3. Competencies

Ability to effectively lead a team and be a team player

Knowledge of basic production processes, including product lines and dispatch processes

Holistic business understanding

Microsoft Office experience

Knowledge of Fourth shift and or SAP

Effective communication skills, including the ability to negotiate, persuade and influence, when required

Self–motivated to improve performance and results

Good analytical skills

Attention to detail

Continuous Improvement

Ability to delegate and empower others

5. Geography to cover and Travel requirements

Based on site at Bridgwater

Some travel maybe required to visit other sites, in the UK and abroad.

Must have the right to work in the UK

6. Personality

Highly engaged with high energy level and motivation

Result orientated

Organised and structured

Approachable and willing to help

Ability to lead by example

Able to remain calm under pressure

Diligent

Accurate

Self Motivating

Team Player

Excellent Communication Skills

Flexible

Problem solver

7. Key Performance Indicators

Satisfaction Survey – produce a basic survey annually and measure results to ensure continuous improvement across all areas of the department

Meeting KPIs

o Order Processing Times

o Order Enquiries

o Early Warnings

o In conjunction with Operations Arrears and Backlog

Manage external on time delivery (OTD) reporting and analysis

Measuring complaints and taking appropriate corrective actions

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.

location

Somerset