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Head of Planning

Employer
1st Executive
Location
England, Hertfordshire
Salary
£55000 - £70000 per annum + car allowance and benefits
Closing date
19 Jan 2019

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Specialist Area
Supply Chain
Sector
FMCG
Function
Manager
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Head of Planning

Our client a Major Global FMCG Organisation with well-known and successful brands are now seeking an experienced Senior Planning Manager reporting into the Supply Planning Director, you will lead a team of 5 direct reports taking responsibility for Material Planning, Inventory and S&OP.

Key Responsibilities include:

  • Drive annual objectives for inventory and obsolescence for the business.
  • Lead the continuous improvement of processes, planning team organisation capabilities, cross-functional cooperation.
  • Lead, develop and train the Supply Planning team
  • Manage team performance vs. targets and objectives, identifies problems and solutions, setting priorities and ensures execution
  • Promote team development, cross functional cooperation and a results driven culture
  • Work closely with stakeholders to understand inventory requirements and manage processes
  • Take part in defining the strategical objectives for the EMEA Planning organisation

Person Specification:

  • Strong leadership and man management ability
  • Master/bachelor Degree or equivalent
  • Understanding of the 'end to end' Supply chain process
  • Ability to engage and work closely with a diverse range and levels of stakeholders
  • Minimum 5 years experience in supply chain leadership position in either FMCG, beauty, cosmetics or retail industry preferred
  • Cross-functional experience is a strong advantage.
  • Demonstrated decision making skills within a complex matrix environment
  • SAP and MRP working experience is an advantage.

Company

1st Executive

1st Executive are the forefront of 'Search' within the Procurement sector operating UK & Europe wide. Our focus in in interim management and permanent recruitment ranging from Senior Buyers through CPO's

At 1st Executive we understand that businesses are driven by people. We work in partnership with our clients to ensure that they improve the performance of their organisation through the right people. Our clients are organisations who are widely regarded as the most attractive to work for in their sector, consisting of FTSE 100 / Global 500 organisations as well as dynamic , growing consultancies. They are diverse in their sectors, covering FMCG, Financial Services, Manufacturing and Technology to name a few.

Our approach is professional, knowledgeable and above all, successful. This is why we are the partnership of choice for many of the UK's most prestigious organisations when it comes to finding the right person for the job.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44 (0) 84321 630 30
Location
Connaught House
Portsmouth Road
Ripley
Surrey
GU23 7JY
United Kingdom

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