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Position: Materials Planning Manager

Location: Deeside, Flintshire

Job Type: Permanent

My client a global leader in the aerospace industry are on the hunt for a Materials Planning Manager.  

Role and Responsibilities –

In this role you will be responsible for providing leadership to the planning and commercial team. You will lead by example to coach, mentor and develop the team, making sure efficiency and collaboration are at exceptional levels. Other responsibilities include:

Work closely with Operations, Production, MRO and Engineering to establish true capacity plans based on demands vs resource availability.
Strives to enable the team to fully utilise the ERP system to full functionality. Developing reporting mechanisms and standardising across the team/group where possible.
Interacts with Quality, Materials, Manufacturing, MRO, Shipping, and Assembly to ensure deliveries are met.
 Analyse inventory levels for purchased and manufactured goods. Monitors and manages material inventories, tracks progress of production, and reviews factors which affect schedules.
Experience or Qualifications –

Degree level educated within Operations, Supply Chain or equivalent level of experience
Proven experience in leadership and examples of improving teams results and targets
High level experience working a in a planning management role (preferably in aerospace)
Strong MS Office and ERP System experience
Benefits –

Private Health Care
Competitive Pension Scheme
25 days + Bank Holidays
Employee Discounts, Incentives and Performance Based rewards
Candidates who currently are a Materials Planning Manager, Planning Manager, Materials Manager or Supply Chain Manager would be suitable for this position.

For more information regarding this Materials Planning Manager role please contact Ben Herd on (phone number removed) or

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