Head of Planning

dnata


Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Windsor
Contract type: Full time
We’re En Route. We’re a welcoming bunch, with a down-to-earth outlook that helps build lasting relationships with customers and colleagues alike.

As global specialists in passenger solutions, supply chain services and sourcing for airlines and airline caterers, we operate globally as part of dnata, one of the world’s largest combined air services providers.

En Route’s expertise is one of the many reasons why we’ve enjoyed more than 20 years as a global food solutions partner, with offices in the UK, USA, Australia and UAE.

Are you ready to become part of our story?

Created by En Route colleagues, our values sit at the very heart of our business.

  • Birthday day off
  • 25 days off a year
  • Company bonus scheme
  • Hybrid Working (3 days in office)
  • Medical Insurance
  • Referral Scheme
  • Social Events
  • Flexi Time

Reporting to the Director, Supply Chain, the Head of Planning will be responsible for managing the UK/EU Supply Planning and Global Demand Planning teams. The scope of this role includes the development & leadership of all processes covering demand planning, distribution planning (DRP), inventory strategy & policy and capacity planning (both short term & long term). This person will also play a key role in ongoing maturity development of the business’s S&OP/IBP processes and will lead/facilitate the formal Supply Review meeting for the relevant regions. Planning engagement and support with wider business critical operational/supply resources is also in scope.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the Supply Planning teams in UK and remotely where appropriate, driving performance to meet and exceed relevant KPI targets
  • Manage the Demand Planning team, supporting the development of global Demand Planning processes
  • Accountable for all Supply Planning (S&OP/IBP) processes aligning the business to deliver the demand plan
  • Informing and advising senior management on the future outlook for supply, highlighting issues, risks and opportunities.
  • Responsible for the leadership and development of the relevant Demand & Supply Planning Managers and their teams
  • Leading the team to develop and execute effective Supply Plans, including all distribution planning activity including the end to end DRP (Distribution Requirements Plan)
  • Responsible for liaising with Product Management teams to support end to end integrated planning and engendering an integrated planning approach with Demand & Supply Planning teams
  • Continually challenging the planning processes and principles in line with providing the best service and value for our customers
  • Analyse and report on all key Supply performance statistics and trends
  • Drive weekly root cause analysis to understand and resolve issues
  • Maintain stock strategy & stock/batch level settings across all materials in the network, minimising stock write off risk as well as optimising working capital performance
  • Engage closely with the Procurement function in order to initiate Supplier Development activities where required
  • Responsible for maintaining the Supply Planning system, providing supply plan projections at various levels of aggregation, modelling alternative supply scenarios and cost implications
  • Manage the lifecycle management process for all products
  • Take the initiative to identify ways to increase throughput and improve flow throughout the operation
  • Define and provide the KPIs to inform on the ‘end to end’ health of the overall Supply Planning process
  • Ensure all processes and procedures are both documented and measured for performance, with clear accountabilities in place
  • Demonstrable Leadership skills, including management of remote teams
  • A technical expert who is adept at building, working with, and through the team
  • Significant experience of Demand & Supply Planning, planning techniques and Supply Chain strategy
  • Experience in a manufacturing/distribution environment
  • Experienced in the use of using ERP systems as part of driving data driven decision making
  • Experienced in the use of automated planning tools
  • End to End Supply chain knowledge is desirable
  • Educated to Degree level preferred

If you’re interested in applying for this role, please send a copy of your most recent CV to [email protected]

Please no agencies.

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