Lead Planner - South Molton, United Kingdom - Acorn Recruitment Limited

Acorn Recruitment Limited

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South Molton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Role:
Lead Planner

Location:
South Molton

Salary:

DOE

Contract:
Permanent

A local employer of choice (Engineering / Manufacturing), a global player and world leaders in their marketplace, are in search of a Lead Planner to join their growing team working for what's a multinational forward-thinking company who are truly going places.

In this role, you will be responsible for leading planning activities and implementing new processes and activities to improve delivery performance & inventory turns for a specific area of the business.

Responsibilities:

Improving & maintaining area delivery performance (in combination with production managers)
Improving area inventory turns (Days on Hand
DOH)
Maintaining MRP demand & data integrity
Management of Planning & Logistics Controllers
Material supply to point of use
Generating production plan (with Manufacturing Team Managers/Production Manager) within MRP
Reducing the transactional activities within the area
Management and control of material movement processes
Ensuring integration of new product/programmes into planning and logistics processes for area
Involvement & Support the capacity planning for operations within the cell
Potential customer interface
Develop and maintain close working relationship with purchasing to ensure continuity of external parts supply
Shipping of product to Customer
Managing a team of planners and dealing with all aspects of line management
Manage 5S+ and standard work processes. Drive and manage deployment of lean processes

Qualifications:

Detailed knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma methodology in materials management environment
Leadership skills for team management
Experience of leading people through change processes
High levels of MRP/ERP proficiency
High levels of MS office proficiency
Previous supervisory experience is preferred but not essential
Highly organised with strong communication skills
Experience of implementing new processes, procedures and responsibilities
PC and data analysis skill to readily and effectively manage available information
Familiar with the quality control demands of an aerospace or similar type company

Flexible Benefits:

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays | You also have the option to buy more or sell away your annual leave (up to 1week)
Life Assurance for employees and their partners Critical illness insurance
Pension Scheme
Lots of opportunity for career progression
Generous Employer Pension contribution (up to 13% / forever a 3% differential)
Cycle to work scheme

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