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Planning Manager - Logistics

Job details
Posting date: 10 April 2024
Salary: £35,000 to £45,000 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 09 May 2024
Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, S35 1QP
Company: Centric Talent
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 52542621

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Summary

Planning Manager - Sheffield – salary up to £45k (DOE) - Apply Today!

Centric Talent are currently recruiting for an experienced and talented warehouse Planning Manager for our client who are a leading end to end supply chain, global logistics and fulfilment business.

We are looking for an experienced planning manager who has a solid understanding of planning resources and forecasting trends and patterns in the warehouse to achieve maximum efficiency and productivity in site operations.

Planning Manager: Individual Requirements

You will be responsible for creating accurate short, medium, and long-term plans for the site and will be supported by the site General Manager and together ensure that the overall site planning is accurate and reflects real time data, including staffing, space and equipment planning, whilst providing commercial insight to the wider team.


- Creation of short, medium, and long-term plans based on customer volumes to provide the site with accurate information.
- Creating a daily productivity analysis and providing insights and recommendations on issues raised
- Checking and monitoring the accuracy of customer forecasts
- Creation of dashboards with plan/actual comparisons that show deviations in volumes and costs.
- Providing innovative and flexible solutions to ensure that the planned volumes meet customer requirements, and that the profitability of the site is maintained.
- Work with the General Manager to understand planning requirements and translate business objectives into a commercially viable workforce plan.



Planning Manager: Skills and experience required.


- Experience with planning models for peak demands advantageous.
- Excellent relationship building skills with internal teams.
- Experience working within a multi-site 3PL environment highly desirable.
- Advanced knowledge in the use of Excel, VBA and/or analytical SQL or comparable knowledge is essential
- Understanding of financial reporting and commercial awareness
- Experience with warehouse management systems.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills



Salary Information
Salary £35,000 - £45,000 (DOE)

Planning Manager: Working Hours
Monday to Thursday 8am – 4.15pm
Friday 8am – 5pm
40 hour per week

Employee Benefits

- 33 days per annum
- Holiday purchase scheme of up to 5 days per year
- Death in service x3 salary
- Pension: 5% paid by the colleague 3% by client
- Wellness programmes
- Free on-site parking
- Health Care Cash plan
- Career progression and development

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