Internal Planning Manager

Safran Seats
Cwmbran
1 week ago
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Job Description

The Internal Planning Manager is accountable for planning activities across all SGB sites, with the purpose of improving the reliability of the end-to-end process whilst optimising costs and lead times. They support and engage all planning teams to align, deliver and meet or exceed the needs of our internal and external customers

Key responsibilities will include:
• Develop the Planning team capabilities through functional training and coaching.
• Oversee the tactical execution of day-to-day planning activities across Production Planning and Control and Program Planning
• Analyse and incorporate the variations in demand into the supply plan
• Propose and execute action plans to reduce business risks to maintain the desired service level within the scope of activities
• Manage the backlog in each work centre, looking to reduce, manage and improve
performance
• Establish detailed production schedules Seats GB
• Build strategy for Planning team, looking for opportunities with technology and ways of working
• Key member of the SC Leadership team, working closely with peers to co-ordinate the execution of the production plan, identify areas for improvement and drive to completion
• Ensure the reliability of the data and its accuracy within the ERP system
• Measure and analyse performance of the Planning processes in line with the site's balance
score card objectives and provide the required daily/weekly/monthly reports. Analyse the root cause of performance gaps and work to develop the necessary action/recovery plans
• Ensure appropriate resource allocations across the assigned functions is in place to support business growth.
• Lead and contribute to lean and improvement projects and ensure that changes introduced are replicated within the processes and IS systems to ensure the effectiveness of planning parameters
• Drive improvement in Readiness review
• Participate in make or buy committee preparation on the outsourcing or insourcing of products
• Embed QRQC through the team
• Ownership of ECR management through the Supply Chain to meet our internal and external custom demands
• Support the SC CoE team in terms of prioritising training, identifying opportunities and supporting through enabling the team to attend training

Complementary Description

Additional Description:
Our in-house design studio co-creates the most innovative experiences in the sky with our airline customers and partners. Our dedicated engineering, production and in-service support facilities are integral to delivering a high-end quality product that we keep flying throughout the life of programme. We are fully supported by a wide team of support functions, from HR to Finance, to Business Development and Planning and Logistics, our team is built to give Safran Seats an end-to-end capability in house in the UK.

We focus on:

Our people
These are our four People Fundamentals that underpin everything we do at Safran:
• We believe in and fostering the conditions for diversity and inclusion to thrive
• We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future
• We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate
• We encourage collaboration and mutual support between you and your colleagues
So you'll be supported every step of the way!

Sustainability
Our people are at the heart of our success, as we work together to achieve our mission: contributing to a safer and more sustainable aviation. We are tackling the biggest challenges in aerospace, with a commitment to work to decarbonise the industry by 2050.

Global Mobility
As part of the Safran Group, across our businesses we are market leaders in aerospace, defence and space; there is always potential for future mobility in the UK

Job Requirements

Candidate skills:
Supply Chain Experience in manufacturing environment
Technical Knowledge of MRP2 principles
Experience in Business Economics
Relevant professional qualification
Familiar with the information systems used in the Supply Chain: i.e. ERP, Supplier Portal / Familiar with desktop tools
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to analyse information with a high attention to detail
Able to build strong working relationships
Displays energy and enthusiasm in improvement ways of working
Ability to plan workload effectively
Sound knowledge of lean and problem-solving tools, operating procedures, quality methodologies
Team development – Identifying and addressing training and coaching needs Action-Orientated – Taking actions to achieve the team's goals
Accountable – Taking responsibility for own actions or lack of actions to encourage positive changes.
Results- Orientated – Maintaining steady focus on results to deliver required impact

As a valued member of our team, these are just a few of the benefits you'll receive:
• 25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays
• Benefits Programme, with a number of schemes such as cycle to work, technology savings, retail discounts and access to private healthcare
• Career Progressions opportunities such as company sponsorship and further training courses
• Family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoptive parents, shared parental leave, parental leave and flexible working
• Equality & Diversity initiatives with internal groups for workplace engagement and involvement
• STEM engagement with schools, colleges and universities and Charitable activities for all

Specificity of the job

Travel requirements: International 10%

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