Planning Manager

Job Description

Salary £53,263- £58,000. Leonardo UK operates a grade‑based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

The role of the Planning Manager is to oversee everything at Sector level, reviewing and pulling together all of the plans as opposed to just reviewing them at individual Line of Business (LOB) level. Support the LOB’s Planning Manager, where they will support the accountability for the integrity and achievability of the Master Production Schedule (MPS) supporting a Line of Business through engagement with all key stakeholders.

Responsible for ensuring that inventory is optimised, including safety stock and generic plant stock, including managing the Dead Stock process. Responsible for monitoring and managing demand variability for internal make and external supply items, maintaining supply chain master data. Support the cleanup of overdue requisitions through Demand Management.

• Proactively review at Sector level all plans and opportunities for the future.
• Chair the Hard Supply Review (Requisition Review).
• Engagement / Support the Shop Floor Material Team to ensure Best Practice material / work order management.
• Proactively interface to create one manufacturing plan with Manufacturing Project Manager/Project Leader, Manufacturing Team Leader, Procurement and Project Managers to ensure robust planning of project from a manufacturing perspective.
• Manage the MPS and aggregated demand for relevant area including firm projects and prospects for the 3‑month – 5‑year window labour & material including forecast.
• Ensure the plan is executable as it moves into the time‑fenced phase including analysis of data on forward load and capacity planning (labour, material & machines) against the MPS.
• Work with Procurement to ensure that purchase requisitions are converted in a timely manner to support MRP. Manage all overdue requisitions.
• Accountable for all production‑owned material to be expedited in line with MRP requirements, ensuring at all times that the Business Stock Optimisation process is adhered to.
• Manage lack of master data required to relevant group, for stock and ensure compliance to standard process controls.
• Work with the Edinburgh Operations Planning Manager to review safety stock levels across all LOBs, ensuring that SAP is updated, ensuring that it complies with the Business Stock Optimisation process and supporting business yield requirements.
• Manage all BOM changes for production material ensuring data is flowed to suppliers and excess is managed, understanding impact of repairs upon plans.
• Introduce supply chain / material supply best practices and reduce supply chain risks.
• Creation, maintenance and management of rolling 6‑month supply plan with stock cover projection.
• Process‑driven methodology.
• Work with Master Scheduler to develop a demand forecasting tool and process, implement system and process changes.
• Manage all supplier changes through the CRB (Change Review Board) process.
• Chair the weekly Demand & Supply meetings using the new dashboards for your LOB.
• Arrange and lead monthly update reviews with M&SC Manager in line with the overall business process.
• Inventory management & optimisation through life cycle in accordance with lean manufacturing principles, LOB (slow‑moving / dead stock) requirements and site targets.
• Through simulations, review demand and supply variability, escalatae as required to procurement / project and maintain correct levels of safety stock.
• Manage team development, capabilities and PDPs (Personal Development Plans).

• Knowledge in planning, MPS & inventory controls would be beneficial but training will be given.
• Knowledge of MRP principles (Demand & Supply).
• Knowledge of implementing & managing change.
• Previous Planning Manager experience.

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the…