Planning Manager

Apply for Planning Manager at Organ Ox in Oxford, ENG, GB. This full‑time on‑site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

Organ Ox is a commercial stage organ technology company dedicated to developing technologies to improve outcomes for patients with acute or chronic organ failure. The company was established as a spin‑out of the University of Oxford in 2008 and is now part of the Terumo Group. Organ Ox is a pioneer in normothermic machine perfusion (NMP). Its flagship platform, the metra®, is available for use in the U.S., Europe, Canada, and Australia.

It has been utilized in over 7,000 liver transplants to date to keep donor livers in a metabolically active state outside the body, enabling longer preservation times and functional assessment of the organ prior to transplant, leading to an increased number of organs available for transplant. Founded in 1921, Terumo Corporation (TSE:4543) strives to fulfill its mission of “Contributing to Society through Healthcare” by providing a comprehensive range of solutions in the fields of therapeutic procedures, hospital operations, and life sciences in more than 160 countries and regions.

The Planning Manager is responsible for leading and developing a team of planners while driving the organization’s Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process to ensure alignment between demand, supply, inventory, and operational objectives. This role provides strategic and tactical planning leadership, establishing and maintaining planning policies, business rules, and standard operating procedures that support operational excellence, service performance, and continuous improvement. The Planning Manager collaborates closely with cross‑functional stakeholders to optimize planning outcomes and ensure the effective execution of business priorities.

As the primary subject matter expert for the SAP S/4

HANA ERP platform, the Planning Manager oversees the development, maintenance, and continuous enhancement of planning‑related system capabilities, reports, and analytics. The role is responsible for delivering actionable business insights through advanced operational analysis, supporting decision‑making for Operations and senior leadership teams. Additionally, the Planning Manager develops and maintains SAP‑based reporting solutions and Power BI KPI dashboards, ensuring accurate, timely, and meaningful performance visibility across the organization.

The Planning Manager will primarily work at Organ Ox’s Oxford site, with occasional travel to other Terumo facilities in Europe, the USA and Asia.

Listed below are the major responsibilities of the role and a brief description of some of the key tasks to be performed. This list is not totally exhaustive.