Planning Manager

Overview

For over 140 years our products have helped ensure the safe, reliable operations of key industries. With a passion for precision and partnership, Celeros Flow Technology continues this heritage of high performance and dependability, providing mission critical, sustainable flow control solutions for our customers around the globe.

Celeros Flow Technology is looking for individuals with a voice and a vision. We embrace change, and promote new ways of looking at old ideas. We seek talented professionals to join our world-class team of innovators in a global, collaborative & multi-cultural environment, where you will be challenged, supported, and inspired to be extraordinary.

General Summary

The Planning Manager will be responsible for overseeing a team of Material Planners and Production Schedulers, ensuring effective coordination of resources, materials, and schedules to meet project objectives. This role will require strong leadership skills, strategic planning capabilities, and a deep understanding of manufacturing processes.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Material Planners and Production Schedulers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture
• Conduct regular team meetings to communicate objectives, performance metrics, and best practices
• Develop and implement comprehensive planning strategies that align with project goals and customer requirements
• Optimise inventory management and production scheduling processes to enhance efficiency and reduce lead times
• Collaborate with engineering, project management, procurement and production teams to ensure seamless integration of planning activities with overall operations
• Act as a liaison between departments to address scheduling conflicts and resource constraints
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) for planning activities and regularly assess team performance against these metrics
• Provide regular updates and reports on planning activities, order status, and potential risks
• Identify opportunities for process improvement within planning and scheduling operations, implementing best practices and innovative solutions
• Lead initiatives to enhance forecasting accuracy and demand planning effectiveness

Essential Skills

KPIs

Personal Skills & Competencies

You Must Have Valid Right to Work in the UK

YOU MUST HAVE VALID RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK AND BE ABLE TO OBTAIN SECURITY CLEARANCE TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE.

Benefits

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

CELEROS Flow Technology Values

All Celeros divisions are committed to the effective use of the Celeros Values. It is important that all employees understand and utilize these values when performing the duties of his / her position.

INTEGRITY : We work safely and respect our employees, business partners & environment. We always lead by example.

SPEED : In our mission to bring mission-critical flow control equipment to the world, energy in our actions & urgency.

ACCOUNTABILITY : We stand behind our actions and deliver on our promises.

PARTNERSHIP : We collaborate across our teams & our customers to win together. We rely on each other to deliver the best outcome & celebrate successes.

EXCELLENCE : We are passionate about being the best at engineering, manufacturing & maintaining mission-critical equipment. We seek quality & community improvement in every interaction.

QUALITY

Quality encompasses all aspects of Celeros’ business, and every employee shares the responsibility to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformity relating to product, process and the quality system. All employees have an obligation to identify and record any such nonconformity, and through designed channels, initiate and recommend solutions.

CELEROS Flow Technology is an equal opportunity employer.

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