Ashford Planning Team Leader

Overview

In this role you lead the raw material and production planning for site compounding, ensuring on-time supply while optimizing inventory, cycle times, and site productivity within EHS rules. You shape local and regional planning strategies, drive adherence to schedules, and manage a planning team. You will work with cross-functional partners to improve performance metrics and support business objectives. This is a chance to impact production efficiency and customer satisfaction at scale within a global leader in taste and scent.

Pay / Benefits

• Profit sharing plan
• Pension scheme
• Private medical insurance
• UK Life Assurance Plan
• Givaudan Discount Club
• Learning and development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Design and execute site-level tactical and operational plans to meet objectives
• Set and enforce planning standards and schedule adherence
• Lead and develop the Raw Material/Ingredients Production planning team
• Maintain optimal inventory levels and manage write-offs to meet service and cost goals
• Develop short-term material supply and capacity plans
• Analyze planning performance and drive KPI improvements
• Escalate and resolve problems, including order prioritization
• Collaborate with Replenishment, R&F, Supply Planning, Control Tower, and Logistics teams
• Prepare annual budget and operating plan
• Manage workload balance within the team
• Coordinate with stakeholders across the division and GBS

Key requirements

• Bachelor in Engineering
• MBA or Master’s Degree in a technical field is preferred
• Fluent in English / French
• APICS Certification desired
• ERP/MRP expertise
• Strong affinity to systems and analytical tools (preferred SAP, BI, BO)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools
• Minimum 7 years of manufacturing operations with experience in supply chain planning, quality and/or materials management; exposure to business process redesign and systems implementations
• Minimum 3 years of experience in people management

• Self-knowledge
• Drive for result
• Customer focus
• ERP/MRP
• SAP
• BI

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