Head of Planning

We are currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Planning to lead our planning department.

As the Head of Planning, your primary responsibility will be to maintain the central business output plan, coordinating all production slots - forecast or orders, to ensure steady state output of the business. You will utilize the Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SI+OP) process to control and maintain the run rate.

In this role you will be responsible for master scheduling and production planning, including Value Stream workflows to establish sequence and lead time for each Value Stream to meet shipping dates according to customer orders. You will also perform strategic and tactical supply chain planning to support revenue and customer service level objectives, and work with planners, procurement and value streams to identify material and capacity constraints and to optimise allocation and bottleneck scheduling to meet project/customer order deadlines.

To be successful in this role you will have extensive relevant experience in a complex manufacturing environment, be proficient in managing supplier contracts, materials and resource planning, together with proven team management skills. Your strong organisational, decision-making skills and ability to develop relationships will be invaluable.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive starting salary, Oxford Instruments offers flexible working hours and a half-day on Fridays. We also offer 25 days annual leave, private healthcare, a share incentive plan, a defined contribution Group Personal Pension Plan, and a flexible benefits package that you can tailor to your own requirements. We also invest in our talented employees by supporting them in their ongoing career and development so that they reach their full potential. We care and work hard to provide a workplace where you can grow and learn. #LI-JR1 #LI-hybrid