Production Planning And Supply Manager
Birmingham, United Kingdom
• Lead teams planning the supply of confectionery products to UK&I markets with £500m sales value, sourced from in-house and 3rd party manufacturing facilities.• Accountable for product availability, achieving >99% customer service within tight inventory boundaries across 3 DC network• Long term factory capacity planning to short term production planning and supply of packaging materials, using integrated MRP and advanced planning tools (SAP ECC6 and APO)• Led 4 year programme to reduce average inventory of UK&I business by 20%, delivering £10m reduction in year one; multiple tracks of activity addressing inventory planning policies, manufacturing cycle times, fixed sequence scheduling, materials consignment stocking and demand forecast accuracy.• S&OP process leader for UK&I business; re-engineered S&OP process to align with restructuring of business into category business units