Planning Manager

Planning Manager
📍 Gloucestershire (commutable to GL50)
💰 Circa £40,000 – £50,000 | 🕒 Full-time
Ready to step up in your planning career? This is a fantastic opportunity to join a global organisation with an SME feel, where you’ll have real influence, autonomy, and visibility.
Reporting into an experienced and energetic Global Director, you’ll lead a team of 4 analysts and take ownership of Global planning, asset utilisation, and operational efficiency across multiple sites. This role suits someone who can lead from the front, combine strong organisation with data-driven decision making, and ensure plans are executed effectively.
🌍 Regular international travel (predominantly Spain & Ireland) adds variety and exposure.
What you’ll be doing:
* Owning asset planning, availability, and utilisation
* Driving performance through data, reporting, and insights
* Leading, developing, and motivating a small analytical team
* Working cross-functionally to ensure smooth operational delivery
What you’ll need:
* Experience in planning, supply chain, or operations
* Strong organisational and analytical skills
* Team leadership experience
* Commercial awareness and a proactive mindset
* Previous work experience in an FMCG organisation would be desirable
Why apply?
* Collaborative environment with real scope to influence and improve operations
* High-impact role with visibility to senior leadership
* Long-term career development within a growing, globally connected organisation
Interviews are happening with immediate effect so do not delay in sending us your CV
To ensure that your application receives the fullest possible attention, it is essential that you consider carefully the role that you are applying for, please ensure that your CV contains all relevant information about yourself in relation to the specific role advertised. This is important as in the present economic climate, we are receiving huge amounts of applications and thus it will help your application if your CV and covering letter state all relevant information clearly. Due to this unprecedented increase in applications, we are unfortunately unable to respond to each application personally (which would normally be our preferred method of communication). Hence, if you do not hear from us within one week, we regret you must conclude on this occasion your application for this role has been unsuccessful, we will, however, keep your details for any future opportunities that we may deem you suitable for.
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