Job Title: Planning ManagerLocation: Dartford, UKDuration: Full-time contract, 09 MonthsJob Type: Onsite Summary: Own and manage the site planning process to ensure consistent delivery of customer orders. Ensure data is robust and accurate, to enable timely decisions through 0-13 week Master Production Schedule and 3-24 months Sales andamp; Operations Planning periods. Own and manage the site inventory processes to maintain appropriate stock levels, and manage short dated, expired, aging and slow moving inventory. Work with central procurement team to maintain strong relationships with key site suppliers. Ensure KPIs are in place to track effectiveness of the planning processes.Seek opportunities to drive improvement in site scheduling processes, with a goal to improve efficiency and effectiveness of these processes. Responsibilities:Planning Activities Accountable for the Order Book management alongside, Fixed Finite Schedule, Master Production Schedule, Sales and Operations Planning, Ready to Execute process, Batch Tracking and Order Fulfilment Management. Implementation of process improvementsRun the site Planning, Scheduling and Order Fulfilment process (OFM) at the required site cadenceLogistics Strategy Development and Implementation Accountable for all aspects of the Inventory Management processes Manage key supplier relationships Design and run effective management processes to ensure Client owned stock is managed at the optimum level Track and manage customer owned