Planning Manager

Are you looking for a fulfilling and rewarding career rather than just another job? Maybe you’re stuck in a rut and ready to find your next challenge? If you have experience working as a Planning Manager, are keen to expand upon that experience, and are ready to join a forward-thinking company that really delivers progression and personal growth, then you’re in the right place!

Dedicated to the M&S Brands operation at Thorncliffe, you’ll be responsible for leading all aspects of operational planning on site, ensuring resource and capacity plans are in line with customer volume forecasts and budgeted cost expectations.

This role is being offered on a full-time, permanent basis, and the hours of work are Monday to Friday, 08:00 – 16:00, however should you prefer there is the option to work 08:30 – 16:30 or 09:00 – 17:00.

Pay, benefits and more:

You’ll be paid a salary of up to £45,000 per annum. You’ll also receive 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days so you can enjoy a positive work-life balance. You’ll have access to private healthcare, a dental plan, a workplace pension, our GXO University which provides you the opportunity to learn new skills and gain qualifications at a pace that you’re comfortable with. Plus, many other perks such as a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme and our continued focus on internal promotions, over 60% last year!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Develop long term resource plans to ensure forecasted customer volumes are achieved
• Project future storage requirements and come up with solutions to mitigate occupancy risks
• Maintain the SKU layout in the warehouse ensuring maximum productivity can be achieved when picking
• Identify future resource risks and work with the Operational Management team to mitigate the risks
• Maintain a strong relationship with the customer to agree future resource and capacity plans
• Lead the team in a professional manner displaying consistency, honesty and integrity at all times
• Support the training strategy to ensure colleague development and sufficient coverage of all skills
• Ensure shift patterns and schedules are in line with daily volume plans and working time directive requirements

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Experience in demand, capacity, and resource planning, preferably in third party logistics or a similar environment 
• Confident communication skills as you’ll be liaising with multiple functions across the business, such as operations, finance and HR, senior management and the customer
• You’ll need to work well on your own initiative, taking responsibility for processes and your workload, as well as that of your team
• Managing change and changing priorities will not phase you

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