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This is an excellent opportunity to join the UK Manufacturing team at Stevenage in support of multi project customer deliveries working in an area that covers NPI Development and production.
Salary: Circa £60
,000 depending on experience
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 5 days per week on-site due to workload classification
Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship
Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.
What we can offer you:
- Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
- Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
- Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
- Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
- Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
The opportunity:
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Manufacturing Planning and Control Manager based at the MBDA UK site in Stevenage. The MP&C Manager reports directly into the Head of Operations and is responsible for leading a Manufacturing Planning and Control team within a business unit. Responsible for ensuring the MP&C team are capable and efficient in all planning related activities to deliver the Manufacturing Planning Schedule (MPS) to time, cost and quality.
With the following main specific responsibilities: -
- Provide Leadership and support to the MP&C Team.
- Development of the MPS in line with agreed production schedule.
- Management of the MPS within SAP enabling production and material orders.
- Work collaboratively with the supply chain manufacturing teams to ensure consistent end to end planning and validation of material supply plans.
- Contribute to the creation and delivery of the manufacturing supply chain strategy end to end planning cycle.
- Act as technical and cultural lead for MP&C focusing on process improvement and performance of the manufacturing supply chain.
- Champion the development of new tools, processes, skills and KPIs for the MP&C function.
- Provide inputs and facilitation to ensure the effective delivery of the S&OP process.
- Development and support of SAP functionality ensuring MRP integrity and the automation of performance reporting from SAP data.
- Take ownership of manufacturing planning processes and system improvements ensuring MRP operating principles and rules are adhered to.
- Work with system analysts and SMEs to develop new system reports and processes that lead to simplification and enhanced business planning.
- Supports the Manufacturing Operations teams to ensure accurate customer commitments, OTD and consistent end to end planning.
What we're looking for from you:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
- Supply Chain Management experience in a manufacturing environment.
- APICs supply chain certification desirable but not essential to the role.
- Experience in the use of SAP or equivalent MRP system essential.
- Proficiency in Microsoft office and MRP systems.
- Ability to make decisions and direct a team to achieve organisation goals.
- Strong communication skills both verbally and in writing.
- Previous experience of managing a team.
- Ability to influence and drive change.
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