Sales and Operational Planning Manager, Maidstone

Sales and Operational Planning Manager Maidstone Competitive My client an award winning FMCG firm within the food sector are seeking an experienced Sales and operational Planning Manager to join a new team due to growth. The Sales and Operational Planning Manager will be responsible for the following - * Owning the sales and operational planning process across the rolling 2 week planning horizon * Delivering against key planning and business KPI?s, monitor and report forecast bias & accuracy results to Demand Planning Manager and Supply Planning Manager contacts to assist in future planning * Collaborating with Commercial to incorporate exceptional commercial adjustments into the sales & operational plan, liaising with key stakeholders to ensure no adverse impact to plans and ensuring forecast is accurate * Assisting in the delivery of industry leading customer service levels and minimising product waste through proactive customer and supplier engagement. * Enhancing forecasting capabilities and accuracy, building relationships with key internal customers * Lead the Commercial Planners to be the ?voice of the Grower? and enabling strong relationships to be formed * Mitigate stock outs, or failures to supply, by planning across the Grower network, liaising with Growers, Agronomy, Technical, Supply Planners, Demand Planners, Logistics and Account Managers appropriately. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES * Owning and developing the Sales & Operational Planning process in the short-term (weeks 1-2) across company reporting to Head of Planning. * Lead the team to ensure Growers are actively involved in the sales & operational planning process. * Establish and continue developing S&OP processes supported by the IT systems. * Monitor and deliver functions' performance against set goals and objectives. (i.e. order accuracy, forecast accuracy, stock residency, etc.) * Supervise recruitment, development, retention, and organisation of S&OP Team. * Advise and counsel key stakeholders on plan adherence issues and trends. * Identify and lead improvement initiatives (systems, processes, people) working together with key internal stakeholders. This is an excellent opportunity to join an award winning FMCG company that offer?s an excellent package including ongoing training. Some of the benefits include 25 days holiday, Travel Insurance, Life Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Pension Scheme and annual bonuses. For further information on this role please contact Martine Cripps at Interpersonnel, Maidstone Interpersonnel are operating as an Employment Agency for our client for this particular role. By applying you give consent for your data to be handled and processed under GDPR Legislation for the purpose of your current employment search. We are pleased to receive a significant number of applications for most roles advertised. We are therefore unable to respond to individual applicants unless shortlisted. If you have not been contacted within four weeks of the closing date you should assume you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. Interpersonnel is an equal opportunities employer. Our all current vacancies are on our website