APICS (Association for Operations Management), Aerospace and Defense, Analysis Skills, Cadence, Calendar Management, Capacity Management, Change Management, Continuous Improvement, Contract Requirements, Cross-Functional, Demand Forecasting/Planning, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Leadership, Lean Six Sigma, Manufacturing, Performance Analysis, Performance Management, Performance Metrics, Process Improvement, Product Support, Product/Service Launch, Production Planning, Production Schedule, Productivity Model, Purchasing/Procurement, Regulations, Sales & Operations Process (S&OP), Standards Development, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, Time Management
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Planning Manager - Internal Only
Employment Type
Full Time, Permanent
Application Start Date
19-06-2026
Application End Date
30-06-2026
Description
Planning Manager
Chemring Countermeasures is a world leading and innovative company, designing and developing countermeasure solutions to armed forces throughout the world. We are part of the Chemring Group of companies and have a solid global infrastructure, which also helps us to thrive.
Overview of the role
Lead production planning and scheduling to ensure safe, efficient, and on-time delivery of customer commitments while optimising capacity, inventory, and material flow across CCM operations.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end production planning process aligned to the S&OP / demand plan
- Develop and maintain a robust finite production schedule across all manufacturing cells
- Ensure alignment between demand, capacity, labour, and material availability
- Drive on-time delivery (OTD) performance against customer and contractual requirements
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Procurement, and Engineering to resolve constraints
- Establish clear planning parameters, planning policies, and system governance (ERP/MRP)
- Manage and develop the planning team on a daily basis
- Drive continuous improvement in planning accuracy, schedule adherence, and throughput
- Own short- to medium-term capacity planning and scenario modelling
- Provide clear, data-driven reporting on plan performance, risks, and recovery actions
- Support new product introduction (NPI) and change management planning activities
- Lead recovery planning during disruption or deviation from plan
- Define and embed standard planning cadence (daily/weekly reviews, SIOP discipline)
- Develop and maintain clear planning KPIs and visual management (OTD, adherence, backlog, plan stability)
- Support digital and system improvement initiatives within planning (ERP upgrades, reporting tools)
Essential Qualifications, Skills and/or Experience
- Proven experience in production planning within a complex manufacturing environment
- Strong understanding of MRP/ERP systems and production scheduling disciplines
- Demonstrated ability to balance demand, capacity, and inventory in a regulated environment
- Strong leadership capability with experience managing planning or supply chain teams
- Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and drive decisions
- Excellent cross-functional stakeholder management (Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality)
- Experience driving performance improvements in OTIF, inventory, and schedule adherence Experience implementing or improving S&OP / IBP processes
Desirable Qualifications, Skills and/or Experience
- Degree (or equivalent experience) in Supply Chain, Engineering, or related discipline
- Experience within defence, aerospace, or highly regulated manufacturing environments
- APICS / CIPS or equivalent supply chain certification
- Knowledge of capacity modelling and advanced planning tools
- Lean / Six Sigma experience applied to planning processes
This role will be worked over a 4.5 day week; Monday to Thursday 08:00 - 16:45 and Friday 08:00 - 12:30.
Please note: We do not engage with recruitment agencies. We kindly ask that you refrain from sending speculative inquiries or CVs. Should we wish to collaborate with agencies, we will initiate contact accordingly.
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