Job Description:

Operations Planning Manager wanted to join a premium automotive team near Daventry to drive manufacturing excellence in Automotive Production!

Are you an experienced Operations Planning Manager looking to make a real impact within a fast-paced automotive manufacturing environment?

We're recruiting for a key leadership role where you'll take ownership of production planning, capacity management and scheduling, ensuring customer demand, manufacturing capability and supply chain performance remain aligned. You'll play a pivotal role in driving operational efficiency, supporting business growth and delivering world-class manufacturing performance.

Why Join?

• Lead production planning within a dynamic automotive manufacturing operation.
• Influence strategic capacity, resource and demand planning.
• Work closely with manufacturing, engineering, logistics, purchasing and supply chain teams.
• Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• Support new product launches and digital transformation projects.
• Make a visible impact on business performance and customer delivery.

Key Responsibilities as the Operations Planning Manager

• Develop and manage short, medium and long-term production plans.
• Create and maintain daily, weekly and monthly production schedules.
• Balance capacity, labour, equipment and material availability.
• Lead S&OP and production review meetings.
• Identify capacity constraints and develop contingency plans.
• Maintain ERP and MRP planning data and parameters.
• Monitor planning performance, schedule adherence and production efficiency.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support advanced planning systems and digital transformation projects.
• Act as the key planning interface between customers and internal stakeholders.

About You

You will have:

• Proven experience as an Operations Planning Manager, Production Planning Manager or similar.
• Strong background in automotive manufacturing or a complex manufacturing environment.
• Experience with production planning, scheduling, capacity planning, S&OP, ERP and MRP systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• A continuous improvement mindset with knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.

Apply Now

If you're passionate about production planning, operational excellence and driving manufacturing performance, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today for a confidential discussion.

Key Skills: Operations Planning Manager, Production Planning Manager, Production Scheduling, Automotive Manufacturing, Capacity Planning, S&OP, ERP, MRP, Manufacturing Planning, Supply Chain, Resource Planning, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence.