Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning Manager in Runcorn

Heroux-Devtek, the world’s 3rd largest producer of landing gear, serves the civil and military aerospace markets from production facilities in North America and Europe.

The Company’s longevity, flexibility, and track record for the development and implementation of innovative production systems have distinguished it as a leader in the domain.

With its most recent acquisitions, Heroux-Devtek is bolstering its status as one of the foremost landing gear, actuation and hydraulic system designers and manufacturers in the global aerospace industry.

Division info

Located in Runcorn, United Kingdom, our newly extended 120,000 sq. ft. facility is a fully integrated site offering comprehensive manufacturing, repair, and overhaul services to the major players in the landing gear industry.

Designated as a Center of Excellence, the facility specializes in surface treatment and assembly of small to medium sized landing gear systems.

Job Summary

The SIOP Manager is responsible for managing the demand signals via the S&OP process, the monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting reviews – so the medium to long term view.

The role also includes managing Planning Coordinators / Business Analyst.

The SIOP Manager needs to work closely with the Program Managers and the Production Control team to align demand with Capacity.

Key Responsibilities

• Core responsibility to manage the various demand signals (OE, Spares, MRO, Warranty) from our customers and the subsequent site Order book.

The role includes carrying out analysis of customer requirements vs budget vs lead time vs capacity.

• Facilitate and manage the SIOP data and regular meetings, highlighting any shortfall or demand spikes that affect the business and ensuring that agreed corrective actions are addressed by the SIOP attendees.
• Manage the Master Production Schedule, including creating, maintaining and updating, ensuring MRP requirements are cascaded through the ERP system for all the identified bottleneck resources.
• Produce capacity analysis to establish resource plans for manpower, production cycles and shifts.
• Work closely with the Operations Director and Programme Managers to deliver the forecast plan and order book status.
• Responsible for control of speculative demand signals within the MRP system ensuring that the sign off processes are adhered too and ensuring the speculative orders are removed when actual Purchase Orders are received.
• Develop and maintain a robust process to identify and monitor customer demand (in hours/value) including backlog.
• Manage and maintain the MRO forecast, safety stock and replacement factor data.
• Manage the Sales & Programmes KPI’s- working alonside the Directors of sales & Progarmme to ensure key metrics are met, advising corrective actions if the KPI’s need refining.
• Responsible for Inventory Management and Control including ABC Analysis, Safety Stock and Replacement Factors.
• Regular inventory reporting to the Senior Management Team.
• Lead the drive for data accuracy in LN with regard to Sales and Supply Chain.
• Assist Procurement with reporting and analysis.
• Manage and improve Business Intelligence Systems (Qlik Sense/Power BI).
• Responsible for managing Planning Coordinators including objectives, performance measurement and one-to-one meetings.
• Continue to support projects and programme management/MRP activities as required.
• Q ualifications
• Bachelor degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Management or similar.
• APICS CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional) or CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management) or similar qualification.
• Demonstrated MRP system understanding, ideally Infor LN experience.
• Knowledge of Qlik Sense is an asset.

Person Specification

• Ability to influence and work with people.
• Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to tasks.
• Ability to draft documents/presentations clearly and concisely.
• Pragmatism, tenacity, a can-do attitude and the ability to think laterally to resolve problems.
• Background in Engineering and/or Manufacturing preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the manufacturing sector, preferably aerospace.
• Strong teamwork, dynamic, pragmatic, proactive and competitive attitudes.
• Experience providing guidance and coaching to lower-tier employees.
• Strong experience establishing and maintaining effective relationships

What we offer?

• Competitive salaries tied to performance, reviewed annually
• Standard 37-hour week, Annual leave 25 days + bank holidays
• Generous group pension plan with up to 7.5% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 3 x salary
• Company funded medical benefits package from day one
• Access to retail and gym discounts
• Loyalty bonuses
• Supportive environment where you can learn and grow
• A culture where diversity is valued, empowering individuals to contribute positively to the organization's success.
• Team Building social events

Héroux-Devtek aims to grow as an industry by meeting customer expectations through the dedication and commitment of its people.

Heroux-Devtek emphasizes a culture cantered on the "4 Rs": Respect, Responsibility, Recognition, and Resilience.

This entails fostering quality relationships with customers, colleagues, and suppliers, ensuring quality delivery and fairness, acknowledging employee achievements, and promoting flexibility, openness, and tenacity among employees.

This approach contributes to a stable workforce and reinforces an entrepreneurial spirit, guiding employees towards shared objectives.

Equal Opportunity to

Employees: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any of these characteristics.

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