Senior Planning Manager

Location: Munster (Onsite – 5 Days per Week)

A global high-volume healthcare manufacturer with a significant international footprint is seeking to appoint a Site Planning Manager to lead planning operations at its Munster-based manufacturing campus. This is a critical leadership role within a complex, fast-paced production environment, responsible for aligning site planning activity with customer demand, inventory strategy and operational capacity.

The Senior Planning Manager will lead the end-to-end planning function on site, managing the local planning team while driving an effective S&OP process. The role requires close engagement with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement and Distribution to ensure optimal production scheduling, inventory control and service performance.

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• Leadership and development of the site planning team
  
• Ownership and continuous improvement of the monthly S&OP process
  
• Oversight of production scheduling to maximise capacity utilisation
  
• Inventory management across finished goods and raw materials
  
• Monitoring and improvement of service metrics including order fill and backorders
  
• Support of new product introductions and launch readiness
  
• Driving planning-related system enhancements and process improvements
  

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• Minimum 8+ years’ experience in production planning within a high-volume manufacturing environment
  
• Experience gained within life sciences, healthcare, pharmaceutical or FMCG sectors is strongly preferred
  
• Proven people management and leadership experience, with the ability to develop and performance-manage a planning team
  
• Degree-qualified or professionally certified
  
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