Senior Planning Manager

Senior Planning Manager
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Location: Munster (Onsite - 5 Days per Week)
Sector: Global High-Volume Healthcare Manufacturing

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 Site 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.

Key responsibilities include:

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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
  

This is a highly visible role within the site leadership structure and requires strong operational judgement and stakeholder engagement capability. xcfaprz

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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
  

The Next Step for you:

Should this position be of interest to you please forward your CV to Sarah Mac Mullan from Next Generation Recruitment or alternatively call on the main line on

Applications are in strict confidence.