Head of Optimisation and Planning

Job Description

Location: Appleby Magna (DE12 8AA)Contract type: Full timeHours: 40 hours per week, Monday to FridaySalary: £90,000 per annum, plus car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits schemeAbout the JobRelationships mean everything to us, and this one is particularly special. You’ll have an important part to play in automotive success that spans nearly 50 years. Unipart Logistics (UL) are partnering with Jaguar Land Rover to run the new, custom-built GlobalParts Logistics Centre at Appleby Magna in Leicestershire. The operation is housed at the new Mercia Park campus, one of the largest UK warehouse developments for a single customer. We would like you to join us now!Here at Unipart we don’t just have a way of working, we have The Unipart Way. It allows everyone in our team to pursue their own personal and professional goals to a world class level, through Uniparts From Gate to Great’ training and development program.As our Head of Optimisation and Planning you will provide strategic planning leadership for all activities across the campus in order to optimise current operations and to understand the future capabilities of the business by modelling, designing and optimisingan end to end network to drive efficiencies, cost savings and provide outstanding service to the customer.As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:

• Develop and implement comprehensive strategies to optimise operational efficiency and meet business objectives
• Collaborate with the leadership teams to align optimisation and planning initiatives with overall goals
• Communicate in a clear, precise, and regular format with all partners and stakeholders, including ongoing project status reports as well as capturing requirements from stakeholder teams
• Continuously analyse data and key performance indicators to drive process enhancement
• Develop end-to-end product flow strategies to optimise availability, service, and cost across all work streams
• Own metrics and performance indicators related to initiatives to measure overall performance and provide foundation for continuous improvement.
• Lead the development and execution of forecasting models to ensure accurate and timely order fulfilment
• Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to understand market trends and demand fluctuations
• Evaluate and implement cutting-edge warehouse, logistics and planning technologies to enhance operational efficiency
• Collaborate with the IT department to integrate and optimise software solutions
• Drive the digital agenda on site by implementing key components in order to provide increased visibility to make informed decisions
• Build and lead a high-performing optimisation and planning team
• Work with business leaders to prioritise, harmonise and develop deployment plans
• Lead the team in managing all elements of the projects, including organising and planning, business case creation, management resource utilisation, tracking and controlling projects, managing risk & opportunity, managing quality, communicating & documenting,and change management

About YouWe’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!Essential

• Proven experience in supply chain optimisation and planning, preferably in the automotive or logistics industry
• In-depth knowledge of supply chain processes, demand forecasting, and inventory management
• Experience with logistics and planning software and technology
• Proven track record of implementing successful process improvements and cost-saving initiatives
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with a focus on data driven decision making
• Effective communication and negotiation abilities
• Excellent leadership and team management skills

DesirableBachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Business, or a related field. Masters degree preferredOur recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the groundsof race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristicas defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of yourself and doyour best work every day.You may have experience in the following: Optimisation Strategy Manager, Planning and Efficiency Lead, Supply Chain Optimisation Director, Strategic Operations Manager, Logistics Planning Head, Operations Efficiency Director, Business Optimisation Strategist,Network Planning Manager, Process Enhancement Lead, Continuous Improvement Director, Inventory Management Strategist, Cost Saving Initiatives Manager, Performance Metrics and Analytics Lead, Forecasting and Demand Modelling Director, Logistics Technology IntegrationManager, Digital Transformation Lead, Supply Chain Analytics and Insights Manager, Warehouse Technology Implementer, etc.REF-210 502