McLaren

·         Support with the delivery of departmental KPIs to ensure the required activities are completed to the required standard in the defined timescales 

·         Create, maintain, and own operational and project reports

·         Effectively communicates and liaises with cross functional teams on successful implementation and completion of projects, continuous improvements, and action plans

·         Support with actions from the daily team/operations meetings, ensuring effective execution by members of the team for timely resolutions to emerging challenges

·         Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested

·         Use benchmarking and other research methods to identify potential opportunities for the latest technology and methodologies to drive Best in Class performance and solutions

·         Ownership of the generation and communication of the production volume plan for all assembly lines within MPC

·         Support in defining the Manufacturing contribution to the S&OP process

·         Ownership of planning contributions to vehicle development and launch gateways

·         Analyse order intake data and communicate to relevant stakeholders

·         Lead the constraint management process

·         Define the weekly order sequence to ensure an effective and efficient load plan is delivered

·         Manage changes to sales orders through sales order change management process

·         Execute day-to-day SAP activities including generating, managing, and issuing production orders, MSO BOM updates, and executing and reviewing production plan updates in SAP

·         Responsible for the demand, capacity and forecast generation and management through SAP

·         Manage and maintain department working/operational documents

·         Support new model, aftersales and development activities including SAP updates

·         Manage day to day production plan and SAP related enquires

·         Cover Production Planner/Senior Production Planner/Production Planning Manager when necessary

·         Strong Excel and data manipulation & integration skills

·         In depth SAP/ERP knowledge/experience

·         Power BI knowledge

·         A natural team player and collaborator, encouraging a positive and supportive environment

·         Proven ability to work within tight deadlines & be able to manage and prioritise multiple activities simultaneously

·         Creates a progressive, supportive working environment in which respect, ownership, discipline and trust that fosters a high-performing team

·         Comfortable with change and support any changes in the business to meet the demands of production

·         Proven track record working cross-functionally to support with operational improvements

·         Proven track record delivering improved operational performance in both favourable and unfavourable conditions, utilising cross-functional teams

·         Ability to maintain and interpret business data knowledge and skills

·         Dynamic, with the ability to respond to challenging situations in an innovative and logical manner

·         Comprehensive grasp of production planning principles and objectives

·         The ability to organise and chair meetings that will be clear action focussed events

·         Previous experience of working in an automotive, assembly or manufacturing environment