Production Planning Manager

Supply Chain & Production Planning Manager - Snacks & Baked Goods Manufacturing

CSG are partnered with a rapidly growing Snacks & Baked Goods manufacturer to appoint a Supply Chain & Production Planning Manager to lead production scheduling, material planning, and inventory strategy across the facility. This is a high-impact leadership role focused on systems, structure, and cross-functional alignment within a scaling manufacturing environment.

Reporting to the Director of Manufacturing, this role is central to strengthening ERP discipline, improving planning accuracy, and ensuring the operation consistently meets customer demand.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and maintain the master production schedule

• Convert forecasts and customer orders into achievable production plans

• Balance capacity, labour, sanitation, inventory targets, and service levels

• Communicate schedules and priorities clearly to Operations and Warehouse

• Oversee raw material and packaging planning, including safety stock and reorder points

• Anticipate shortages, manage risk, and drive mitigation plans

• Ensure inventory accuracy and alignment between ERP and physical stock

• Lead Purchasing and Warehouse leadership, setting priorities and accountability

• Own production planning and inventory workflows within the ERP system (NetSuite preferred)

• Maintain BOM accuracy, item setup integrity, and reporting discipline

• Partner cross-functionally with Production, Maintenance, FSQA, and Sales

• Support new product launches and customer program transitions

• Improve service levels, inventory turns, planning accuracy, and cost control
  
  

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, production planning, or operations leadership

• Proven experience owning production schedules and material planning

• ERP experience required (NetSuite strongly preferred)

• Strong Excel and data analysis skills

• Experience leading people and cross-functional teams

• Manufacturing or food/CPG experience preferred

• Organised, proactive, and comfortable in fast-paced environments
  
  

Work Environment:

• High-volume snacks and baked goods manufacturing environment

• Combination of office-based planning and on-floor collaboration

• Fast-paced setting requiring strong communication and coordination
  
  

Why Join:

• High-impact leadership role within a rapidly growing manufacturer

• Direct influence on operational stability, clarity, and scalability

• Opportunity to strengthen systems, planning discipline, and long-term growth