Resource Planning Manager

The Hut Group ,
Burtonwood, Cheshire
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Resource Planning Manager Based Warrington, Cheshire Description THG's primary focus is health, beauty, prestige and nutrition related consumer goods. The company owns and operates many leading brands including LookFantastic.com, Grow Gorgeous, Mio Skincare, ESPA and MyProtein.com - The world's #1 online sports nutrition brand. Operations are at the heart of customer experience here at The Hut Group, shipping to consumers in over 200 countries worldwide from our purpose built, innovative Distribution Centres. Due to rapid growth, THG is looking to recruit a Resource Planning Manager to manage the forecasting and planning of resource required for operations at our Distribution Centres. Your primary focus will be to ensure that an optimal amount of resource is available within all the warehouses so customer orders can be fulfilled in a timely, efficient and cost effective manner. You will manage a small team of Planners to ensure the smooth running of daily operations and ensure the daily and weekly plan is aligned with your high level strategic plan. You will be based at our Omega Distribution Centre in Warrington. You will mainly be working Mon to Fri 8-5 but flexibility is required as the warehouse is operational 24/7. Main Responsibilities * Analyse future demand & supply forecasts for all sites and liaise with relevant departments within operations to ensure they have the resource in place to deliver work that is planned * Oversee team that is implementing plan and ensure that it is delivering efficiencies and revising plan / applying corrective actions as required. * Supervise and support Planning Analysts with daily planning processes. * Maintain a line of communication with trading teams to build a detailed picture of sales activities. * Liaise with other operational areas and support departments to maintain a clear account of demand and flow of resource within the warehouse. * Lead regular planning and review meetings with members of senior management. * Meet with recruitment agency representatives to set demand expectations and streamline the supply of temporary warehouse colleagues. * Identify and implement improvements to the existing planning processes. Requirements To be considered for this role you will need to have: * Strong numerical skills and advanced knowledge of Excel, (including Macros) plus SQL. * Ability to communicate with senior stakeholders in a clear and professional manner. * Ability to make strategic decisions as well as resolve problems in a fast-paced environment. * Confidence to innovate and redefine processes * If you have some experience automating processes, working with databases and with resource planning this would be advantageous. Benefits What We Offer * Competitive salary * Onsite Doctor * Employee discounts * Gym Discounts * Company bonus scheme * Company pension scheme

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