Performance & Planning Manager

Performance & Planning Manager, Based: Peterborough with national travel, Salary £46k + car & benefits package. We have an exciting opportunity for a National Performance & Planning Manager / Resource Planning Manager to work for an industry leading business who specialise in the hire of self-powered portable modular accommodation units, portable cabins, welfare units and associated products, through their UK depot network. The depots store and prepare the units ready for hire or sale, refurbishing and modifying as required to then deliver, install, maintain and dismantle cabins at customer sites. The Performance & Planning Manager Key Duties: Planning Define the national capacity plan based on immediate order book and forecasted customer demand (sales forecast), taking into account the product mix. Ensure production capacity plan at branch level are aligned with national capacity plan. Ensure the correct headcount and skillset are in place in each depot Make sure plans are in place to flex capacity (up or down) as required Set up and manage a system, which flags when capacity is fully utilised on a depot; and decide whether to balance the order book across multiple sites or flex capacity on the local site. Set up visual reporting on utilised vs available capacity (actual and forecasted) Analyse sales forecast to align production capacity and product mix Work closely with the Asset Manager to align production capacity and planning with fleet availability. Responsible for defining national production programs (refurbishment) Support the planning of particular orders by planning additional capacity (anticipation via review of sales pipeline) Performance Provide analysis on actuals vs plan (into product level) to help defining priorities and action plan to close any gaps. Provide analysis on depot performance to help defining priorities and action plan to improve efficiency and reduce cost of production. Report on the progress and measure the impact of these plans. Have a "go and see" approach, not only assess performance through data, but review in person. Identify good practice and opportunity for improvement. Support Heads of Departments in completing any support function action Candidate requirements: Experience of working in a planning /scheduling / performance environment i.e. Performance & Planning Manager, Resource Planning Manager etc. Experience in programme management / project management, project planning, including programme controls, project review, and/or cost and risk analysis. Experience of applying relevant software and reporting tools as needed. Advanced Excel skills. Experience in the interpretation data and information and producing it in a clear and logical format. Willing to travel frequently across the UK (which may include some overnight stays) If this sounds like the opportunity you have been looking for then please apply by attaching your CV. Smartsearch take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to administer your application. To effectively process your application, we may share your details with the company for whom we are collecting job applications and Smartsearch or the company may contact you by email, telephone or SMS. A copy of our privacy policy will be emailed to you upon receipt of your application. Key words: Performance Manager, Planning Manager, Resource Planning Manager