Senior Production Planning Manager – Global Brand
Base pay range: up to £80k.
About the Brand
Our client is a world‑renowned premium luxury brand celebrated for exceptional craftsmanship, innovation and an uncompromising commitment to quality. As part of their continued global growth, they are seeking an experienced Senior Production Planning Manager to lead and elevate their planning function.
About the Role
As Senior Production Planning Manager you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless flow of production across a complex, international supply network. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining the Master Production Schedule (MPS), overseeing capacity planning, and driving best‑in‑class planning standards across the organisation.
Partnering directly with manufacturing partners across Asia, you will optimise production timelines, capacities and SKU allocations to meet business objectives and deliver products of the highest quality. This key leadership position manages a growing team of planners and fosters a culture of continuous improvement, accountability and collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end‑to‑end production planning function for multiple product categories.
- Develop, maintain and continuously improve the Master Production Schedule (MPS).
- Manage capacity planning across factories, ensuring accurate forecasting and timely production execution.
- Work closely with Asian manufacturing partners to manage production flows, resolve constraints and optimise performance.
- Oversee SKU allocation to production sites, ensuring alignment with demand, inventory strategy and capacity availability.
- Ensure adherence to internal planning standards, processes and KPIs.
- Provide strong leadership to a developing team, coaching and guiding planners to excellence.
- Collaborate cross‑functionally with Merchandising, Supply Chain, Product Development and Quality to support seamless product delivery.
- Identify and drive process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy across planning systems and workflows.
About You
- Extensive experience in production planning within luxury, premium or complex consumer goods.
- Strong understanding of capacity management, supply planning and global manufacturing environments.
- Proven experience working directly with factories in Asia.
- Skilled in building and maintaining an effective Master Production Schedule.
- Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to motivate and grow a team.
- Analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail and problem‑solving abilities.
- Comfortable operating in a fast‑paced, high‑expectation environment.
Why Join?
- Opportunity to join a globally respected luxury brand at a time of significant growth.
- Highly visible leadership role with real impact on global production operations.
- Collaborative, dynamic culture with strong investment in operational excellence and talent development.
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