Head of Planning

Company Description

LGC Standards is a division of LGC Group, the UK’s designated National Measurement Institute for chemical and bioanalytical measurements. We are a leading global manufacturer and service provider of quality assurance and research tools, supporting analytical needs in more than 120 countries worldwide. We use our expertise to produce to the highest standards, including ranges produced under ISO/IEC 17025 and accredited to ISO 17034. Our wide range of reference materials and proficiency testing schemes is complemented by our experience in outsourcing and customs, enabling us to adapt quickly to provide tailored solutions that meet our customers’ analytical needs. We innovate and apply science in order to ensure the safety and integrity of products and services, in line with our vision of science for a safer world.

Job Description

The Head of Planning will lead the global supply chain planning function. This covers both the demand and supply planning and any on site planning reporting into ISC. The goal is to ensure for both own produced and third-party product portfolios that service to the customer is in line with agreed fulfilment plans.

Key Responsibilities

Lead planning functions

• Continual optimization of inventory investment while delivering on commercial strategy and set service levels, this includes responsibility and accountability for demand and supply analytics, forecasting and planning functions.

Supply Chain setup and improvements

• Driving supply chain efficiency resulting in optimized costs and excellent customer experience. Proactive identification and implementation of improvements

Report and improve key performance metrics

• Such as OTTP, inventory levels, scrappage and fulfilment rates.

Lead and develop the assigned employee

• All activities involve a strong focus on reporting and measuring KPIs, support failure analysis and improvement activities and managing a broad spectrum of stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Several years of planning experience in a high SKU environment is required. 
• Experience working within the Life Science or Biotechnology industry is preferred.
• Proven experience with ERP planning systems such as Oracle, SAP or ideally IFS.
• Strong skills in: relationship management, communication and teamwork.
• Ability to work well with multicultural teams in a matrix management environment
• Willingness to travel occasionally internationally.

Education

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain / Logistics, Business Management or a related field is required; MBA or Master’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field is strongly preferred.

Additional Information

ABOUT LGC:

LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality, and range. 

OUR VALUES

• PASSION
• CURIOSITY 
• INTEGRITY
• BRILLIANCE
• RESPECT

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.

For more information about LGC, please visit our website www.lgcgroup.com

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