Innovation is at the heart of everything we do at Meggitt, a worldwide leader in aerospace, defence and selected energy markets. We believe in our vision of 'Enabling the Extraordinary: To Fly, To Power, To Live".
These core values - teamwork, integrity and excellence - are what have allowed us to become the company we are today. With facilities and over 11,000 employees worldwide, Meggitt draws on over 160 years of expertise to enhance the lives of people across the globe.

Role Summary

The business planning sub-function integrates Demand Management, Business Planning, ERP Operations Planning, Supply Chain Planning and S&OP work streams in order to align E2E (End to End) customer demand creating a demand driven organization that aligns the supply chain to customer requirements. Driving Integrated Business Planning processes to achieve the company's Financial, Operational and Strategic goals.

Core Responsibilities

Establishing, leading and executing demand management processes that tie demand to business plans and S&OP processes
Work closely with all stakeholder businesses and functions to align E2E(end to end) business planning and deploy an effective Sales and Operation planning process to improve financial and service performance across organization
Accountable for development and execution of the Site's Master Supply Plan and Production Schedules. Balance load and capacity and inventory investments to best meet the customer plans at optimum costs
Define and deploy appropriate governance, metrics and KPIs to enable understanding of the health of the function and drive improvement in key operational parameters, such as On Time Delivery, Inventory Turns and Customer Service.
Ensure planning are leading the organizations customer OTD, inventory improvements and "zero arrears" objectives with a clearly defined and achievable production plan - continually meeting commitments to customers

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Results orientation - drives change across the enterprise to deliver measurable results.
Minimum 10 years demonstrated experience deploying demand management processes and the execution of S&OP and its relationship to inventory management strategies and ERP system enablers
Leadership - strategic thinker able to convert transformative ideas to practical solutions that deliver sustainable results, leading without direct authority.
Ability to influence others up to Executive level - capable of informing, convincing, and persuading others to action on key initiatives across a matrix organization.
Strong understanding of Planning processes and their application
Positive and engaging leader. Able to convey a vision of the future across the whole organisation, across functional boundaries.

Meggitt is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and beliefs define who we are as a business. We strongly believe that building a culture of respect and appreciation, will give everyone the opportunity to recognise their full potential.