Planning Manager

At Ontic, our culture is key to how we deliver success. We’re looking for someone who brings strong planning capability alongside confident leadership, operational understanding and the ability to influence across a complex, fast-paced environment.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

A strong background in planning, master scheduling, production planning or supply chain within a manufacturing environment.

Experience leading and developing teams.

A strong understanding of ERP/MRP systems, capacity planning, material availability, production schedule adherence and conformance to plan.

The ability to translate customer demand into clear, executable plans.

Experience working cross-functionally with Operations, Supply Chain, Customer Services, Engineering, Quality, Finance and Programme teams.

Strong analytical capability, with the ability to use planning data and operational insight to support decision-making.

A structured, detail-oriented approach, combined with pragmatic problem-solving skills.

The confidence to challenge, influence and engage stakeholders across the business.

The ability to operate effectively in a complex, fast-paced and regulated environment.

You will also ideally have:

Experience within aerospace, defence or another heavily regulated manufacturing environment.

A relevant qualification in supply chain, planning, operations, engineering or business management.

APICS/CPIM, Lean, Six Sigma or equivalent continuous improvement qualifications.

Experience supporting S&OP or similar business planning processes.

Experience improving planning processes, tools, visibility and ways of working.

Success in this role will be measured by improved customer plan alignment, stronger conformance to plan, effective planning team leadership, successful engagement with S&OP, improved schedule adherence, and a Planning function that is recognised as a key enabler for the wider business.

We are more than the sum of our parts — and we’ve been recognised for it:

Ranked #9 in Best Companies’ Q3 leaderboard for Best Manufacturing Company.

72.5% of employees in our 2023 survey said they are proud to work at Ontic.

We’ve experienced rapid growth, doubling in size in recent years.

No day is the same at Ontic. Our success comes from empowering our colleagues to create opportunity, fostering an environment of autonomy where we ask for forgiveness, not permission.

Our values are intrinsic to everything we do:

We share a common sense – a global family of specialists with a shared passion for precision

We have the freedom to choose – challengers and innovators who think differently

We create the opportunity – change-makers with a clear direction and can-do spirit

We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us!