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Planning Manager Location: Gunstones Bakery, Dronfield - Onsite Hours: Between 8 AM and 5 PM - Flexible Role Type: Permanent, Full time Competitive Salary + Good Package + Growth and Progression + Autonomy About Us Join 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across multiple sites. We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories, including popular brands like Holland's pies. We are committed to delivering high-quality products to the British public and our retail and food service customers, including major retailers like Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison's, Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose. About the Role You'll manage and develop a team of 6 planners while working closely with production, supply chain, inbound, outbound, and ingredients teams. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong planning expertise who is ready to go up a level and make a real impact. What you'll be doing: Leading a team of 6 planners, ensuring effective daily and future production planning.Managing bake schedules across production lines (ambient and frozen).Building and controlling achievable production plans agreed with senior management.Ensuring service levels, stock availability, and plan attainment.Capacity modelling - balancing short-term priorities with long-term growth.Collaborating across production, logistics, and supply chain to keep everything aligned.Using SAP/ERP and Excel for forecasting, analysis, and line capability planning.Investigating issues and driving improvements in planning and logistics.