Why Filtermist

Filtermist Limited, part of the Swedish Absolent Air Care Group, has been established since 1969 and is the UK market leader for oil mist extraction. The oil mist filters we manufacture in Telford are trusted by world leading manufacturers in more than 60 countries in industries ranging from aerospace and automotive, to food processing and medical device manufacture.

Our company has diversified in recent years by extending the products and services we offer through both organic growth and targeted acquisitions. In addition to Filtermist oil mist filters, Filtermist Limited manufactures Dustcheck dust control and dust extraction equipment, and Kerstar industrial vacuum cleaners.

Filtermist Limited is also the UK distributor for sister company Absolent AB, as well as other extraction equipment suppliers, and provides a UK wide installation and maintenance service, as well as COSHH compliant LEV Testing for all makes and models of LEV systems (Local Exhaust Ventilation)

We target excellence throughout all aspects of our businesses. We pride ourselves in operating an ambitious, fast growing, and fast-paced company that offers a wide range of opportunities for employees due to ongoing significant growth.

We drive our businesses with key behavioural competencies that underpin how we do business - making Filtermist a great place to work.

Role Description And Responsibilities

Filtermist supports its customers by providing them and their employees with clean air solutions protecting people by ensuring cleaner, safer, more productive working environments. To create a stable and strong foundation for our Sales and Operations activities we are currently looking to strengthen our team with a Sales & Operations planning manager (S&OP manager). Within this position you will be leading the Sales and Operations planning. This new role is supported with excellent company benefits and personal development opportunities. The role is based at our Telford headquarters with some remote home working possible.

Below are some of the key responsibilities you'll have as the S&OP Manager:

Develop our Sales & Operations planning process and drive continuous improvements of that process:
Work with Procurement, Sales, and Finance to ensure all understand the process steps and that data is clean and clear
Develop sales forecasting models for our three brands using methods such as regression analysis:
Capture and review demand requirements, as well as reviewing supply capacity for the business
Monitor and measure Demand accuracy
Review the Supply and Demand plans with financial considerations
Map our production capacity to understand capabilities and bottlenecks
Own the production master plan for the three brands and drive regular and cross functional review of that plan
Create levelled production plans for the different areas in production with sufficient granularity to ensure daily plan vs actual follow-up

Experience

The Successful Applicant:

The ideal candidate for the S&OP Manager role will ideally have the following key skills & qualities:

Previous experience in a production planning and demand/forecasting role
Able to demonstrate examples of when you've made improvements to an S&OP process
Strong analytic and problem-solving skills as well as mathematically literate, understanding cost and pricing
Good IT skills and MS Excel user with demonstrable knowledge and understanding
Good communicator, written and verbal (presentation)
Able to work with others, communicating and building robust working relationships with other departments and people across the business
Demonstrate a positive attitude to new ideas and approaches
Able to accept ownership and accountability for the tasks assigned
To be a positive ambassador for the business
Driving licence
Education:Have a good level of education (to GCSE standard in Maths and English grade C or above)

Benefits Package

Internal training
Pension Scheme
Free Parking
Hybrid working
Birthday Holiday

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