Job Title: Sales & Operations Planning Manager
Location: Knottingley (Hybrid)
Salary: c£60,000 + package
Job Type: Full-time, permanent
Elevation Recruitment Group’s Supply Chain division is exclusively supporting a leading international manufacturing organisation in the appointment of a Sales & Operations Planning Manager.
This is a confidential opportunity to join a well-established, international business, reporting directly to the Sales Director (UK) and managing a team of Internal Sales Account Executives, this role will lead sales administration, business process compliance, and system governance to ensure operational excellence and customer satisfaction. This position offers strong leadership development opportunities, including internal training and externally accredited programmes to support career progression.
What’s on Offer
- Competitive salary
- Salary sacrifice pension scheme with up to 10% matched contributions
- Hybrid working
- 25 days holiday plus 8 statutory holidays
- Private Healthcare (AXA), on-site Occupational Health & cycle to work scheme
- Family-friendly policies and Company Sick Pay
- Structured development and progression opportunities
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate and maintain demand data for financial forecasts, long-range planning (LRP) and budgets
- Ensure accurate forecast management within the sales environment
- Provide effective sales administration to maximise internal and external confidence
- Identify and resolve issues impacting customer requirements
- Produce internal reporting and business information for stakeholders at various levels
- Create, maintain and improve procedures within the sales administration function to ensure ISO and SOX compliance
- Manage and monitor SAP processes including customer master data, blocked orders, failed invoicing and transition issues
- Support sales projects at both customer and Group level
- Lead, develop and engage a team of Internal Sales Account Executives
- Foster a high-performing, customer-focused team environment
About You
- Strong knowledge of Supply Chain processes, ISO procedures, audit standards and SOX compliance
- Highly proficient SAP user
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and MS Office capability
- Strong people management and leadership skills
- Analytical, solutions-focused mindset
- Confident communicator with an engaging presentation style
- Results-driven with strong organisational commitment
This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially aware, process-driven leader seeking to make a measurable impact within a global manufacturing environment. Reach out to Mike McVeigh at Elevation Recruitment Group to find out more.
