The Supply Planning Manager is a passionate and ambitious professional, with good understanding of the UK chilled FMCG supply network and the constraints in chilled dairy production.

Client Details

Fast-growing food brand in the Food and Beverages space.

Description

Manage the end to end production planning process our 4 co-packer sites
Deliver industry leading customer supply service level and minimise product waste through proactive customer and supplier management.
Manage phase in, phase out planning of product production as NPD SKUs launch and legacy SKUs are discontinued.
Working closely with the Customer supply and commercial teams to align on customer demand forecasts for key volume events (range reviews, promotions, in store activation, etc).
Support the Head of Planning in developing our medium- to long-term Capacity and Capability modelling to deliver our future growth and supply contingency.
Manage packaging order planning to maintain sufficient stock levels against supplier lead times.Profile

Experience of forecasting & production planning: Minimum 6+ years of relevant, recent, experience in chilled FMCG planning & production across the UK & EU.
Demonstrable strength in demand and production planning balancing supply and waste risk.
Strong understanding of production order cycle.
Strong data presentation skills, simplifying complex data sets and decision processes for wider business alignment.
Understanding of cost mitigations in planning - MoQs, utilization, waste.
Experience working with leading retailers forecasts and supplier portals.
Strong data analytical skills, strong in excel and proficient in visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc).
Effective communication and analytical skills with strong capability in excel.
Experience working with SAP or SQL databases.Job Offer

Competitive Salary Package
Hybrid Working System (3 days/week working from the office)