Analyst - Supply Chain in Liverpool

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Your role: Generate and maintain an achievable production plan for Manufacturing in SAP over a 24 month horizon. To purchase raw materials and packaging materials in SAP to support the agreed manufacturing Production Plan. Represent Supply Chain within assigned Process Team, advocating CORRS principles.

Your responsibilities:

• Develop, optimise and manage the weekly Master Production Schedule (MPS), meeting global KPI targets around MPS stability, conformance and customer service.
• Perform Materials Requirements Planning and Buying, to ensure components and raw materials are procured in line with MPS need dates.
• Ensure global KPI targets are met around supplier delivery, order date maintenance etc. Liaise directly with external vendors to communicate and resolve issues around purchase orders and supplier performance.
• Create detailed weekly Capacity Plans to optimise performance of critical resource/work centres within APO and Business Objects tools.
• Work collaboratively with all operational work centres/customer service to adhere to MPS dates through site processes such as production daily meetings, Capacity planning, Shop floor control, inventory review meetings etc. Hold factory accountable for delivering plans.
• Maintain key SAP Master Data relating to planning parameters: ensuring data sets reflect latest assumptions around performance and are optimising supply chain.
• Manage and effect packaging changes and other product changes within the production planning process (e.g. source changes, new product launches).
• Be accountable for the development of the monthly S&OP Production Plan in SAP: defining assumptions, demand consolidation and analysis, preparing data pack, creating inventory projections, performing “what-ifs”. Presenting data in the S&OP forums.
• Liaison with Regional/Global Supply Chain Leaders across the organisation to escalate/resolve supply issues and provide data for Business Planning and Global S&OP processes.
• Determine and manage Strategic Inventory targets, liaising with Regional Supply chain leaders to set strategy across all nodes in supply chain.
• Identify and deliver Supply Chain performance improvements relating to customer service, costing, agility, lead-time reductions and business process efficiency. Contribute to maintaining functional excellence in the Speke Supply Chain team.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• Strong computer literacy.
• SAP or other ERP experience; essential.
• First experience in production planning, materials planning, or supply chain operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Procurement, and Customer Service teams.
• Understanding of inventory management and supply planning principles.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

• Experience in manufacturing environment.
• Experience in a Production Planning role in a manufacturing environment and demonstrate technical expertise in SAP.

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