Supply Planner in Windsor

Company overview: En Route International operates globally as part of dnata, one of the world’s largest combined air services providers. With offices in the UK, USA, Australia and UAE, En Route supplies premium baked goods, meals and snacks to the travel industry. We focus on partnering with world-class manufacturers, customising products and packaging to suit individual customer needs while managing a complex supply chain with the highest levels of precision.

Job purpose: Reporting to the Supply Planning Manager, the Supply Planner will be responsible for the Supply Planning process and execution for a specific category of products. The purpose of the role is to bring Supply Planning excellence to this key business category. The scope of this role covers the execution of all processes covering distribution requirements planning (DRP), order placement & management, inventory strategy & delivering against agreed availability targets. Currently in a period of change management in systems and processes, the role will be integral to this activity and success of the integration transition. The scope of the role has the potential to change and develop as integration progresses.

Key responsibilities:

• Accountable for Supply Planning (S&OP/IBP) processes and execution to deliver the demand plan and availability targets for your business category.
• Informing and advising stakeholders and management on the outlook for supply, highlighting issues, risks and opportunities.
• Conduct order planning and placement activity, including the end-to-end DRP (Distribution Requirements Plan), for your category of products – Through this process create Weekly/Daily Supply Plans and place Purchase Orders & Stock Transfer Orders in accordance with this plan.
• Manage & expedite all orders to ensure that availability targets are met.
• Ensure that any Invoice Matching issues are resolved effectively with finance.
• Execute the availability Root Cause Analysis process for your category - Investigate stock outs and understand the process root cause issues. Help resolve these process issues. Manage and propose product substitutions where required.
• Own range change management for your category of products, i.e., manage phase in/phase out of all new products and products at the end of their life. Manage all returns/product uplifts as part of the range/promotional management process.
• Responsible for weekly reconciliation for off-line warehouses, ensuring accuracy of stock and transactions in the system. Supporting team on month-end stock counts.
• Manage supplier performance for your area - Track non-conformance issues and work with suppliers and Category Manager to resolve these problems.
• Responsible for liaising with Retail and Merchandising teams to support end-to-end integrated planning and engendering an integrated planning approach.
• Continually challenge the planning processes and principles in line with providing the best service and value for our customers.

Person Specification:

Knowledge and skills:

• Supply Planning experience, preferably using various different planning techniques.
• Experience in a manufacturing/distribution planning environment.
• Experienced in the use of ERP systems as part of driving data driven decision making (Business Central, D365, Netstock preferred).
• End to End Supply chain knowledge is desirable.
• Thorough knowledge of Excel is required.
• Intermediate IT skills: Outlook, Word, PowerPoint.
• Strong collaborator and communicator, written and verbal.
• Curious, attention to detail, problem solver, seeks to find a way and owns to point of resolution.

Specific aptitudes / skills:

• Educated to Degree level preferred.
• Customer mindset, leads by example.