Fulfilment Planner in Maidenhead

We are JDE Peet’s. We craft coffee for every cup and build brands for every heart. JDE Peet’s is the world’s leading pure-play coffee company, serving approximately 4,400 cups of coffee per second in more than 100 markets. Guided by our ‘Reignite the Amazing’ strategy, we are focusing on brand-led growth across three big bets: Peet’s, L’OR, and Jacobs, alongside a collection of 9 local icons; such as Douwe Egberts, Kenco, Pilao, Old Town, Moccona, Super, Gevalia, Friele, Marcilla.

In 2024, JDE Peet’s generated total sales of EUR 8.8 billion and employed a global workforce of more than 21,000 employees. What’s it like to work at JDE Peet’s? We believe amazing things happen over a cup of coffee. Together, we create those moments every day, turning ideas into impact and possibilities into reality. At JDE Peet’s, we work as one team guided by our values: we Dare to Amaze, Own It, Make It Simple, and Win Together. Here, you’ll find the freedom to innovate, the courage to take bold steps, and the support to grow your career in a global environment.

The Supply Planner is part of the Supply Chain organization supporting the Marketing & Sales Unit, working with other planners and reporting into the supply planning manager. Supply Chain is part of the Operations function which aims to ensure the integration of all key business processes from supplier to customers, providing products, services and information that add value for customers and stakeholders. Operations manages sourcing, procurement, manufacturing, supply chain (supply chain planning, customer service, warehousing and logistics) and ensures optimal alignment between demand and supply at a global scale, taking into account efficiency, required flexibility, security of supply and considering costs, working capital, quality levels, service levels, company and society values.

Objective of the Job is to:

• Maximise customer service level whilst optimising inventory levels
• Identify service issues and risks by monitoring of out of stock issues & take preventive actions
• Work collaboratively with demand planners and customer facing teams to form the best supply plan
• Work closely with the central supply planning teams in the EU to translate local supply needs
• Represent the local Supply Chain Planning team to the central planning functions and translate central risks to local implications
• Create clarity and transparency on the Supply Chain Performance and communicate accordingly towards the business and central Supply Chain
• Support and contribute to financial targets
• Monitor slow moving, obsolete and aging stocks and propose improvement actions with stakeholders

Key Accountabilities are:

• Improve and maintain customer service level
• Identification, analysis and resolution of service risks
• Communication of product availability vs demand
• Manage phase in/-out of SKUs
• Quality Issue Management
• Project support
• Raise expected service issues and inform MSU stakeholders with projected stock availability and information on root cause analysis
• Propose safety stock settings by determining ABCD classification by applying Pareto analysis and service level requirements. Safety stock settings have to be agreed and maintained in the system by Central Supply Planning
• Monitor inventory coverage on SKU level. Identify supply risks and initiate short term activities in cooperation with central Planning HUB and/or suppliers (MUs, 3rd party suppliers)
• Provide functional support to project teams (e.g. portfolio-, sourcing-, process changes etc.)

Qualifications

Must have:

• Minimum 5 years Supply Chain experience in a planning function
• Experienced with SAP APO & SNP or equivalent planning tools
• Highly analytical and accurate
• At ease with complexity and change
• Eager to take ownership and initiative
• Capable of influencing others
• UK right to work

Additional Information

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At JDE Peet’s we aim to create a better future where we authentically serve, reflect and embrace everyone. We believe in fostering a more diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation where everyone feels comfortable to truly be who they are and unleash their full potential. This means we do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of our race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, age, disability, or any other trait protected by law. Throughout the entire employee lifecycle, we place DE&I at the core of our people processes. This enables us to drive objectivity and eliminate any potential bias, ensuring an inclusive experience in the workplace. Do not hesitate to reach out if you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.

Our efforts on this agenda have earned us the prestigious Catalyst Award, as well as the Fair Pay Leader Certification in 2025 thanks to an unexplained gender pay gap of 0.52%.