Production Planner in Dumbarton

Pernod Ricard is a worldwide leader in the spirits and champagne industry, blending traditional craftsmanship, state-of-the-art brand development, and global distribution technologies. Our prestigious portfolio of premium to luxury brands includes Absolut vodka, Ricard pastis, Ballantine's, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater gin, Malibu liqueur, and Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes.

Chivas Brothers is the Pernod Ricard business dedicated entirely to Scotch whisky. Our award-winning portfolio features some of the world's most revered single malt and blended Scotch whisky brands, including Chivas, Ballantine's, Royal Salute, The Glenlivet and Aberlour, which are exported from Scotland to over 100 countries worldwide.

About the role: We are currently hiring a Production Planner to be responsible for delivering the production plan, ensuring that the schedule is optimised and in line with capacity and production requirements. This role requires close coordination with production teams, the Supply Planning Manager, material planning team, and other departments to ensure that all operational goals are achieved.

What you will do:

• Production Planning: Develop and deliver the production schedule, supporting teams to deliver the schedule effectively and on time. Adjust the schedule as required based on new information and production requirements to help reduce downtime and improve how production runs.
• Daily Planning Operations: Participate in daily operations and planning meetings with production, supply chain, and operations teams to review production progress, identify any constraints or issues, and ensure the production plan is being followed.
• On-Site Monitoring: Be present on site to monitor the execution of the daily production plan, ensuring that everything runs according to schedule. Actively address issues that arise during production and work collaboratively with colleagues to find timely solutions and minimise disruptions.
• Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with production, supply chain, material planning, and dry goods warehouse teams to ensure all resources are available for production. Communicate effectively with the Supply Planning Manager to provide feedback on production progress and any necessary adjustments to the schedule.
• Process Improvement and Optimisation: Continuously monitor and evaluate the production scheduling process, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and minimise wastage.
• Reporting and Documentation: Maintain accurate records of the production schedule and daily adjustments to ensure that all planning activities are tracked. Generate daily and weekly reports on production performance and schedule adherence for review by management and other relevant stakeholders.

Your skills and background:

• Have previous experience in a similar Planning role within FMCG environment.
• Understand end-to-end supply chain and manufacturing processes and associated interdependencies and constraints.
• Confident using planning software and ERP systems; experience with Excel and specialist planning tools would be helpful.