Supply Planner- 12 Months FTC in Carlisle

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you. As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive because we expect pace and agility, insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact.

Why join our team? pladis is home to iconic brands Godiva, McVitie’s and Ulker. These brands make sweet treats and savoury treats that consumers everywhere recognise and enjoy! As we start on our new pathway, we will continue making the biscuits and confectionery people know and expect from these brands, and we will expand their portfolios too. Together we will build new and exciting products at pladis – new flavours, new concepts and new ways to share happiness.

Our strength is not only in our products, it is also in our people and our values. Each business that has united to form pladis is loved for their heritage and values. We will retain the honesty, integrity and trust instilled in our brands by our ground-breaking founders as we embark on the next chapter of our success.

Are you a Supply Planner that enjoys working at pace? Are you detailed, numerical, tenacious and ambitious and keen to deliver results? Our S&OP team offer great career progression and as such we are always keen to hear from experienced S&OP Planners at all levels. If successful you will manage the supply planning and scheduling of biscuit manufacturing site(s) to maximise customer service, optimise factory efficiencies and maintain an appropriate level of working capital.

You will be located at our brand-new Global Head Office in Chiswick Park, and you will need to operate proactively to manage within the volatile FMCG environment.

What will this role achieve? Working closely with Demand Planning, Material Requirements Planning, customer services and the factory operational team, the role requires regular liaison with other areas of the business to make tactical decisions relating to key important metrics such as customer service, inventory & cost.

We’re as passionate about our people as we are about our consumers! At pladis, you will be given responsibility, ownership, and stretching targets, together with the support and personal development plan to help you achieve your potential. You will not be a cog in a big wheel, but a valued part of a team where you make a difference – every day. pladis has an ambitious growth programme in local, developing and emerging markets, with innovation at its core.

What will be your key deliverables?

• Manage the factory detailed capacity plan & master production schedule to deliver 98.5% inbound service level
• Generate a 12 wk detailed capacity plan for the site
• Convert the next 2 weeks into the factory production schedule, balancing the optimal line efficiency with customer service demands
• Represent the team in morning factory reviews to ensure minimal stoppages / waste on line
• Review daily stock levels with the Customer Service team / factory to mitigate any potential customer shorts
• Attend the medium-term planning meeting each month to manage site expectations of the forward capacity plan & ensure all lines of products have the required capacity to service the market
• Deliver company inventory targets for your site
• Use inventory analytics data to minimise excessive production
• Remove dead stock through setting optimal safety stocks
• Prevent waste in the form of clearance & finished product scrap
• Identify non-value add SKUs to be rationalised
• Play an active role in minimising raw material waste through involvement in product transition planning
• Control & maintain master data within the planning system to ensure accuracy of plans and full automation where possible
• Own sections of the planning document and regularly review / update the operating principles between the site & central planning team

Organisation

• Demonstrate positive behaviours in line with the GOA21 framework
• Multi-skilling, learn to cover at least one other supply planning role
• Visit sites to collaborate & enhance relationships as & when required
• Flexibility, go above and beyond where required to ensure delivery of business results

Project work

In addition to the core role, Supply Planners are expected to take on additional project work to build the business. The projects will be dependent upon business requirements & the individual.

What do you need for this role?

Essential

• High degree of understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain Planning processes
• Proven Supply Planning Experience within FMCG
• Strong IT literate with strong spreadsheet knowledge e.g. Excel
• Highly numerate and analytical
• Ability to work independently and manage own workload, work under own initiative
• Ability to work effectively with cross functional teams
• Ability to prioritise workload & cope with pressure & a fast paced environment
• Ability to negotiate and influence at a Senior level

Desirable

• Proven experience of working for FMCG / retail organisation, ideally with experience of manufacturing environment
• Understanding of the Sales & Operational Planning Processes
• Understanding of factory production processes and capabilities
• High degree of understanding of the business drivers and factors that impact on related KPIs
• Understanding and appreciation of master data

Our winning traits and behaviours:

• Purpose-Led - Energised by our promise to deliver happiness to the world with every bite
• Agile - Ever evolving, never satisfied and never standing still
• Collaborative - Willing to work with others for mutual success
• Resilient - Quick to adapt to change, fast learner and persistent in the face of setbacks
• Positive - Self-motivated, optimistic, adventurous, and inspiring

Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do and is reflected across our business. pladis brings together brands and people from around the globe – and this diversity is our great strength.

We’re an equal opportunities employer and believe in fostering an inclusive environment where we celebrate diversity of thinking and respect everyone’s distinctive qualities and perspectives. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business. We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.