Network Deployment Analyst

Carlsberg Britvic is the largest multi-beverage supplier in the UK and is home to some of the most iconic and popular beers & soft drinks, including Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, 1664, Poretti and Brooklyn to ale favourites such as Hobgoblin and Wainwright. For soft drinks, Carlsberg Britvic’s brands include J2O, Robinsons, Tango and London Essence along with the licence rights to the Pepsi portfolio in the UK including Pepsi MAX, 7UP, Lipton Iced Tea and Rockstar Energy.

With a strong national footprint, the Carlsberg Britvic business includes 5 production facilities and 16 logistics depot’s servicing customers up and down the UK. As these two historical businesses have come together, the one common goal remains, and that is ensuring our people succeed.

Job Overview

As a Deployment Analyst, you will play a key role in managing the stocks held within the GB network. You will have day-to-day ownership of the stocks held at each Britvic site, ensuring the right stocks are held in our factories to support the best cost-to-serve opportunities while meeting production demands.

This is a central role with key links into the warehouse, transport, and customer teams, ensuring we can manage network demand at the lowest cost while delivering excellent customer service.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of stock movements around the network
• Accurately maintain system data
• Validate the deployment system and manage exceptions, ensuring stock movements are achieved at the right time and cost
• Ownership of site/role (defined by the Team Leader)
• Own the drive site forecast to support holding the correct stocks at each site
• Management of site stock holding rules (days cover vs space)
• Management of the order sourcing model
• Support operational constraints through regular communication and stakeholder engagement
• Cost reduction - proactively manage short-dated stock run-out and reduce network stock movements
• Support management of operational exceptions and day-to-day deployment system maintenance
• Support the development of the deployment process in line with Britvic network changes

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• MS Excel skills are essential
• Good analytical skills
• Experience with demand & supply planning tools like SAP is preferred
• FMCG industry experience is desirable

Key Behaviours

• Works effectively with a diverse range of people across the business
• Ability to work effectively individually or as part of a team
• Takes personal responsibility to ensure results are delivered

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs or equivalent
• Experience of end to end supply chain processes
• 12 months + experience of planning systems in a customer-facing role.

Our commitment to diversity equity & inclusion

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences - including those of different races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, abilities, religions, and socioeconomic statuses. We actively seek to create a safe and inclusive environment for all of our colleagues, where diverse perspectives are welcomed, and inclusive practices are embedded in everything we do.

We are happy to support accessibility needs, to ensure a fair and equitable experience for all candidates, so please do let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process.