Supply Planner - Fixed Term Contract

At Britvic, we’re on a journey to become the most dynamic, creative and trusted drinks company in the world.’ ‘As one of the UK’s leading players in the FMCG market we pride ourselves on setting high standards, being courageous and pushing ourselves to think outside the bottle.

In the UK we employ over 1,800 people and have 3 factories, 3 office locations and a national distribution centre. Over the last few years, we have installed 10 new production lines, 3 new warehouses, a combined heat and power plant (CHP), as well as providing infrastructure for further expansion.

About the Role:

As a Supply Planner you will lead the day to day management of manufacturing planning across the operational factory site and co-pack supplier, in order to deliver optimised customer service availability whilst driving maximum supply chain efficiencies through inventory management and waste reduction.

You will be required to support factory operational management teams to deliver manufacturing efficiencies and output performance, whilst engaging with Customer Logistics to drive forecast accuracy and maximise volume sales.

As a Supply Planner you will provide a link with procurement teams and brands teams to ensure supplier and innovation activities are delivered to maximum effectiveness.

You will proactively plan production and materials to drive availability of the Britvic product portfolio and efficient levels of inventory

Skills and Experience 

Our Supply Planners ideally have ERP and SAP R3 experience

Strong MS Office skills, especially Excel is essential

We are looking for a Supply Planner with experience of technical supply planning skills, stock modelling, master data, and reporting is preferred

Awareness of end-to-end supply chain planning and processes is preferred.

Proven record of working to deadlines and prioritisation of workload.

Able to work on a cross functional enviroment.

In return we offer a comprehensive benefits package and the opportunity to really grow your career and drive change and efficiencies within the manufacturing arena.

We believe we are stronger together and that’s why we’re committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees – in fact, this is at the heart of our company culture and values and why we are consistently recognised as a Global ‘Great Place to Work’.