Job Purpose

To maximise customer service levels whilst maintaining target stock levels, 

through efficient production scheduling

Support Bradford site vision, to be the home of operational excellence and the customer’s first choice soft drinks manufacturer

Dimensions

•   500+ Finished Product SKU’s and 500+ Semi-Finished SKU’s

•   £90m of Raw Materials.

•   No Direct Reports.

•   Deputises for Senior Planner & Planning & Logistics’ Manager

Principal Accountabilities

•   Be supportive, act with integrity, show enthusiasm and embrace openness

•   Have an understanding of the Princes Manufacturing System (PMS) and maturity matrix, and site must win battle plans

•   Understand and implement lean manufacturing work practices including 5s, to drive continuous improvement activity at site 

•   Produce and maintain optimised production plans to meet forecast and actual sales demand for Bradford, Caprisun and Glasgow sites as needed.

•   Facilitate the weekly Engineering and projects down time meeting

•   Support project work, with scenario planning and commissioning work

•   Support the process of delist, provisions and wastage processes for site targets to eliminate wastage.

•   Focus medium to long term planning horizon for scenario, budget planning and planned changes

•   Support the control of APO master data for the site, ensuring all changes are planned between depts

• •   Define and maintain stock holding parameters to provide economic production and purchasing profiles, whilst meeting centrally agreed stock targets.