Supply Planning Manager

at  Britvic

At Britvic, we make, market and sell great-tasting soft drinks, offering refreshments to billions of consumers worldwide. We’re constantly refreshing and reimagining our business, ensuring it’s innovative and evolving while staying true to our vision – to be the most dynamic soft drinks company, creating a better tomorrow. We’ve been home to iconic brands for over 100 years, and our relevance is anchored in an authentic heritage. Delivering our vision is down to the passion of our people, and we create conditions for everyone to thrive and grow. From our international supply chain and network of partners, we export to over 100 countries, offering opportunities for our people and businesses to grow.

REQUIREMENTS

• ERP and SAP R3 experience is preferred.
• Strong MS Office skills, especially Excel, are essential.
• Experience with technical supply planning skills like 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 prioritizing workload.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional environment.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5 GCSEs or equivalent
• Business or Operations qualification preferred.

• Proactively plan production and materials to drive availability of the Britvic product portfolio and efficient inventory levels.
• Inform and influence all stakeholders to ensure the forecast is understood and risks and contingencies are agreed upon to maintain availability.
• Provide the key link between the Demand Supply Planning Function, the Site Operations teams, and the Drive Site Teams.
• Lead and present at local/co-pack review meetings to ensure short-term demand and business volume requirements are understood.
• Proactively work with the Collaboration Manager Group and Drive Site to maximize direct deliveries to customers and reduce internal transport movements.
• Proactively participate in projects and lead the logistics Operations element.
• Lead central operational planning projects that deliver changes and waste reduction.
• Lead Focused Improvement initiatives to improve quality of performance and reduce overall GB&I Operations costs.
• Maintain and update Master Data to ensure robust production plans.
• Where appropriate, take on key user responsibilities to drive best practices and process adherence within the planning group.