Supply Planner

Seniority Level: Mid-Senior Level

Ownership

Supply Planner

The Purpose (of the role):
You are part of the Samlesbury Scheduling team reporting to the UK Scheduling Manager and will be responsible for the team delivering daily production plans. You will review and revise schedules according to availability of materials, bulk beer, resources and production capacity and clear communication of the information to all relevant customers and departments.

At Budweiser Brewing Group, dreaming big is what we do. Brewing the world’s most loved beers, building iconic brands like Budweiser and Stella Artois, crafting meaningful moments are what inspire us.

We’re a team of passionate owners who aren’t afraid to dream big because we know that together, we can achieve anything. To build a more sustainable, inclusive and rewarding future. Turning any challenge into an opportunity. So let’s take on the challenge together. Cheers to dreaming big

The role:

- Create and manage integrated site schedules based on demand supplied by planning function and current materials status. Being accountable for plant schedules that considers service level, costs, service aspects and the inventory policy.
- Strive for optimal capacity utilization of all production operations in the plant.
- Ensure support to the other production operations for developing and attaining the schedules.
- Co-ordinate with the site operations and central planning and schedule all requested production outages to minimize downtime across the site.
- Work with the inventory team to manage material changes and reduce stocks.
- Attend and chair daily and weekly VPO meetings to ensure all data is current, agreed and communicated. Will help deliver VPO Logistics Pillar Scheduling block.
- Synchronize with other site schedulers and central planning to schedule road tanker beer into and out of the sites to ensure optimum efficiency of schedules within originating and destination sites
- Drive discussion and evaluation of the scheduling speeds
- Determine production priorities, liaise with suppliers when necessary.
- Aligned scheduling plans with Materials, Returnable Packaging Planning, Supply Network Planning and Operations for UK.
- Act rigorously and consistent on shortage of stocks, out of stock risks and overstocks and propose corrections

Who we’re looking for:

- You have experience with planning processes and SAP. Experience of AS Infor ando9 would be a plus.
- You have knowledge of brewing and packaging processes.
- You are agile and have good analytical skills. You can survey complex planning processes and to propose optimization options at a site and network level.
- You have at least an A Level education. A degree or further education qualification in a related discipline would be advantageous.
- You are a leader and an initiator searching for solutions, improvements, and progress. You are a team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- You are result driven and you can search for solid solutions in case of conflicts between demand, available capacity, and operations. You have a very strong attention to detail.
- Ability to travel when required

Benefits & Perks:

- Benefits for you and your family to help your physical and mental health
- Competitive parental leave and pension double contributions
- 25 days holidays per year
- Employee benefits to help your physical and mental health and overall wellbeing (travel insurance, gym memberships, discounted services, dental etc.)
- A beer allowance to enjoy our brands
- 2 volunteer days a year to support your local community
- 5 employee networks to support diversity and inclusion
- Global Bonus
- WPA Private Medical Care
- 26 weeks paid leave for primary caregiver
- ‘Return to Work’ programme

What you can expect from us:
In this role, you’ll have the potential to transform our business and your career. You’ll get the support and mentor you need to succeed. We’re a meritocracy, with plenty of room for growth and development, so you know your hard work will be rewarded.

We encourage you to think big and go after your goals. You’ll get to be creative, work with international teams so you can build a global network and have direct control over your career and where it takes you.
- We are building a team that’s more supportive, more inclusive and more collaborative. A team that’s diverse in background, skills and experience._
- As the leading global brewer, we are committed to bringing people together for a better - and more equal - world. A more equal world starts when everyone can thrive. At Budweiser Brewing Group we value the diversity of cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce, and we strongly encourage women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply._

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