Execution Planner

**Salary**

Range £44,000.00 to £55,000.00

**Job Purpose**

Reporting to the Supply Chain Planning and Inventory Manager, this role executes our supply plan, maximising customer satisfaction at lowest cost. The role works closely with Logistics, Customer Service, and Customer Supply Teams along with our Third Party partners to ensure seamless supply of sugar whether with our own homegrown product or imported sugar. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast paced role consistently looking at moving targets and dynamically managing the impact of change.

**Core Accountabilities**
- Complete the product setup process for new products at British Sugar
- Understand the impacts of setup and the wider business requirements
- Own and populate the branch plant setup process for internal site setup
- Maintain imported sugar master data
- Own imported sugar schedule and coordinate execution activities
- Co-ordination of production activities related to external production
- Execute short term decision making and actions around bulk supply within our network
- Co-ordinate with Customer Service team to ensure issues around the execution of the bagged plan to Customer order are resolved
- Be able to deputise for the Planning and Materials Inventory Manager and the Inventory Scheduler
- Achieving a product availability target of 99.5%
- Managing relationships with key stakeholders and collaboration with supporting functions e.g. Procurement, Finance, Customer Service, Supply Chain

**Skills, Knowledge & Competencies**
- Knowledge of Production, Materials & Inventory Planning, Replenishment & Control
- Knowledge of the working practises in Logistics and imports
- High degree of capability in business ERP systems
- Supply Chain knowledge and skills
- A working knowledge of the fundamentals of S&OP/IBP