Supply Network Planner

**BAT is evolving at pace - truly like no other organization.**

**To achieve the ambition, we have set for ourselves, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to live our ethos every day. Come be a part of this journey**

**BAT UK** **IS LOOKING FOR A SUPPLY NETWORK PLANNER**

**JOB TYPE**:Permanent

**FUNCTION**: Operations

**SALARY RANGE**:competitive salary package + excellent benefits + market leading bonus

**LOCATION**:Southampton, United Kingdom

**Role summary**

**What are the key objectives and expectations from this role?**
- Complete activities to support the delivery of Cash, Cost, Service, and SNO critical metrics for the assigned Area
- As SNO SPOC working with factory/specific end market to help achieve Area, Direct Reporting Business Unit (DRBU) & Region’s targets
- Actively embrace and implement digital transformation initiatives for the assigned factory/end market
- Continuously upskill the technical capabilities and commercial understanding
- Continuously seek and explore process simplification within Area & DRBU

**ACCOUNTABILITIES**

**General Accountabilities**:

- Communication with the customer and/or customer service.
- Responsible for overall inventory within the supply network
- Handling and validating the planning lead-times
- Resolving and communicating supply issues the impact external demand
- Planned orders (deployment) for inter and in-market inventory deployment
- Demand & distribution exceptions
- Execution of distribution orders within the firm zone
- Collaborating with the demand planner, master planner (or SNP) and local distribution orders in the scheduling zones
- Ensuring constraint availability
- Responsible for transactional and master data
- Responsible for demand analysis
- Selects scenarios in case of resolution

**Specific accountabilities**:

- Responsible for firming and aligning planned orders (for purchasing) in the planning zone
- Responsible for supervising and actioning supply exceptions
- Responsible for collaborating with Master Planner Production (or SNP), purchasing planner, production scheduler and D&I Planner.
- Responsible for ensuring clarity for the supplier capacity and supplier raw materials availability
- Responsible for achieving efficient plan for the entire planning horizon (FG, WMS, SFG)
- Responsible for defining and maintaining the resources that are not in source system
- Build Planning BOM and new constraint in KXS Rapid Response

**Experience, skills, knowledge**

**ESSENTIAL**

**Experience Required**
- 1-3 years across Planning, Logistic, NPI (Manufacturing & Commercial experience would be an advantage)

**Technical / Functional / Leadership Skills Required**
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Good analytical and digital skills
- Good Supply Chain knowledge (process, metrics)
- Good knowledge in IWS, CI tools, and agile concept
- Some evidence of leadership capabilities, for example:

- Resilience
- Ability to make inquisitive decisions in the face of ambiguity.
- Curiosity to seek out new insights and knowledge.
- Challenging complexity and seeking out simpler / faster ways of working.
- Setting high standards and delivering outstanding results.

**Education / Qualifications / Certifications Required**
- University degree (Supply Chain related major could be an advantage)
- Mastery in advanced planning system could be an advantage

**Beneficial**
- Experience with ERP / Planning systems.
- FMCGs experience

**WE ARE BAT**

At BAT we are committed to our Purpose of creating A Better Tomorrow. This is what drives our people and our passion for innovation. **See what is possible for you at BAT.**
- Global Top Employer with 53,000 BAT people across more than 180 markets
- Brands sold in over 200 markets, made in 44 factories in 42 countries
- Newly established Tech Hubs building world-class capabilities for innovation in 4 strategic locations
- Diversity leader in the Financial Times and International Women’s Day Best Practice winner
- Seal Award winner - one of 50 most sustainable companies

**BELONGING, ACHIEVING, TOGETHER**

Collaboration, diversity and teamwork underpin everything we do here at BAT. We know that collaborating with colleagues from different backgrounds is what makes us stronger and best prepared to meet our business goals. **Come bring your difference