3PL Supply Planner

Costa Coffee; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Share Investment Plan (SIP)

Annual discretionary bonus

Pension scheme

Costa Financial Support Fund

Staff discount

Job summary

Costa Coffee is recruiting a 3PL Supply Planner to ensure smooth flow of products from suppliers through the 3PL network to stores. You will support day-to-day planning activities, manage purchases, stock, and supplier coordination, while maintaining data integrity to minimise stock risk and support seasonal launches.

The role offers flexible home working blended with in-person collaboration at our Support Centre in St Albans, with ongoing development opportunities and a strong focus on supply

Qualifications

• Experience in supply planning or inventory management within a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills with data interpretation abilities.
• Highly organized with attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage purchase orders with accurate quantities and lead times.
• Monitor stock levels across 3PL depots and balance inventory to minimise waste.
• Coordinate with suppliers and 3PL partners to track deliveries and resolve delays.
• Maintain master data and support P2P processes and finance reconciliation.
• Support product launches and seasonal changes with routine reporting.

Skills

Supply planning

Inventory management

Analytical skills

Stakeholder communication

Tools

ERP systems

P2P processes

Job description

At Costa Coffee, we are what we craft.We’rereimagining coffee experiences in over 50 countries and counting, as a key part of the Coca-Cola System. Whether you get your coffee in a store, from a machine, at home, or on the go –we’vegot you covered.

As a 3PL Supply Planner, you’ll play a key role in keeping Costa’s products flowing smoothly from suppliers through our 3PL network and into our stores. You’ll support the day-to-day delivery of supply planning activities, including purchase ordering, stock and inventory management, supplier and 3PL coordination, and maintaining accurate planning data and systems. Working closely with teams across Supply Chain, Procurement and Finance, you’ll help maintain product availability, minimise stock risk and support seasonal changes and new product launches, while building strong experience across the fundamentals of supply planning.

Our teams make a difference. Whetherthat’sworking on new tech for the perfect pour, helping our teams grow, creating award-winning campaigns, crunching the numbers, or developing the latest exciting menu item; together, we stir up success.

We may be a global brand, but wehaven’tforgottenour roots.That’swhere the Costa Foundation and our fantastic community agenda come in. Whatever your role, you can help us change lives in coffee growingcommunities andhelp your local community too.

We also want to help you grow in your career through amazing experiences, our apprenticeship scheme, and development programmes. At Costa, you can go beyond the day-to-day.

And as a3PL Supply Planner,there’sneverbeen a better time to join.

So, why Costa?

Wedidn’tbecome a global coffee brand by sitting back. When you work here, you join a community that values passion,progressionand integrity, with somepretty brilliantperksto sweeten the deal:

• Own a piece of Costa’s success by becoming a share owner in Coca-Cola with our Share Investment Plan (SIP)
• An annual discretionary bonus scheme, based on business results and individual contribution.

• A smart pension that saves you money on tax and national insurance, and matches your contributions up to 10%

• The Costa Financial Support Fund, supporting team members who find themselves in unexpected financial pressure

• 50% discount in all Costa-owned stores, and 25% off in other participating stores

• Private medical cover thanks to our Private Healthcare scheme

• Andthat’snot all. Explore even more of ourperkshere: https://bit.ly/costaperks

We’repassionate about beinga great placeto work, where you can bring your unique self into our mix. Wefirmly supportdiversity,equityand inclusion, and continue to work with our teams to shape the future of our culture and values: Disciplined to Deliver, Passion for Progress, Win with Warmth, Courage to Challenge and Trusted Team Players.

What you’ll do:

Being a 3PL Supply Planner is about so much more than keeping our coffee moving. It’s your chance to keep products flowing, stock available and our supply chain running smoothly, which means you’ll:

• Create and manage purchase orders, ensuring accurate quantities, pricing, lead times and timely replenishment across core, seasonal and new product ranges.
• Monitor stock levels across 3PL depots, identifying availability risks and supporting stock balancing and transfers to minimise waste and write-offs.
• Work closely with suppliers and 3PL partners, tracking deliveries, resolving shortages or delays and maintaining clear visibility of inbound stock.
• Maintain accurate planning and master data, supporting P2P processes and working with Finance and Procurement to resolve invoice and system discrepancies.
• Support product launches, seasonal changes and delists, alongside routine reporting and analysis to help improve supplier performance and planning processes.

Who you are:

It’syour unique ingredientswe’reinterested in:

• Experience or understanding of supply planning, inventory management or a related supply chain environment, ideally within a fast paced business.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify issues and support effective planning decisions.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail, able to manage multiple priorities, orders and deadlines accurately.
• Confident communicator and relationship builder, comfortable working collaboratively with suppliers, 3PL partners and internal stakeholders.
• Proactive and solutions-focused, with good systems capability and a willingness to learn, improve processes and build your supply planning expertise.

Where you’ll work:

Right now, our Support Centre teams work flexibly, blending home working with in-person time whenever it matters most – whether that’s a team moment, a creative session, or simply coming together to share ideas.

We’re excited to be moving into anew home for our brand in St Albans in January 2027 – an inspiring space from which our Support Centre teams will work three days a week to connect and collaborate in-person to bring our bold ambition to life.

For any reasonable adjustments and general queries, please get in touch with the recruitment team.