Assistant Planning and Distribution Manager

ZipRecruiter; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as an Assistant Planning & Distribution Manager at a leading paper mill, where you'll oversee key processes from manufacturing to customer dispatch. This role requires collaboration with various teams to ensure smooth operations and optimize efficiency. If you're a highly organized, process-driven professional with experience in supply chain management, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Embrace the challenge and help redefine packaging solutions for a sustainable future.

Benefits

25 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Income protection

Employee assistance program

Cycle to work scheme

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain management with strong end-to-end process understanding.
• Knowledge of production planning and supply-demand dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Optimising mill efficiency and managing capacity with production teams.
• Coordinating dispatch instructions to support warehouse and logistics.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Production Planning

Interpersonal Skills

Problem-Solving

Education

Experience in Supply Chain Management

Background in Manufacturing

Job description

Job Description

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Planning & Distribution Manager to join our team at Kemsley Paper Mill.

Reporting to the Assistant Planning & Distribution Manager, you'll be part of a dynamic team, overseeing key processes from product manufacturing to customer dispatch. This role requires close collaboration with paper sourcing, warehousing, distribution, and customer support teams to ensure smooth operations.

This role will involve (but not limited to):

• Optimising mill efficiency by working with Production teams to manage capacity, planned shutdowns, and factors impacting delivery times.
• Overseeing external converting processes and coordinating dispatch instructions to support Warehouse and Logistics teams.
• Engaging with external customers, handling meetings, complaints, and delays, while ensuring the team meets key performance indicators (KPIs).

If you are highly organised, process-driven, and enjoy working with cross-functional teams to create efficient supply chain processes, this could be the perfect role for you!

About You

• Experience in supply chain management, with a strong understanding of end-to-end processes.
• Knowledge of production planning, supply, and demand within a business and industry context.
• Background in a fast-paced, large-scale manufacturing environment.
• A methodical problem-solver with a process-driven mindset.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with colleagues and customers.

If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding role in a fast-moving manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you!

Location: Kemsley Mill, onsite - Monday to Friday - 09:00 - 17:00

Salary: up to £40,000 dependent on experience

Benefits

Additional benefits include:

• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Employee assistance program
• Cycle to work scheme
• Shopping discounts

About Us

We are DS Smith, and together with International Paper, we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 65,000 colleagues across North America, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), who are experts in innovation, manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and more. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Join a world-leading organization and do your best work with us!

To fulfill our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture where everyone is treated fairly, valued, and given equal opportunity to succeed.

Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bringing different perspectives, ideas, and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.