Co-Packing Availability Planner – S&OE

Arla Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday

Pension contributions 6%

Life assurance

Job summary

Arla Foods in Leeds is seeking an Availability Planner for Shipper/Co-Packing to join the SC Planning team. You will focus on delivering a robust operational plan, coordinating with Co-Packers, Demand Planning, and Procurement to meet service targets.

Join a collaborative, data-driven environment that values continuous improvement, cross-functional teamwork, and proactive issue resolution to optimize inventory and delivery performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree required.
• Experience in supply chain planning within FMCG is preferred.
• Strong analytical and stakeholders management skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the operational plan for co-packing in close cooperation with Operational Network Planners, Category Availability Planners, Co-Packers, Procurement, Demand Planning, and Global Planning.
• Optimizing supply chain performance through root cause analysis and data-driven decisions.
• Monitoring relevant KPIs and implementing corrective actions to achieve targets.
• Conducting scenario planning to mitigate availability risks, reduce waste, and assess the impact of demand fluctuations on co-packed finished goods.
• Escalating unresolved short-term imbalances to global or local S&OE executive forums and key stakeholders.
• Leading proactive dialogue between Supply Chain, Co-packers and Commercial teams to solve complex issues.
• Identifying and contributing to optimization initiatives from an end-to-end perspective.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Planning

FMCG experience

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Job description

Arla Foods in Leeds is seeking an Availability Planner for Shipper/Co-Packing to join the SC Planning team. You will focus on delivering a robust operational plan, coordinating with Co-Packers, Demand Planning, and Procurement to meet service targets.

Join a collaborative, data-driven environment that values continuous improvement, cross-functional teamwork, and proactive issue resolution to optimize inventory and delivery performance.