Lead Production Planner, FMCG & S&OP

Randstad Business Support - London; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Part time

Job summary

Randstad Business Support is seeking a Production Planner to oversee SKU production planning across designated manufacturing assets in Birmingham. The role covers mid- and long-term planning to finite scheduling, coordinating with demand teams, suppliers, and plant operations to ensure smooth information flow.

The ideal candidate has FMCG/CPG experience, exposure to IBP/S&OP, and a proven ability to influence cross-functional teams while driving data-driven improvements in planning, KPI

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG/CPG environment, preferably food or other fast-moving, dynamic industry where shelf life is a constraint.
• Experience in an IBP/S&OP environment.
• Able to influence cross-functional teams and improve the plan.

Responsibilities

• Develop short- and long-term end-to-end supply chain plans for items produced internally and externally.
• Meet KPIs such as customer fill rate, finished goods inventories at or below target levels, and waste objectives.
• Perform root-cause analysis for continuous improvement of the plan.
• Maintain the integrity of system data and information for supply planning.
• Deliver master and detailed schedules and long-range plans (including capacity considerations) and material requirement plans using system tools.
• Support and implement improvements in planning to improve customer fill rate, inventory targets, and waste reduction.

Skills

FMCG/CPG experience

IBP/S&OP experience

Cross-functional influence

Problem solving

Data analysis

Team player

Job description

Randstad Business Support is seeking a Production Planner to oversee SKU production planning across designated manufacturing assets in Birmingham. The role covers mid- and long-term planning to finite scheduling, coordinating with demand teams, suppliers, and plant operations to ensure smooth information flow.

The ideal candidate has FMCG/CPG experience, exposure to IBP/S&OP, and a proven ability to influence cross-functional teams while driving data-driven improvements in planning, KPI