Lead Supply Planner - Hybrid FMCG Scheduling

Mars; Batley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite gym

Private healthcare

Parental leave

Wellness specialists on site

Pension scheme (up to 9% company)

Job summary

Mars, a family-owned business, is seeking a Lead Supply Planner at our Birstall site in West Yorkshire. You will own and drive short-term planning (0–2 weeks), optimising production schedules to meet critical site tonnage commitments.

You will partner with site production teams, Line Managers, and Central Planning to ensure alignment from mid-term strategy to daily execution, while collaborating with Material Planners and Outbound Planners for end-to-end flow to UK and EU markets.

Qualifications

• Solid background in factory scheduling, production planning, or supply planning within a fast-moving manufacturing environment (FMCG experience is a major plus).
• Experience with PDLS and Kinaxis scheduling systems.
• Exposure to SAP is beneficial for daily coordination with Material Planners.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimise weekly production schedules to maximise site efficiency.
• Monitor daily tonnage and production metrics, adjusting schedules in real time.
• Lead cross-functional planning meetings to align capacity and operations.
• Manage running orders, labour planning, and scheduling priorities.
• Conduct weekly reviews of CSL, tonnage, waste, and case fill.
• Support forward capacity planning and change initiatives to sustain performance.

Skills

Factory scheduling

Production planning

Supply planning

FMCG experience

Tools

PDLS

Kinaxis

SAP

Job description

Mars, a family-owned business, is seeking a Lead Supply Planner at our Birstall site in West Yorkshire. You will own and drive short-term planning (0–2 weeks), optimising production schedules to meet critical site tonnage commitments.

You will partner with site production teams, Line Managers, and Central Planning to ensure alignment from mid-term strategy to daily execution, while collaborating with Material Planners and Outbound Planners for end-to-end flow to UK and EU markets.