Network Supply Planning Manager

Premier Foods; Lutterworth; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the British food industry seeks a Network Supply Planning Manager for its Lutterworth office. The role involves translating demand plans into actionable supply strategies, collaborating across functions, and requires strong analytical capabilities, particularly in FMCG contexts. This position offers a competitive salary, private medical insurance, and an enhanced pension scheme.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Enhanced pension scheme with life assurance

Employee assistance scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in supply planning, preferably in FMCG.
• Ability to interpret and communicate complex data clearly.

Responsibilities

• Translate the demand plan into a supply plan considering manufacturing constraints.
• Develop scenario plans to understand risks and opportunities.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Data interpretation

Tools

Maestro (Rapid Response)

Job description

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Network Supply Planning Manager

Based in Lutterworth, LE17 4DU (3 days in the office)

Salary - c£45,000 per annum + car allowance + bonus + private medical insurance

We have a new role available for an experienced Network Supply Planning Manager to join our office in Lutterworth. Working in collaboration with the Category Business Teams, you will be responsible for creating the demand plan from period 14 to 36 and converting the full demand horizon into a weekly bucketed supply plan and high-level material resource plan.

Some travel will be required to our manufacturing sites across the UK.

What you will be doing:

• Translate the 0–36 period demand plan into a category supply plan by manufacturing location, considering current and future manufacturing constraints, aiming to maximize manufacturing efficiency and minimize working capital costs.
• Create mid- to long-term views of raw materials, packaging, and work-in-progress to support supply plans.
• Own and maintain plans for brought-in finished goods (BIFG) and manage relationships with BIFG suppliers.
• Collaborate with procurement to ensure service levels are met for BIFG partnering.
• Own and maintain system planning parameters, including ABC/XYZ classification, safety stock settings, replenishment quantities, and slot constraint parameters.
• Develop scenario plans to understand risks and opportunities within the planning horizon.

What we need from you:

• Previous experience in supply planning, preferably in an FMCG environment.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Highly analytical with the ability to interpret and communicate complex data clearly and simply.
• Experience with Maestro (Rapid Response) is preferred.

What we offer in return:

• A salary of circa £45,000 per annum.
• Private medical insurance.
• Enhanced pension scheme with life assurance.
• Employee assistance scheme.

A great British food company

Premier Foods is one of Britain’s largest listed food companies, employing over 4,000 colleagues across 13 manufacturing sites and offices nationwide.

Many of our brands have been part of UK life for more than a century and are found in 90% of British households.

At Premier Foods, we believe in inclusion, authenticity, and individuality. We are committed to providing equitable opportunities for all colleagues and fostering a culture where everyone is respected, valued, and encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work, regardless of who they are, what they look like, who they love, or what they believe in. Our culture is one of openness and acceptance.