Planning Team Lead – Cheese Prepack

Saputo Inc.; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

End of contract bonus

Enhanced pension contributions

Private Health Care

Health Cash Plan

Professional development

Life Assurance

Free on-site parking

Discounted SDUK products

Staff restaurant

25 Holidays + 8 bank holidays

My Staff shop discounts

Job summary

Saputo UK in Nuneaton is seeking a Team Lead for Planning to manage the Prepack cheese category and related processes. You will implement robust planning and stock policies to minimise costs while meeting customer requirements.

You will lead a four-strong on-site planning team, communicate across Operations, Engineering, Finance, Commercial and Logistics, and report to Plant Leadership. The role is fixed term until February 2028 with immediate start preferred.

Qualifications

• Educated to Degree level (or equivalent) preferably in supply chain, logistics, purchasing or business.
• Knowledgeable of sound stock management and supply chain processes with demonstrable ability
• Knowledgeable of practical statistics for process control and analysis purposes
• Experienced in management, preferably leading production planning, materials management, or supply chain teams
• Skilled with systems and IT including warehouse and planning systems, Excel and MS Office suite
• Able to reason logically and present findings in an orderly fashion
• Able to prioritise and understand the bigger picture within the site e.g., the total process flow
• Able to communicate with and influence peers on supply matters
• Able to interact with all levels of seniority building solid professional relationships
• Able to coach and develop all members of the team
• Able to challenge and support challenges at multiple levels across the business ensuring an effective supply chain setup

Responsibilities

• Leading the planning team in creating and managing production schedules, ensuring demand requirements are delivered on time and in full while optimising site efficiency, performance targets, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
• Driving the achievement of service level targets through effective material planning, inventory management, and leadership of the MRP planning team, ensuring stock availability aligns with production plans and agreed MIN/MAX stock holding policies
• Managing the planning impact of new product development (NPD) projects and material changes, minimising write-offs, resolving obsolete stock s and new item set ups
• Building strong working relationships and maintaining effective communication with internal teams including Operations, Engineering, Finance, Commercial, Technical, Logistics, and Customer Service, as well as third party suppliers
• Supporting the delivery of site KPI scorecard targets through regular performance analysis, providing insights and recommendations that help drive continuous improvement
• Acting as the site’s key escalation point within the T2/T3 process for all planning-related issues, ensuring challenges are resolved efficiently and effectively
• Influencing senior stakeholders and navigating complex business scenarios to achieve the best outcomes, balancing competing priorities while supporting the overall objectives of the Cheese Pre-Packing business
• Collaborating cross-functionally to coordinate activities, align decision-making, and ensure business priorities are delivered through strong stakeholder engagement and effective planning leadership
• Developing, formalising, and continually improving Prepack S&OP process in business forums
• Preparing presentations for key reviews of the business cycle
• Creating ad hoc simulations for alternative Supply/Stock profile/Capacity scenarios to inform key business decisions

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Supply chain

Statistics

Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Warehouse systems

Planning systems

MS Office

Job description

Saputo UK in Nuneaton is seeking a Team Lead for Planning to manage the Prepack cheese category and related processes. You will implement robust planning and stock policies to minimise costs while meeting customer requirements.

You will lead a four-strong on-site planning team, communicate across Operations, Engineering, Finance, Commercial and Logistics, and report to Plant Leadership. The role is fixed term until February 2028 with immediate start preferred.