Planning Team Lead — Cheese Production & S&OP

Saputo, Inc.; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

End of contract bonus

Enhanced employer pension

Private Health Care

Health Cash Plan

Professional development opportunities

Life Assurance

Free on-site parking

Discounted SDUK products

Subsidised staff restaurant

25 Holidays + 8 bank holidays

My Staff shop benefits

Job summary

Saputo Dairy UK is seeking a Team Lead for Planning at the Nuneaton site to manage Prepack cheese planning and lead a team of four planners. You will oversee production schedules, stock policies, and communication across functions while minimising stock costs and meeting customer requirements.

This fixed-term contract runs until February 2028 with immediate start desirable. The role requires strong leadership, experience in planning teams, and proficiency with planning systems and Excel.

Qualifications

• Educated to Degree level in supply chain, logistics, purchasing or business.
• Knowledgeable of stock management and supply chain processes.
• 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.

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
• 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
• 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
• Influencing senior stakeholders and navigating complex business scenarios to achieve the best outcomes
• Collaborating cross-functionally to coordinate activities, align decision-making, and ensure business priorities are delivered through strong stakeholder engagement
• 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

MRP systems

Warehouse systems

Excel

Education

Degree in supply chain or related

Tools

Planning systems

MS Office

Job description

Saputo Dairy UK is seeking a Team Lead for Planning at the Nuneaton site to manage Prepack cheese planning and lead a team of four planners. You will oversee production schedules, stock policies, and communication across functions while minimising stock costs and meeting customer requirements.

This fixed-term contract runs until February 2028 with immediate start desirable. The role requires strong leadership, experience in planning teams, and proficiency with planning systems and Excel.