Production Planner

Coca Colahellenicireland; Lisburn; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Coca-Cola HBC is seeking a proactive supply chain planner to coordinate production scheduling and raw materials planning. You’ll analyse data from multiple sources and communicate insights to drive demand and supply decisions, while managing inventory to targets and supporting new product launches.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration across Manufacturing, Logistics, and Commercial teams, with opportunities to improve processes and contribute to business planning.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience in an FMCG environment.
• Practical knowledge of planning system tools.
• Practical knowledge of IT systems including Excel and data analysis tools.
• Cross-functional experience and understanding of end-to-end supply chain.
• Similar position held with a proven track record.
• Extensive experience with planning tools including BY, ERP, SAP & PowerBI.
• Experience delivering change and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and sequence production and raw materials planning to ensure efficiency and supply.
• Review data from demand planning, supplier information and production limits and make decisions.
• Provide daily updates for manufacturing, weekly routines and 3-month outlooks for business planning.
• Manage inventory levels to align with monthly/quarterly targets.
• Build relationships with Manufacturing, Logistics, Demand/Commercial teams and external partners.

Skills

FMCG experience

Data analysis

Cross-functional experience

Process improvements

Tools

BY

ERP

SAP

PowerBI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

You will be joining an established and dynamic team of professionals and will be responsible for the organisation and communication of the wider supply chain departments. This means planning the manufacturing schedule and/or raw materials required to ensure our products are available for customers when required. This position will mean that you will be heavily involved in data analysis, compilation and communication to the rest of the business in order to make key decisions in demand and supply.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Scheduling and sequencing in production/raw materials planning process in order to ensure efficiency and supply
• Review of data from multiple sources including demand planning, supplier information and production limitations and make decisions against these.
• Provide key information including but not limited to daily updates for manufacturing, weekly routines and 3-month outlooks for purposes of business planning.
• Manage inventory levels to business targets on monthly/quarterly basis
• Actively pursues self-development in role with cross functional rotations, training packages and on the job learning for peer-to-peer knowledge
• Embraces a continuous development mindset, and continually challenges existing practices and seeks to generate or adopt Best in Class and right first-time ethos. Looking for opportunities to improve and streamline processes and non-value-added tasks in order to strive for agility and simplicity.
• Manage successful new product launches, product delists and promotional activities through the year in line with CPA, with careful awareness of the costs involved and customer expectations.
• Develop and build relationships with key stakeholders in both inhouse and external in order to drive business performance. Stakeholders include (but are not limited to): Manufacturing, Logistics and Wider supply chain teams, Demand/commercial teams and external suppliers/customers as and when required.
• Meet & Exceed All Operational Goals & KBIs to Support Overall company business plan outputs.
• Utilise problem solving techniques and aggressive improvement plans to track and build on success.
• Able to work in fast paced, dynamic environment where change is inevitable, and challenges are commonplace.
• Excellent communicator (verbal and written) with strong statistical knowledge
• At least 1 years’ experience in FMCG environment
• Practical knowledge of planning system tools
• Practical Knowledge of IT Systems including Microsoft Excel and data analysis tools
• Cross Functional experience -understanding other functions and how end to end supply chain works
• Similar position held in current or previous role with proven track record
• Extensive experience of planning tools including BY, ERP, SAP & PowerBI
• Experience in delivering change and process improvements

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