Senior Supply Planner: Lead Inventory & Supplier Strategy

Butler Ross; Reigate; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Butler Ross in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Supply Planner to own end-to-end supply planning across key portfolios in Ambient Food Products. The role focuses on balancing availability, inventory, cost and risk, leading resolution of supply issues and turning forecasts into robust supply plans.

This is a 5 days a week onsite role in Reigate, requiring strong analytical capability and collaborative leadership with Sales, Operations, Logistics and Finance to optimise performance and drive

Qualifications

• Strong experience in supply planning, procurement, purchasing or inventory management, preferably within food, FMCG or an international supply chain.
• Demonstrable ownership of complex supplier or product portfolios, including long lead times and supply disruption.
• Strong analytical capability, with confidence interpreting forecasts, inventory, service, cost and supplier performance data.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end supply plan for assigned categories or suppliers, translating forecasts and commercial priorities into purchasing and inventory actions.
• Set and review appropriate ordering parameters and stock cover within policy.
• Lead actions to reduce shortages, excess, ageing and slow-moving stock while protecting customer service.
• Anticipate capacity, material, production, shipping and geopolitical risks, escalating material impacts with clear recommendations.
• Lead regular operational reviews with key suppliers, using evidence on service, responsiveness, quality, lead time and adherence to plan.
• Review forecast changes, promotions, tenders, launches and customer requirements; reflect material changes in supply plans and PO terms.

Skills

Supply planning

Procurement

Inventory management

Supplier management

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Communication

Tools

Excel

Job description

Butler Ross in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Supply Planner to own end-to-end supply planning across key portfolios in Ambient Food Products. The role focuses on balancing availability, inventory, cost and risk, leading resolution of supply issues and turning forecasts into robust supply plans.

This is a 5 days a week onsite role in Reigate, requiring strong analytical capability and collaborative leadership with Sales, Operations, Logistics and Finance to optimise performance and drive