Supply Chain Analyst

Rangam; Melton; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Rangam is seeking a technically minded regional key user for Kinaxis Maestro to join the packaging materials planning team. You will own system data, support rollout across factories, train users, perform RCA, and drive continuous improvement to maximise service level while controlling costs.

The role is remote within the UK with no required office presence. 6–12 months as a key user is preferred; no coding is required.

Qualifications

• ERP experience: Kinaxis Maestro (preferred) or OMP or Blue Yonder.
• University or technical college degree or proven knowledge through past business roles.
• NO DIRECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE NEEDED.
• NO CODING IN KINAXES EXPERIENCE NEEDED.
• Soft skills: problem solving, collaborating, priority setting.
• Packaging planning Kinaxis experience.
• Capability to interact with factories in different countries.
• Good English skills.

Responsibilities

• Gain understanding of the technical solution landscape, focusing on Maestro and all PNE bespoke integrations.
• Support the extension of Maestro planning into all packaging sites.
• Test new systems functionality and drive adoption into standard business processes.
• Train business users on standard processes and system functionality.
• Support root cause analysis and problem-solving activities.
• Fix issues or escalate to the technical support team.
• Assess process conformance and suggest improvements.
• Own regional master data governance and reporting.
• Support regional non-quality cost reporting and reduction workstreams.
• Guide and coach planners to use Maestro effectively.
• Lead continuous improvement and align with target operating model.
• Own personal capability growth to meet role expectations.

Skills

Kinaxis Maestro

Packaging planning

Master data governance

Problem solving

Collaboration

Good English skills

Education

University degree or technical college

Tools

Kinaxis Maestro

Job description

The PNE Regional Key User Packs supports the packaging material planning team to work in accordance to highest possible standard processes and assures the efficient use of related planning systems over the network. The role collaborates across plants and with commercial to support the implementation, training, testing, issue resolution and functional improvements with the aim to maximize service level in line with cash & cost targets.

Responsibilities:

• Gain greater understanding of the technical solution landscape, focusing on Maestro and all PNE bespoke integrations.
• Support the extension of Maestro planning into all PNE Packaging sites.
• Test new systems functionality with the objective to avoid process failure and to potentially introduce the new functionality into standard business processes in order to move to the next level of best practice
• Train business users (existing and new joiners) on standard business processes and supporting them with systems functionality
• Support material planning team on root cause analysis (RCA) and problem-solving activities
• Support business users by fixing issues or by escalating issues to the technical support team
• Assess process and functional conformance for packaging material planning team and suggest actions for improvements where required
• Owner of regional master data governance and reporting.
• Support regional non quality cost reporting and reduction activity workstreams.
• Guide and coach planners on best methods to utilise Maestro more effectively.
• Lead continuous improvement action plans to support planning in line with the target operating model.
• Own personal capability growth to meet expected levels as defined for this role

The team will be working on a transition to Kinaxis Maestro. They work in packaging.

Longer term plan - the system is not used for packaging by the team right now. They want to use it for packaging. The new worker will be the key user of the system.

The person doesn't have to be a solutions architect. They should be technically minded . They don’t have to have practical Maestro experience but it’s preferable.

They will own solutions data. They will work on expanding the use of the system.

Preferably: they should have been a key user in the factory, 6 months to a year of experience.

material planning experience - nice to have.

12 factories will be moving to the Kinexis Maestro system. Supporting around 35 users. The role will be there for the move. They will not be organizing the move to the system but be there to support.

Secondary functions:

• making sure that the master data is functioning at a high level
• reducing waste from the management

No special coding experience will be needed.

Must haves

(hard & soft skills)

ERP experience: Kinaxis Maestro (preferred) or OMP or Blue Yonder

Important to have experience

University or technical college degree or proven knowledge through past business roles

NO DIRECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE NEEDED

NO CODING IN KINAXES EXPERIENCE NEEDED.

Soft skills: problem solving, collaborating, priority setting.

Nico to haves

(hard & soft skills)

Packaging planning Kinaxis experience (that's what they will do in their day to day).

Capability to interact with different factories in different countries (eg. Germany, France, Lithuania).

Good English skills.

Work location (hybrid /remote/timezone)

Remote, within the UK (could be outside of UK as well). No office presence is needed.

No need to travel.