Supply Chain Planning Manager

Refresco; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Early Friday finish

Leave allowance 28 days + bank hols

Additional leave purchase option

Life assurance

Virtual GP access

Eye-care vouchers

Referral bonuses

GroceryAid support

Cheers platform

Job summary

Refresco in Bridgwater is seeking a Supply Chain Planning Manager to lead the Scheduling & Planning team, align production with customer demand, and drive service levels in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You will work closely with the Central Supply Team and site stakeholders to optimize inventory, manage supply risks, and support the S&OP process, delivering excellent customer service and operational performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Scheduling & Planning team, developing production schedules that balance customer demand, operational capacity, material availability and inventory requirements.
• Manage finished goods inventory, raw materials and packaging availability to ensure efficient production and excellent customer service levels.
• Drive waste reduction and planning efficiency through effective scheduling, forecasting improvements and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate site downtime planning, new product launches and product changes, ensuring risks and impacts are effectively managed and communicated.
• Proactively identify and elevate supply and service risks while working closely with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Warehousing, NPD and other key stakeholders.
• Lead, coach and develop the Scheduling & Planning team while promoting a strong culture of health, safety and environmental compliance.

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join Refresco as a Supply Chain Planning Manager at our Bridgwater site. Leading the Scheduling & Planning team, you will play a key role in aligning production plans with customer demand, driving operational efficiency, and ensuring excellent service levels. Working closely with site teams and the Central Supply Team, you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

Supply Chain Planning Manager

Permanent

Refresco – Bridgwater

• Annual bonus and regular pay reviews
• Early Friday finish to kick‑start your weekend
• 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase additional leave, increasing your allowance to 31 days plus bank holidays
• Life assurance coverage
• 24/7 virtual GP access for you and your family
• Free eye‑care vouchers and discounted glasses
• Employee referral scheme with bonuses for successful referrals
• GroceryAid support services offering financial, legal, wellbeing and practical guidance
• Cheers benefits platform providing discounts, free perks, and wellbeing tools
• Free onsite parking and discounted products

The role:

You will lead a team of four and take overall responsibility for production planning, scheduling and material availability across the Bridgwater manufacturing site. Working closely with the Central Supply Team and key site stakeholders, you will ensure production is aligned with customer demand, operational capacity and inventory requirements. The role plays a key part in managing supply risks, supporting the S&OP process, and driving effective collaboration across Manufacturing, Warehousing, Supply Chain and NPD to deliver excellent customer service and operational performance

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Lead the Scheduling & Planning team, developing production schedules that balance customer demand, operational capacity, material availability and inventory requirements.
• Manage finished goods inventory, raw materials and packaging availability to ensure efficient production and excellent customer service levels.
• Drive waste reduction and planning efficiency through effective scheduling, forecasting improvements and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate site downtime planning, new product launches and product changes, ensuring risks and impacts are effectively managed and communicated.
• Proactively identify and elevate supply and service risks while working closely with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Warehousing, NPD and other key stakeholders.
• Lead, coach and develop the Scheduling & Planning team while promoting a strong culture of health, safety, food safety and environmental compliance.

The ideal candidate would have:

The ideal candidate will have experience in a Planning/Supply Chain or Scheduling Manager role within a manufacturing environment, ideally FMCG, with strong production planning, inventory management and ERP/SAP knowledge. You will be an organised and proactive people leader with excellent communication skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to build effective relationships across multiple teams. A positive, hands‑on approach and a passion for driving operational efficiency and service excellence are essential.

Ultimately, we encourage everyone to role model our core values of agility, responsibility, passion, excellence, and entrepreneurship as we believe these are what has made Refresco successful so far.

Find out more about the Refresco Values here: https://www.refresco.co.uk/uk/about/our-values

About Refresco:

Refresco is the global independent beverage solutions provider for Global, National and Emerging brands, and retailers with production in Europe, North America, and Australia.

Refresco offers an extensive range of product and packaging combinations from juices to carbonated soft drinks and mineral waters in carton, PET, Aseptic PET, cans, and glass.

Refresco continuously searches for new and alternative ways to improve the quality of its products and packaging combinations in line with consumer and customer demand, environmental responsibilities, and market demand.

Refresco is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and has more than 13,500 employees. www.refresco.com.

Our drinks on every table. That's the Refresco vision. We’re a global business and currently produce 12 billion litres of soft drinks from 64 manufacturing plants in 12 countries and we’re only just getting started.

We’re the proud owners of six drinks manufacturing sites within the UK. Our UK business provides a great place to work for over 1,800 employees, who produce private label soft drinks and fruit juices for all the leading retailers.

Whether it’s packed in cartons, bottles or cans, we ensure that our products are made to the highest quality standards. Our products get where they need to be when they need to get there to meet the needs of our high-profile customers.

Refresco believes that equal opportunity for all is fundamental to our company's values and all our applicants can expect fairness and transparency in our recruitment process.