Supply Planner

Morgan McKinley; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks a Supply Planner in London. You will manage the supply planning for brands, collaborate with various teams, balance inventory, and lead transitions during manufacturing changes. The ideal candidate has experience in supply chain management, a relevant degree, and strong analytical skills. This contract role allows for a hybrid work model, balancing onsite and remote work.

Qualifications

• Experience in supply planning or end-to-end planning experience, preferably in consumer goods.
• Strong analytical and conceptual problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated success in balancing inventory, service, and cost.

Responsibilities

• Own the short, medium, and long-term supply planning horizon for assigned brands.
• Partner with demand planning and procurement to align supply and business priorities.
• Balance inventory across multiple warehouses and reduce waste.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Excel skills

SAP knowledge

Kinaxis knowledge

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Supply Chain Management

Tools

Kinaxis

SAP

Excel

Job description

Overview

Supply Planner

Contract until 30/04/2026

London (3 days onsite, 2 days WFH)

Key Responsibilities

• Own the short, medium, and long-term supply planning horizon for assigned brands.
• Partner with demand planning, procurement, 3P manufacturing sites, logistics, and commercial teams to align supply and business priorities.
• Actively contribute to S&OP cycles through DSR (demand supply reconciliation), proactively identifying supply risks (stockouts, capacity, materials) and drive scenario planning, recommendations and mitigation actions.
• Balance inventory across multiple warehouses, support initiatives to rationalize slow-moving/obsolete inventory, and reduce waste to minimizing working capital while maintaining high fill rates.
• Lead transitions of manufacturing locations, ensuring continuity of supply during transfers. Plan and execute phase-in/phase-out strategies, build inventory buffers, and coordinate with operations on new site qualifications.
• Partner with a cross-functional project team (R&D, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain Strategy) to execute innovation launches and pack changes.
• Collaborate with re-packers on secondary packaging, value-added services, and promotional display builds.
• Coach support resources to execute transactional planning activities (e.g., master data updates, reporting, PO/order execution).
• Leverage planning systems (Kinaxis) and analytics to improve responsiveness and accuracy.

Key Requirements

• Experience in supply planning or end-to-end planning experience, preferably in consumer goods.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and conceptual problem-solving skills; excellent verbal and written communication, including presentation skills & advanced excel skills.
• Demonstrated success in balancing inventory, service, and cost in fast-paced, high-change environments.
• Proven ability to lead and engage cross-functional teams with accountability and ownership.
• Self-starter with the ability to deliver results in a lean, agile organization and adapt to changing priorities.
• Strong knowledge of ERP/APS systems (SAP, Kinaxis, o9, or similar) and Excel modelling.