Supply Planner

Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc.; Middlesbrough; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in nutrition is seeking a Supply Planner in Middlesbrough. This role involves developing and maintaining a supply plan for various sites, ensuring timely availability of products, and effective collaboration with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have a degree in Supply Chain Management and relevant experience in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Health plan

Pension

Generous family leave policy

Staff discounts

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience ideally within FMCG environment.
• Strong knowledge of supply planning processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain finished goods supply plan for multiple sites.
• Manage the purchase plan and ensure alignment with sales forecasts.
• Identify and manage exceptions to the fulfillment plan.

Skills

Supply Planning Processes

Communication Skills

Data Analysis

Project Management

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or related area

Tools

SAP

MS Excel

JDA

Job description

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Location: Middlesbrough, MDB, GB, TS2 1XA

Company: Glanbia

Supply Planner

Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life’s journey!

Glanbia Performance Nutrition are the world’s leading premium sports nutrition company with Optimum Nutrition, BSN, Isopure and Nutramino brands in the portfolio today. We are are a values’ led organisation focused on driving sustainable business performance the right way.

The Opportunity

The role of Supply Planner is to develop and maintain a finished goods supply plan for multiple manufacturing and distribution sites in the UK & EU Region through working collaboratively with customer service, demand planning, and the manufacturing team. .

• Work closely with the customer service and logistics teams in the day to day management of order fulfilment
• Manage the Purchase plan as it relates to supply of product from co-manufactures and co-packers.
• Project manage Co-packing initiatives, ensuring finished production is available on time at required customer fulfilment centre.
• Support the scheduling of production to make best use of production resources while ensuring inventory availability for shipment to warehouses and customers.
• Ensure PO’s and production MOQ’s are in alignment with Forecasted sales rates and all sourcing is done in line with planning policy for maximum Months of Supply on hand.
• Work with Demand Planning to develop and maintain the distribution plan as it relates to the rolling forecast and fulfilment plan.
• Identify and manage exceptions to the fulfilment plan.
• Identify and manage items at risk of becoming aged or excess and implement plans to ensure there is always zero write off / expiry of product.
• Continuously improve planning processes and techniques, across sites of differing complexity (internal and external manufacturing) to optimise service.
• Conduct current and future inventory analysis, ensuring proper coverage in line with customer & financial requirements at each customer fulfilment centre.
• Work with Demand Planning, Innovation and Commercial Teams to support the Innovation agenda.
• Managing multiple relationships both internally and externally.
• Working to tight deadlines
• Capable of working with cross functional teams and trade partners to deliver a healthy level of stock to fulfilment centres.
• Measuring and improving against fill rate and Healthy Stock metrics.

The Skills you will bring to the team

• Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or related area / equivalent
• 2+ years of relevant experience ideally within FMCG environment in supply chain
• Strong knowledge of supply planning processes
• Strong experience in delivering Projects within a cross functional organisation on time
• Understands working in an operations environment and importance of teamwork and getting jobs done on time.
• Good working knowledge of SAP.
• Experience with JDA an advantage.
• Detail oriented with extensive MS Excel and data analysis skills and strong mathematical abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of operating in complex network organisations and across boundaries.
• High energy, high creativity but ability to work through the basics too.
• Ability to work under own initiative.
• Strong motivational skills and ambition.

If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please apply!

Where and how you will work The opportunity will be based in Middlesbrough, with hybrid working arrangements available through our Smart working model which allows you a greater choice in how you work and live, giving you a better work-life balance. What we would like to offer you! The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health plan, pension. About Glanbia The Glanbia Group comprises three divisions: Glanbia Performance Nutrition , Glanbia Nutritional's, and Joint Ventures . Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 6,000 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading products in 130 countries worldwide.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.