Supply Planner
Bristol, UK - Hybrid 3 days onsite
Fulltime- Direct Hire
Essential Responsibilities
Manage (1-18 months) supply plans with a selection of Products & Suppliers.
▪ Monitor changes to supply plans and determine their impact on finished goods availability.
▪ Monitor inventory levels and reconcile inventory variances with supply plan, identify root causes and possible solutions for any risks to supply.
▪ Review and optimise inventory settings inline with
▪ Manage and take action to mitigate out of stock/supply risks.
▪ Communicate supply risks to Planning colleagues.
▪ Manage and mitigate Excess and Obsolete (E&O) inventory.
▪ Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with key suppliers to ensure reliable supply and high-quality service
▪ Negotiate with Vendors on costs and lead-times for specified products.
▪ Monitor supplier performance against agreed KPIs and service level agreements, addressing any deviations proactively.
▪ Manage Purchase Orders, ensuring these are aligned with Supply Plan.
▪ Liaise with Inbound Team to resolve any delivery discrepancies and Accounts for Invoice Discrepancies.
▪ Maintain accurate and up-to-date product master data in all systems, including item, descriptions, units of measure, weights & dimensions, sourcing information, and other critical attributes and compliance with data governance standards.
New Products
▪ Manage Critical Paths for New Product Launches, ensuring relevant teams are maintaining/updating as project progresses.
▪ Identify and communicate any risk/opportunities within Critical Paths.
▪ Review and recommend Inventory policy for New Product Launches.
▪ Ensure supply plans in place for first year post launch
▪ Negotiate with Vendors on production volumes, pricing and componentry holding.
Other
▪ Contribute to special projects and other supply chain and business strategies initiatives
▪ Support implementation of new systems and technology (e.g. Advanced Planning System (APS).)
Sustainability Responsibility
• Ensure all duties carried out and actions completed in every aspect of your role, contribute to the short and long-term Sustainability Goals set-forth by the company- Climate, Biodiversity & People Pillars
QUALIFICATIONS & CHARACTERISTICS
• Good level/standard of UK/European education or equivalent.
• Educated to Degree level or similar level of work experience.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into supply plans.
• Ability to use technology tools that facilitate cross-functional collaboration. (Training will be provided.)
• Motivated to drive business results.
• Previous experience building relationships, negotiating and collaborating with Vendors. • Ability to problem solve.
• Well-organised and high level of attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Capable of communicating to different levels in the organisation.
• Ability to work within high performing teams and is highly collaborative.
• Focus on both short-term results and long-term goals.
• Experience within FMCG, preferred.
• Self-motivator with the ability to take a pro-active approach.