Purpose Use the principles of OPEX to schedule all factory activity across a 1 to-4-week window Key Responsibilities\Measures of Success Leadership • Safety is a condition. Schedule all activities in a way that permits safe manufacture for all site teams. People • Communicate effectively with key internal stakeholders; Planning, Operations, Engineering, Technical, OPEX, R&D etc. on risks, issues and key changes required to deliver optimised customer service at the lowest cost. Key Deliverables Excellent Results • Schedule all site activity and ensure schedules are sufficient to deliver customer service level targets. • Optimise product sequences, volumes, allergen sequences, maintenance windows, training events and new product trials to drive improved business performance across the balanced scorecard. • Alongside Operation teams, plan site labour requirement to deliver production plans. • Create and continuously improve ideal production sequences that optimise delivery at the lowest cost. • Build strong relationships with the site Operations team. Utilise these relationships to solve problems quickly & effectively. • Build strong relationships with customer supply chain contacts. Utilise these relationships to optimise product flow across the end-to end supply chain. Standard Work & Problem Solving • Document planning standards, raise standards, and confirm standard work daily. • Create and maintain master performance data sets for all SKUs and all processes. • Identify key problems areas and set targets to improve planning effectiveness. • Use data analysis to make problems visible, quantifiable and to guide decisions. • Ensure planning systems are optimised to drive effective and efficient planning, scheduling and material call off • Identify repeat problems within Operations and work with the Operations team to root cause and countermeasure. Use data analysis to make problems visible, quantifiable and to guide decisions. Skills & Knowledge Experience in a FMCG Industry, ideally in a planning or scheduling role. Understanding of OPEX and it's use in optimising production schedules. Experience in production Planning & Scheduling with an in depth understanding of planning systems and their optimisation. Strong communication skills and the ability to influence multiple levels of the site and customers. Strong analytical & problem-solving skills. Advanced Excel capability Working Knowledge of SAP & Innova or similar manufacturing systems