Time left to apply End Date: November 26, 2024 (12 days left to apply)
job requisition id JR-045954
Planner
Your Manager: Operational Planner
Location: Dumbarton
Be part of something big
We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global wines and spirits industry with over 19,000 employees globally. We own 16 of the world’s top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries.
Your new team
This position sits in our Chivas Brothers business. At Chivas Brothers, our 1,600-strong team across 27 sites is committed to upholding the heritage of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future, as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe.
The Inventory Planning team ensure we can meet our short and long-term market demand by analysing our maturing spirit inventory over the short, medium, and long term. The team work with a large volume of data and use analytical skills to determine the most appropriate stock to use to fulfil demand whilst maintaining the integrity and quality of our large portfolio of blends.
Your unique contribution
In this role you will plan & co-ordinate all Bulk Operations activities relating to all operational areas.
You will have five main areas of responsibility:
* Spirit Availability – to convert bottling demand into operational requirements, and action and monitor the new distillate filling programme.
* Operational Planning – to provide operational areas and Transport department with short-term plans and activity schedules and to assist in the preparation of medium / long-term scenario analyses. You will also monitor, record and report progress of production plans and communicate any changes on a timely and accurate basis.
* Warehouse & Labour – to prepare and maintain warehouse space reports to measure against annual plan and to determine top level labour requirements to enable plans to be achieved.
* Collaboration – to effectively direct production planning and review meetings and provide Local Operations Management with feedback and reports on long term operational plans.
* Business Improvement – to facilitate the process of corrective action and continuous improvement within the planning function.
Who you’ll be working with
Internally, you will collaborate with colleagues across Inventory & Planning, Blending, Bulk Operations, Customer Service, Finance and the wider Production function.
Externally, you will collaborate with vendors and suppliers to ensure delivery of services to the highest quality.
Your blend of talent
This position could be right for you if you:
* Have previous experience in the planning and co-ordination of operations activities, within a manufacturing environment, ideally in the Scotch Whisky industry.
* Are able to demonstrate strong problem solving and analytical skills.
* Can effectively direct production planning and review meetings with key stakeholders.
* Can demonstrate a pragmatic and insightful approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
* Are computer literate with strong working knowledge of at least some of the following: MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, Power Bi, SMP, E1, OBI or other similar systems.
* Hold a full UK driving license.
Our mix of benefits
For your health, we offer private medical insurance, income protection and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
Our lifestyle benefits include 25 days’ annual holiday (increasing with length of service up to 27) plus public holidays, your employee pension, share incentive plan, share ownership plan, life assurance and more!
You can access lots of gifts & discounts, including an allowance each year to spend on our brands in our staff shop, our reward & recognition scheme and employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.
We have regular events in our very own office bar, employee-run networks, a culture of flexibility and trust and a variety of tools and resources to help you focus on your wellbeing and mental fitness.
Closing Date for Applications: 25th November 2024
Job Posting End Date: 2024-11-26
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