Material Planner

Job description

60174BR
Reporting Location

Runcorn
Country

United Kingdom
Function

Supply
Type of Job

Employee
External Job Description

Closing Date:  30 th  January 2018
About Diageo

Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company, a business built on the principles and foundations laid by the giants of our industry.
We are a young company born of an incredible entrepreneurial legacy. The success of Guinness®, Smirnoff®, Johnnie Walker®, Tanqueray® and many more brands led to the formation of our company in 1997. And we only thrive today because of the talent of our people to grow our brands, old and new, and keep them strong.
Our purpose, celebrating life, every day, everywhere means that our brands are part of celebrations big and small. We believe that living our purpose in full is to make the most of life - to be the best you can be at work, at home, with friends, in the community, and for the community.

Context
We are building a world class ISC planning organisation, based on standardised processes and ways of working and which will enable;

•             ISC to lead the planning arena, employing best practice in planning approaches to support delivery of the Diageo  performance ambition

This level of product mix, and global reach, results in our team having to manage a complex supply-chain of dry goods. To support our operational requirements we manage several hundred individual components across multiple suppliers based locally and internationally.
The role of Material Planner is pivotal in ensuring that we maintain a robust supply-chain so there is zero impact to our production capability & production plans.
The very nature of our global demand means we often have to adapt to changes in requirements and be pro-active in ensuring we meet our customer orders. This can result in the role being challenging but, ultimately, rewarding as the actions you take can have a positive impact on the reputation of our site at Runcorn.

Purpose of the Role

To ensure continuity of supply into the site – taking ownership of the short-term demand requirements, ensuring any supply risks are identified, highlighted, and worked to resolution.
To ensure that our SAP systems are set up appropriately for the components under your ownership so there is data consistency and minimal risk of incorrect setups causing a supply risk.
To collaborate as part of the team environment at a local level with fellow Material Planners, Supply Schedulers, Supply Planners and other departments across the business who rely on you to advise on the status of the components under your ownership.  As a small team there is a requirement for flexibility within the role.

Top 3-5 Accountabilities

Ensuring continuity of supply of dry goods into the Diageo site; Identification of supply risks
Ensuring planned deliveries to site will be consumed in production
Mitigation of planned deliveries where demand has changed.

Support of brand change activities
To ensure the relevant SAP systems are accurate for the components under your ownership and that the suppliers you manage have full visibility of the demand picture on a daily basis.
Be effective in communications, be diligent in understanding supply risk to site, have an ability to work equally well as part of our team and on an individual basis, develop an understanding of all categories managed, provide cover / support for those categories where required, be strong at building relationships across the business and with our supply-base,

Qualifications and Experience Required

Demonstrable understanding of how a supply-chain should operate efficiently
Ability to manage multiple suppliers, components & material categories, across a complex supply-chain
Strong IT abilities - with an emphasis on MS Excel & SAP
Excellent communication skills
Ability to multitask and prioritise
HAPPY TO TALK FLEXIBLE WORKING
 

 
External Job Title

Material Planner
Town/City

Runcorn