Lead Supply Planner
Core
Lead short-term (0–2 week) supply planning and production scheduling to ensure production lines run smoothly and meet tonnage commitments for petcare brands.
Role type
Lead Supply Planner (FMCG manufacturing)
Builds
Production schedules, running orders, and synchronized flow from factory floor to UK & EU distribution
Domain
Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) / Petcare manufacturing
Deliverable
production features
Required skills
Factory scheduling, production planning, short-term planning (0–2 weeks), PDLS, Kinaxis, SAP, cross-functional collaboration, data integrity, capacity planning, forecast maintenance, outage management, KPI analysis (CSL, tonnage, waste, case fill)
Preferred skills
FMCG experience, coaching/developing team members
Technologies
PDLS, Kinaxis, SAP
Responsibilities
Develop and optimize weekly production schedules; monitor daily tonnage and make real-time adjustments; lead cross-functional planning meetings; manage production running orders and labor planning; conduct weekly plant reviews analyzing KPIs; support forward capacity planning and operational change initiatives
Seniority
Lead, hands-on IC with team development responsibilities
