We have an exciting opportunity to join one of Europe’s leading manufacturer’s, based in Foetz but we also offer a hybrid working solution. McBride is the leading supplier of Private Label Household and professional cleaning/hygiene products for Europe's largest and most successful retailers as well as producing own brand products.
The formula for our success is quite straightforward: we work by our Key Values – Always Committed, Working Together, Aspire to be the best and Giving and Taking Accountability to create a positive environment for all McBride employees.
We are looking for a Supply Planner on a Fixed-Term contract for approximately 16 months.
Job Purpose
Update and balance the master plan for operations for the production units within the UD Division the appropriate level of detail to drive operational and logistics activity. The plan should be balanced to minimise costs, maximise operational capability and create a platform for service delivery.
Your responsibilities will be
- Maintain the weekly operational master plan and highlight constraints and recommend GAP closing actions.
- Identify where finished goods anticipation stock is required and support the SC Planning and IBP Manager in the implementation.
- Support the SC Planning and IBP Manager
- Provide a forecast for long lead-time generic components to guide the materials ordering team and highlight constraints as appropriate.
- Support the finished goods safety stock setting process.
- Maintain a warehousing and distribution plan to support the WH&D team in cost reduction and service delivery.
- Understand how the SAP and planning master data setup can be used to support the planning process.
- Attend and support the weekly planning review deploying the final supply plan and describing the necessary trade-offs to the supporting functions.
- Support the process to understand capacity constraints in suppliers, ensure that seasonal effects and new products are anticipated and managed accordingly.
- In line with the divisional operations team purpose:
- Strive for ZERO Harm & ZERO Waste. Accelerate our operations towards a sustainable future
- Promote a Culture of Continuous Improvement & Cost Leadership in our end-to-end supply chain
- Lead Change & Inspire teams to provide market leading quality & service to our customers.
- Grow our Business together. With our Customers, People, Processes & Plant.
- Deliver Divisional, Regional & Site Financial Plan and Key Strategic Initiatives.
Skills and education we are looking for
- Ideally 3 years’ experience of supply chain within FMCG environment
- High level of numeracy and a good level of literacy
- Knowledge of continuous improvement
- Ideally experience of planning of operational processes
- Experience in demand or planning systems would be a benefit
- Understand and can apply project management principles
- SAP & system knowledge
- Language: good knowledge of English and French
What will make you successful
- Strong system and analytical skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Impact & Influencing skills
- Ability to make decisions quickly based on the available facts
- Ability to present complex matters in a simple & effective way
What can you expect
- To join a talented team where your contribution is recognised
- To work in a challenging, fast paced, international company
