British Sugar is a home-grown success story and one of the most efficient and competitive beet processers in the world. Around 3,500 farmers based in East Anglia and the East Midlands supply our four advanced manufacturing sites with eight million tonnes of sugar beet every year. We, in turn, make this in to over 1 million tonnes of sugar, serving customers across the UK, Ireland and increasingly growing commercially in the EU and world sugar markets.
Job Purpose Reporting to the Supply Chain Planning and Inventory Manager, this role executes our supply plan, maximising customer satisfaction at lowest cost. The role works closely with Logistics, Customer Service, and Customer Supply Teams along with our Third Party partners to ensure seamless supply of sugar whether with our own homegrown product or imported sugar. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast paced role consistently looking at moving targets and dynamically managing the impact of change.
Core Accountabilities
Own the planning process for bulk planning. This includes; allocation of volumes by site, managing specific customer requirements, communication & performance management of logistics partner and optimised cost planning
Own the planning process for Newark operation. This includes; production planning of browns products, daily silo planning for differential management, owning and facilitating the periodic capacity review, performance measurement and stock replenishment into the supply chain network.
Own the planning process for imports and exports. This includes; management of inbound deliveries into the supply chain, raising and management of purchase orders, stock reconciliation & customer allocation. For exports supporting the commercial planning process with stock reconciliation and contract allocation.
Co-ordinate with Customer Service team to ensure issues around the execution of the plan to Customer order are resolved
Develop a longer horizon plan in support of IBP team and financial forecasting requirements
Ensure planning master data is maintained to a high standard. Maintain imported sugar master data
Complete the product setup process for new products at British Sugar
Understand the impacts of setup and the wider business requirements
Own and populate the branch plant setup process for internal site setup
Execute short term decision making and actions around bulk supply within our network
Be able to deputise for colleagues in other parts of the IBP team as required
Achieving a product availability target of 99.5%
Managing relationships with key stakeholders and collaboration with supporting functions e.g., Procurement, Finance, Customer Service and Supply Chain Skills, Knowledge & Competencies
Knowledge of Production, Materials & Inventory Planning, Replenishment & Control
Knowledge of the working practises in Logistics and imports
High degree of capability in business ERP systems
Supply Chain knowledge and skills
A working knowledge of the fundamentals of S&OP/IBP