Supply Planning Analyst

You'll provide support to the Head of Supply Planning, across both the Sales & Operations planning and execution cycles, via supply chain analytics, reporting, Power BI interrogation as well as developing relationships with Demand Planning, Finance and Inventory Control, to enhance reporting capability.

Main Responsibility

• Support delivery of the Planning and Execution cycle through collating, verifying and presenting the required supply data
• Collaborate with the Global Demand Analyst to evaluate supply vs. demand data to ensure S&OP and S&OE forums are equipped with the necessary information in a standardised format, highlighting opportunities and risks where appropriate
• Provide support to the Volume Planner on the analysis required for the inputs and outputs from Supply Planning to the S&OP cycle
• Review supply data across different data sets (e.g. brand / brand variant vs manufacturing sites / production lines) and suggest areas for action / intervention to deliver improvements
• Coordinate and consolidate global supply data across all production sites
• Collaborate with the Allocations Analyst to manage outputs from the monthly allocations forum and conduct review of the supply capabilities to assist the forum
• Compile the relevant data to formulate and recommend the Campaign Plan
• Collaborate with the Product Lifecycle Management team to support the Inventory Planning Cycle with the relevant supply data and other lifecycles such as PIPO
• Uphold the management of changes within ERP for the Planning Team to ensure accuracy across all production sites and ongoing review of data inputs
• Participate and contribute to team performance by engaging in team meetings and taking an active part in problem solving activities
• Identify continuous improvement initiatives to improve performance and support Supply Planning objective

Our Ideal Candidate

• Self-starter with ability to work alone or part of a wider team
• Understanding of the end-to-end supply chain within an FMCG environment
• Exceptional MS Excel skills and experience
• Advanced analytical and investigative skills, with the ability to present data in a structured and translatable format

What we can offer you

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.

About William Grant & Sons

A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS

William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.

We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.

At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.

OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY

Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.

Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.

We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.

INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.