Availability Planner

Are you a committed person who is passionate about planning within and End-2-End perspective? Do you want to be part of a collaborative team where day-to-day operational decision-making is seamlessly integrated into the S&OE planning horizon, with stakeholder management and customer centricity going hand in hand? Then this could be the opportunity for you. We are looking for an Availability Planner to support our growing planning needs for Shipper and Co-Packing Process for SC Planning, based at our HQ in Leeds. In Supply Chain Planning, you will join a highly collaborative team that works together across the organization. We value responsibility, credibility, and openness as the foundation for forming good relationships and effective decision-making, enabling us to achieve our common goals. So if you want to become a part of the team that plans the supply of a wide mix of Arla products, produced Globally - and work within a global stakeholder network, external partners and suppliers you could be the candidate we're looking for.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivering the operational plan for co-packing in close cooperation with Operational Network Planners, Category Availability Planners, Co-Packers, Procurement, Demand Planning, and Global Planning.
• Optimizing supply chain performance through root cause analysis and data-driven decisions.
• Monitoring relevant KPIs and implementing corrective actions to achieve targets.
• Conducting scenario planning to mitigate availability risks, reduce waste, and assess the impact of demand fluctuations on co-packed finished goods.
• Escalating unresolved short-term imbalances to global or local S&OE executive forums and key stakeholders.
• Leading proactive dialogue between Supply Chain, Co-packers and Commercial teams to solve complex issues.
• Identifying and contributing to optimization initiatives from an end-to-end perspective.

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant bachelor's or master's degree.
• Background in supply chain planning, preferably within FMCG, Co-packing or manufacturing, with experience operating in S&OE and short-term planning horizons.
• Communicate clearly and confidently, both with data and people.
• Enjoy driving improvements and challenging existing processes.
• Are curious, proactive and open to learning in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 26 days of holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Matched pension contributions up to 6%
• Life assurance

Shape the Future of Dairy Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about.

If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.

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