About the role
Third-Party Planner
Function: Supply Chain - Customer Service and Logistics
Location: Edinburgh
Salary: £30,000 - £34,000 base depending on experience + annual performance bonus plus full benefits listed below.
Contract: FTC - Maternity Cover
Closing Date: 9th April 2025. Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications.
Are you looking for your next chapter at HEINEKEN UK? You already know that we make great beers and ciders, well we also offer exciting and dynamic careers!
Here at HEINEKEN, within our Customer Service and Logistics team, Our Supply Planning Team play a critical role in ensuring product availability in a dynamic environment where deliveries are time-sensitive – it's all about prioritisation of workload.
What's the role?
We need your planning expertise because this role is all about ensuring that our supply chain runs smoothly and efficiently. You'll be responsible for reviewing, expediting, and managing supplier orders within the HEINEKEN supply chain. It's a role that requires careful consideration of stock levels, order quantities, availability dates, and sources of supply to ensure we hit our business cost and customer service targets.
In this role, you'll be the go-to person for our major suppliers, handling everything from order processing to logistical matters. With your strong analytical skills, you'll be reviewing data from multiple sources, reporting KPIs, maximising service levels, and reducing costs.
You'll also be collaborating closely with our logistics partner, GXO, to ensure that everything runs smoothly on a day-to-day basis. Whether it's capturing orders in SAP, minimising supply chain costs, or coordinating operational aspects, you'll be at the heart of it all, making sure our service is top-notch and cost-effective.
But it's not just about maintaining the status quo—you'll also be looking for opportunities to improve. From initiating improvement activities like Tags, RCFA, or Kaizen, to working with vendors on their performance, you'll be driving continuous improvement in every aspect of the role.
You'll be part of a large team that manages 3rd party drinks for various pub groups, and with over 850 SKUs from 100 vendors across 6 depots, the complexity is high. Plans change, challenges arise, but with your resilience and collaboration skills, you'll help us navigate it all.
What are we looking for?
This role is perfect for someone who's ambitious and ready to take on a challenge. Our logistics partners are investing heavily in their infrastructure, aiming to be the best in the business, and you'll be right there with them. You'll be accountable for decisions that involve significant sums of money, so taking ownership and showing resilience is key.
We're looking for someone who has a positive attitude and a continuous improvement mindset. Ideally, you'll have:
A high level of communication and interpersonal skills
Previous experience with SAP
Experience in materials planning
Flexibility and a love for autonomy
The ability to take ownership and handle challenges with resilience
