Supply Planning Executive

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Asahi Europe & International is seeking a Supply Planning Executive in Woking to own daily supply planning for UK and EU SKUs, maintain target stock across production sites and 3PLs, and drive 13 week planning, inter depot coordination, cask inventory and EU brewery purchase orders. You’ll partner with production, logistics, demand planning and finance to identify risks, resolve supply issues and keep products available. Strong Excel skills, SAP or other MRP systems, and ideally Power BI help you succeed. To apply, tailor your CV to demonstrate inter depot planning, cross functional collaboration, and measurable improvements in service levels or cost, highlight proactive problem solving, and align with Asahi’s inclusive culture.

Supply Planning Executive:

Position Overview & Purpose:

The UK Supply Planning Executive is responsible for supporting product availability across UK and EU produced SKU’s. They are responsible for maintaining target stock levels throughout a complex network of 3PL’s and production facilities and executing daily supply planning activities.

The role works closely with production teams at breweries, logistics, customer service and demand planning to pro-actively identify and resolve supply issues, ensuring products are available to meet demand. The role also supports the 13-week planning process, manages cask inventory and production prioritisation as well as co-ordinating outbound purchase orders for EU breweries, contributing to efficient, cost-effective supply planning.

Key Deliveries & Responsibilities:

Planning:

• Execute daily supply planning activities accurately and within agreed timelines.
• Manage the interdepot planning process for the UK portfolio of SKU’s across multiple production sites and 3PL’s
• Monitor inventory levels across breweries and warehouses to maintain ideal target stock cover, service level and stock freshness.
• Identify supply risks and proactively escalate exceptions with proposed solutions.
• Plan and manage purchase orders for EU breweries
• Monitor cask production cadence and SKU prioritisation to optimise storage capacity and minimise stock write-off
• Support the execution of the 13-week supply plan.

Systems:

• Maintain accurate planning parameters, master data and transactional data to support effective planning
• Review new SKU’s in SAP and maintain in planning systems
• Monitor SAP EDI interfaces and complete manual updates where required

Stakeholders:

• Build effective working relationships with brewery teams, logistics, customer services, demand planning and finance
• Co-ordinate effectively with production sites to ensure products are available for collection within agreed timelines
• Liaise with finance, brewery teams and logistics to resolve delivery discrepancies
• Communicate supply constraints and recovery plans clearly with stakeholders

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, reporting and systems

Experience & Qualification Requirements:

• Preferable to have supply planning and/or operational planning experience in an FMCG environment
• Advanced Excel skills for reporting and analysis
• Power BI/Power Query advantageous
• Knowledge or MRP systems (preferably SAP)

We are committed to nurturing a workplace where we celebrate and respect difference, and support everyone to be true to who they are! At Asahi Europe and International we believe you can SHINE AS YOU ARE - no matter your age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs.  We want to support you to be courageous in your individuality and to know that whoever you are and whatever your circumstances, you can belong with us without having to conform.