Supply Planner

As the Supply Planner 3PM, you’ll lead third-party manufacturing (3PM) supply planning activities to ensure on-time, in-full (OTIF) delivery while optimising inventory, capacity, and costs. Partnering closely with Sourcing, Quality, Customer Service, and other business functions, you’ll own the short- to mid-term supply schedules to meet demand, service, and cost targets. You’ll oversee materials readiness for 3PM production, including packaging, labels, and components and manage purchase order release and closure with full traceability and compliance.

You’ll drive plan adherence, proactively identify and resolve constraints in real time, and lead daily and weekly planning meetings, including scenario planning. With responsibility for maintaining accurate MRP parameters and master data, you’ll continuously monitor and improve key performance indicators such as OTIF, days of inventory (DOH), and schedule adherence - all while streamlining and enhancing planning processes.

Key Requirements:

• Coordinate end to end 3PMs operation and make complex decisions,to improve ROI. Utilise storage space at the suppliers with minimal cost impact.


• Work in collaboration with internal department (Sourcing,NPD, R&D, logistics etc.) on nearly daily basis to align business expectations with significant sales revenue impact.


• Manage key vendor forward requirements, supply plans and the placement of finished goods and components Purchase Orders (POs).


• Support all new product launches and range review. Ensure Christmas, summer, and winter sales promotions are met with full quantities available in all markets in a timely manner.

What you’ll need:  

• Degree-level education or equivalent professional experience.


• 5–7 years’ manufacturing experience, ideally in cosmetics, toiletries, or FMCG.


• Strong SAP experience in supply chain and production planning.


• Proven track record in internal and external demand and supply planning, including collaboration with third-party suppliers.


• Skilled in complex decision-making with significant cost impact.


• Experience delivering short-, mid-, and long-term objectives in fast-paced, changing environments.


• Effective cross-functional collaborator, able to drive results across teams.


• Solid understanding of materials requirements planning (MRP) within manufacturing.

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