Supply & Inventory Planning Team Leader

Location Newton\-le\-Willows

Discipline: Operations \- Supply Chain

Job type: Permanent

Job ref: 004962

Published: 10 days ago

ABOUT NICHOLS

We're Nichols \- the home of Vimto, and there is no other business quite like ours!

We have been making life taste better since 1908\. Every day here is bursting with flavour – from the loved brands we’re proud to share with the world, to the energy, ambition and innovative ideas that fizz through our teams.

As well as our refreshingly different Vimto taste, our varied brand portfolio spans the still, carbonated, post\-mix and frozen drinks categories – so you will find us in your local supermarket, pub and leisure outlet. We also work with the UK’s leading food manufacturers to provide a truly unique range of products that everyone loves.

At the heart of everything is our rich family heritage, an unrelenting ambition to keep innovating, and a true pride in who we are. This is a place where you can be yourself, speak up, and get stuck in. We celebrate the wins, cheer each other on and keep things fizzing with positivity. From leaders who listen to teammates who’ve always got your back, its work that feels as good as it tastes!

We take a refreshingly agile approach to how we work, combining the energy of being together in the office with the flexibility of working from home. You’ll be office\-based three days a week, with core hours designed to help you balance work and home life.

Nichols is where serious fun meets real opportunities – and where work tastes better.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY:

Are you ready to take ownership of Supply \& Inventory Planning and play a key role in driving business success? We are looking for a dynamic Supply \& Inventory Planning Team Leader to support our UK route to market. We're looking for a proactive and strategic thinker who thrives on leading others, optimising processes, solving complex challenges, and ensuring seamless service to our Customers.

In this pivotal role you’ll lead our Supply \& Inventory Planning Team, responsible for putting the customer at the heart of what we do to “Deliver WOW” in supplying our customers.

You will optimise stock deployment strategies for finished goods and raw materials, work within business policies and known constraints to deliver precision and reliability across the supply chain. You will champion Inventory Management excellence to ensure accuracy and efficiency, minimising risks and maximising opportunities. You will forge powerful partnerships with suppliers to meet supply plans, manage constraints and resolve issues quickly.

This is your chance to excel, identifying and delivering opportunities to “Find a Better Way” with our partners and our internal teams to achieve fantastic service whilst minimising costs and CO2 emissions. Your efforts and leadership will demonstrate we’re truly “Passionate About What We Do” at Nichols by continuously monitoring, optimising and elevating performance within the Supply \& Inventory Planning team.

You will have a fantastic opportunity to play a valuable role in our Vimto journey, helping us to ‘Make Life Taste Better’ for everyone!

THE ROLE WILL INCLUDE:

• Maintaining Stock Accuracy: Ensure flawless record\-keeping with 3PL partners and warehouses, keeping everything traceable and on point.


• Solving Inventory Challenges: Manage inventory risks, balancing supply and demand to avoid excess or shortages while communicating and expediting solutions.


• Ensuring Quality Control: Oversee inbound non\-conformance management, traceability, and stock status management to maintain top\-tier standards.


• Innovate with Insights: Develop supply plan scenarios and sensitivity analysis to support bold and informed business decisions.


• Generating KPIs and Reports: Generate insightful reports, monitor performance, and address any issues with actionable solutions.


• Supporting New Projects: Proactive planning for successful New Product Introductions (NPI) and other business\-critical projects.


• Leading Continuous Improvement: Identify and drive initiatives that cut costs, reduce carbon emissions, and elevate service levels.


• Optimisation: Define and refine inventory parameters to match demand variability and lead times, ensuring agility and accuracy.


• Empowering Your Team: Demonstrate empathetic leadership that inspires, motivates, and develops colleagues while fostering a culture aligned with company values and wellbeing strategies

To make a splash in this role you will bring‿.

• Experience of leading teams within a supply chain environment


• Management and development of a high performing cross functional team culture with an emphasis on embedding best practice and continuous learning


• ERP systems knowledge including MRP, production planning and inventory control systems and processes.


• Production planning, materials requirements planning experience


• Demonstrated experience of continuous improvement


• Working within an S\&OP/IBP cycle


• Data visualisation tools capability such as Power BI or Tableau


• Commercially savvy with a good general supply chain and business understanding


• Proficiency in creating ‘What if’ scenarios and sensitivity analyses in Excel, driving actionable insights identify trends, issues and recommend improvement action


• An understanding of safety stock calculations, reorder point formulas, and economic order quantity (EOQ) models

No matter where you work in our business you will be entitled to a range of amazing benefits, here is a snapshot of what we can offer you:

• 25 days holiday (with opportunity to buy extra every year)


• Annual Bonus


• Save as you Earn Share Scheme


• Option to join our private medical cover scheme


• Enhanced Primary Carers leave and sick pay

We are also proud to offer:

• Holiday home stay


• Your birthday off work


• Free on site parking


• 1 day a year off work to volunteer in the community (you choose when and where)


• Help yourself to our drinks when at one of our sites


• Staff shop with discounts on our products

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe diverse teams perform at their best, and we welcome people with different backgrounds, life experiences, perspectives and ways of thinking.

Our standard recruitment process for short\-listed candidates typically includes an initial call with our Talent Advisor, followed by a first stage interview via Microsoft Teams and second stage interviews face to face. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process please feel free to contact us.

Any job offer is subject to an individual’s Right to Work in the UK.

Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor visas.

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