Planner - Dumbarton, United Kingdom - Pernod Ricard

Pernod Ricard

Verified Company

Dumbarton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Location:
Kilmalid (req to work at other CBL locations)

Shift - Dayshift

Be Part of Something Big

Work for Chivas Brothers and you'll be part of the Pernod Ricard Group, the world's most innovative Wines & Spirits organisation.

You'll thrive in a business that inspires entrepreneurism and nurtures talent, and you'll join a friendly family of 19,000 employees working across 80 countries.

At Chivas Brothers we are proud of our iconic and award-winning scotch whisky and gin brands which include Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, Ballantine's, The Glenlivet, and Beefeater and Plymouth Gins.

Our 1,700-strong team across 29 sites is committed to upholding the heritage of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future, as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe.

This Role

This role is based within our Blending & Inventory Department at our Kilmalid site in Dumbarton and has responsibility for planning and co-ordinating all Bulk Operations activities within our operational areas.

Your Unique Contribution

In your role as Planner, you will be an integral part of a team reporting to the Operational Planner, with some of your key responsibilities listed below:

Convert bottling demand ex E1 into operational requirements.
Prepare and maintain warehouse space reports to measure against annual plan.
Action and monitor the new distillate filling programme.
Provide Operational areas and Transport Department with shortterm operational plans and activity schedules.
Effectively direct production planning and review meetings.
Monitor, record and report progress of production plans and communicate any changes on a timely and accurate basis.
Determine top level labour requirements to enable plans to be achieved.
Activate requests from customers for cask removals from all CBL sites.
Assist in the preparation of medium/longterm scenario analyses.
Provide Local Operations Management with feedback and reports on long term operational plans.
Facilitate the process of corrective action and continuous improvement within the planning function.
Can demonstrate a flexible approach to working practices and with suitable training provide cover in the wider Spirit Quality / Planning function.
Provide Line Manager with ad hoc analysis and reports as required.

Your Blend of Talent

Our ideal Planner will have:

Relevant experience in the planning and coordination of operations activities in the Scotch Whisky environment.
Must be able to drive.
Effectively communicates at all levels inside and out with the Company.
Will have good quality interpersonal and teambuilding skills.
Able to effectively direct production planning and review meetings.
Ideally have a good working knowledge of Spirit management platform (SMP), E1, OBI & Power Bi.
Will have a good understanding of IT principles and be able to take a systematic approach when using software in problemsolving situations.
Able to produce results fit for purpose and within agreed deadlines.
Can effectively selfappraise and take responsibility for developing own training plan.
Able to work proactively and on own initiative.
Can demonstrate a pragmatic and insightful approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.

The successful applicant must have a good working knowledge of MS Excel, ideally to intermediate level.

Our Mix of Benefits

You will be offered an excellent salary and benefits package that includes a bonus and competitive pension plan.

For your health, we offer private medical insurance, income protection and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

You can access discounts on our brands and will also be given an allowance each year to spend on our on-line staff shop

The Company provides you with the opportunity to participate in the Chivas Brothers Employee Share Ownership Plan and share in the success of the Company by participating in the Chivas Brothers Profit Related Share Plan.

We have a strong talent and learning culture and you will be encouraged to develop your skills and talents to shape your future career path within your team, the business or even the wider Pernod Ricard family.

Conviviality:
the Pernod Ricard Way

We have our own way of doing things.

We call it conviviality It's our way of being, and something unique you feel and experience when working for Pernod Ricard.

We're committed to conviviality, and with this, you'll be Proud to Belong to our Pernod Ricard family. You'll be Empowered to Perform, supported to succeed, and acknowledged for the value you bring.

We combine all this with our Commitment to Care: we are unlocking the magic of human connection to transform our industry and make a positive impact on the world though our strong focus on sustainability and responsibility.

We're Committed to Diversity and Inclusion

People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as 'Créateurs de Con