Supply Planning Manager Palatability & Mycotoxin Management

Adisseo Group; Chester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational nutrition company is looking for a Sales and Operations Planning Manager in Chester, UK. This role involves leading the S&OP process, managing supply operations, and overseeing a team. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 5 years of experience in supply chain operations and strong IT skills, particularly in Excel and SAP. The organization promotes an inclusive culture and offers a range of benefits including career development and performance incentives.

Benefits

Inclusive & diverse culture

Vacation & paid time off

Profit-sharing and performance incentives

Continuous training and career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of comparable experience in related fields.
• Strong mastery in Excel and IT skills in MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly S&OP process for product lines.
• Manage tolling process within the ERP (EXACT & SAP).
• Monitor key performance indicators for product categories.

Skills

IT skills in MS Office suite

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Team spirit

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

Welcome diversity and apply as you are! At Adisseo, we cherish the value of diversity whatever it may be.

Mission

• Run Sales and Operations Planning process for the product lines in the scope of the job (all products made in GB).
• Execute main decisions of this S&OP process in the supply part, with close contact with Third parties in case of tolling (Cod Beck Blending – CBB - today based in UK).
• Manage a team of 3 people based in Chester, in the field of finished goods distribution and of purchasing/procurement of raw materials used by CBB.
• Report at HQ/SBU level on the performance of the Supply Chain, for managed product categories Supply Chain, including manufacturing locations in China and USA, and inventory WW (Raw materials and finished goods).
• Lead projects sponsored by Corporate Supply Chain in the scope of the managed product categories supply chain.
• Manage the local warehouse based in UK for domestic sales.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities:

1. Lead monthly S&OP process in its product lines:
   • Updating dashboard and all information supporting decision making (inventory levels, customer service rate, production/procurement reliability, sales forecast accuracy, customer complaints).
   • Proposing solutions to come back to targets.
   • Managing the meetings (scheduling, animation, notes).
2. Apply all S&OP decisions regarding supply operations In interface with external suppliers (tolling): purchasing forecasts, ordering, raw material procurement.
3. Manage tolling process in the appropriate ERP (EXACT & SAP), in order to provide inventory on time to confirm and deliver customer orders on time and in full.
4. Operate the local warehouse used for domestic sales (replenishment decision based on the demand).
5. Play as a control tower to manage all operational issues coming from
   • Suppliers (raw material, finished goods).
   • Customer service (orders management, delivery complaints management).
6. Monitor indicators of its Products Categories WW and of its local warehouses: inventories, OTIF, distribution costs to reach the targets and propose improvements. A special effort is focused on Inventories (raw materials, semi-finished and finished products in the UK for PALATABILITY and other categories that are stored in 3 different locations).
7. Make problems solving a day-to-day obligation, launching improvement projects accordingly.
8. Maintain all documents and training resources related to its activities; transfer job knowledge to ensure the recovery of its activities properly.
9. Provide good conditions of work and development for the team.
10. Delivering requirements coming from projects.
11. Share best practices in his community at Specialties SBU level (5 supply planning managers in total).

Qualifications

• Comparable experience even in other fields than Animal Nutrition, for a minimum of 5 years.
• IT skills in MS Office suite (master in Excel) and in SAP. SAP knowledge will clearly be a plus.
• Communication and problem‑solving skills.
• Team spirit.

What we offer

• Inclusive & diverse Culture: Be part of a multicultural and global team of 62 nationalities, operating in 100+ countries, that values diversity, promotes inclusion, and supports work‑life balance in a respectful and safe work environment.
• Benefits: care program, vacation & paid time off, profit‑sharing and performance incentives.
• Learning & Career Development: benefit from continuous training, mentoring, and learning programs, with equal access to career advancement and leadership opportunities.
• Sustainable and innovative company: work on meaningful projects using cutting‑edge technology, with the freedom to innovate and make a real difference. Because we contribute to feeding 8 billion people, sustainability is not an option – it is our ambition.