Production Planner
CompanyDiageo
Location
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At4/24/2026
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Occupation TypePlanning, process and production technicians
Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
Sponsorship Salary Threshold
£41,700
(£21.38 per hour)
Standard minimum applies
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Description
Job Description
Production Planner
Location: Runcorn, England or Belfast, Northern Ireland
12 month fixed-term contract
Join our Supply Team
Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem-solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much-loved brands to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo’s 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. It’s an intricate and sophisticated operation that’s the product of logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations.
Our teams in 100 sites in over 30 countries cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations and third-party agreements. We’re committed to realising our ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ goals, to protect the environment and support our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we’ll help you to thrive in our inclusive culture.
About The Role
This is a highly visible and influential role at the heart of our supply chain. Acting as a critical link between planning, sourcing, production and logistics, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our beer reaches customers on time, in full and to the highest standards.
Working through strong cross‑functional partnerships and a coordinated business management approach, you’ll translate demand into executable production schedules that balance service, cost, quality and efficiency. You’ll support operations across Ireland and the UK, contributing directly to the delivery of our beer category objectives.
The role will be based at one of our packaging sites, with regular travel to other locations and third‑party suppliers.
Production Planner
Location: Runcorn, England or Belfast, Northern Ireland
12 month fixed-term contract
Join our Supply Team
Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem-solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much-loved brands to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo’s 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. It’s an intricate and sophisticated operation that’s the product of logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations.
Our teams in 100 sites in over 30 countries cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations and third-party agreements. We’re committed to realising our ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ goals, to protect the environment and support our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we’ll help you to thrive in our inclusive culture.
About The Role
This is a highly visible and influential role at the heart of our supply chain. Acting as a critical link between planning, sourcing, production and logistics, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our beer reaches customers on time, in full and to the highest standards.
Working through strong cross‑functional partnerships and a coordinated business management approach, you’ll translate demand into executable production schedules that balance service, cost, quality and efficiency. You’ll support operations across Ireland and the UK, contributing directly to the delivery of our beer category objectives.
The role will be based at one of our packaging sites, with regular travel to other locations and third‑party suppliers.
- Translate demand into clear 0–12 week production schedules, balancing service, cost, quality and efficiency
- Ensure on‑time, in‑full product availability by optimising production plans across packaging plants and rework sites
- BSc in Supply Chain, Business Administration or equivalent, APICS qualified or equivalent
- Supply chain planning experience in an FMCG would be advantageous.
- Good knowledge and understanding of demand and supply planning, operations, logistics and Route to Market is desirable.
- Excellent IT and numerical skills, to exploit benefits of SAP ECC6, SAP APO SNP, Business Warehouse and BEX Analyser.
Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.
We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.
Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.
Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you!
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Worker Type
Regular
Primary Location:
Marshalls Road
Additional Locations :
Runcorn
Job Posting Start Date
2026-03-25