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Unilever

Supply Planning Leader

CompanyUnilever
LocationWirral, England, United Kingdom
Posted At2/25/2026

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Occupation Type
Buyers and procurement officers
Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
Sponsorship EligibilityIneligible for Sponsorship

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Description
Job Title: Planning Team Leader

Business Function: Supply Chain Planning

Location: Port Sunlight Factories

Job Purpose

The operational planning team leader will lead a team of line planners who are responsible for both short term line scheduling and raw/pack material call off. The team leader will be accountable for signing off of weekly production plans, factory KPIs (service/inventory/ obsoletes/cost), rough cut capacity plans, transformation projects and operational escalations. Alongside this, team leader will also act as line planner fulfilling normal roles and responsibilities if needed.

Responsibilities

  • Leadership & support of sourcing unit planning team
  • Accountable for SU Planning KPIs (service/inventory/DBNR/obsoletes/cost)
  • Accountable for SU capacity management, RCCP / LTCP
  • Manage the master production schedule including optimising the production plan to meet the customer requirements
  • Based on demonstrated output, review planning indices and maintain line capacity to ensure production plans are achievable within known factory constraints
  • Maintain optimum material/finished good stock levels in line with stock models
  • Lead run strategy for site (DBNR) to maximise cost efficiency of production vs customer demand
  • Management of end of life stock to minimise obsoletes and write-off
  • Daily call-off of materials & co-ordination with suppliers in line with prodution requirements (including push backs & pull forwards / urgent requirement changes)
  • Daily delivery co-ordination with suppliers/hauliers/Ultralogistics
  • Accountable for execution of innovation projects
  • Lead investigations and complete actions related to planning errors in line with continuous improvement tools / framework
  • Lead crisis management & escalation

  • All About You

    • Previous experience as production scheduler within manufacturing environment
    • Strong working knowledge of use of SAP / MRP / ERP systems and Microsoft Excel
    • Pro-active and analytical with ability to understand trade-offs when providing solutions to problems
    • Strong communication & analytical skills
    • Well developed ability to build a team/network, train & empower them and hold accountable.

    NOTES

    What We Offer

    Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, free gym, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

    Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

    Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, click here: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion.

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