Senior Supply Planner - Crockpot, Breville
Newell Brands · Lichfield, ENG, GB
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About the role
Job ID: 16259
Alternate Locations: United Kingdom-England-Manchester; United Kingdom-England-Cheadle
Senior Supply Planner – Crockpot, Breville
Location: Manchester area (Cheadle), UK
Reports to: Supply Planning Manager
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time
Deadline for internal applications and referrals: 5 August 2026
Deadline for internal applications and referrals: 5 August 2026
Your Role & Team in a Nutshell
As a Senior Supply Planner, you will lead supply planning activities for kitchen category (brands: Crockpot, Breville, Sistema & FoodSaver) across EMEA while managing a team of 3–4 Supply Planners. You will be responsible for balancing inventory, service levels, demand requirements and supply constraints to ensure product availability and excellent customer service.
Working from our Cheadle office on a hybrid basis, you will partner closely with Demand Planning, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Customer Service, Logistics and Manufacturing teams to support business growth and continuous improvement initiatives.
We will help you achieve your goals and develop by providing regular feedback and access to online training and development opportunities.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Lead supply planning operations across the Kitchen portfolio, ensuring product availability while balancing inventory and working capital objectives.
- Drive inventory performance, focusing on service levels, stock optimization and reduction of Excess & Obsolete inventory (E&O).
- Analyse planning data and business performance, identifying risks, opportunities and mitigation actions to support customer service and sales goals.
- Partner with cross-functional teams including Demand Planning, Sales, Finance, Marketing, Customer Service and Logistics to align supply plans and business priorities.
- Support S&OP and planning review processes, providing insights on supply constraints, inventory implications and recovery plans.
- Collaborate with suppliers, logistics partners and international teams to ensure continuity of supply and effective order fulfilment.
- Champion continuous improvement and AI adoption, identifying opportunities to simplify processes and enhance decision-making through tools such as Copilot and other planning technologies.
- Lead and develop a team of 3–4 Supply Planners, providing coaching, guidance and performance support.
- Utilise SAP APO, SAP IBP, Excel and reporting tools to drive planning effectiveness and operational excellence.
What You'll Need
Minimum
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Economics, Business or a related discipline.
- Proven experience in Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Inventory Planning or Supply Chain operations, including leading a planning team.
- Strong experience working with SAP planning systems or similar planning solutions (SAP APO preferred).
- Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Willing and able to travel occasionally (domestically and internationally)
Your Advantage
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience within FMCG, consumer goods, retail or manufacturing environments.
- Experience supporting seasonal and promotional product portfolios.
- Familiarity with AI tools such as Copilot, Claude or similar technologies.
- A continuous improvement mindset with a passion for developing people and processes.
- Power BI reporting experience.
Are you interested?
If so, please click on “Apply” on this site and upload your CV.
If you missed the deadline or have any questions about the position, applying or making a referral please contact TA Recruiter Sylwia Postle at sylwia.postle@newellco.com.
We’re looking forward to your application!
We’re looking forward to your application!
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Skills
- SAP
- Excel
- Power BI
- Leadership
- Stakeholder Management
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