Production Scheduler & Material Planner

Production Scheduler & Material Planner

Location: Runcorn, England or Belfast, Northern Ireland

12 month fixed-term contract

Closing date: 08/04/2026

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 role is a vital link between the plan, source, make and move functions to enable delivery of supply and scheduled production plans that meet business and customer needs. This will be delivered via highly developed partnerships and adopting an integrated business management approach. Adherence to all supply and scheduling planning processes for operations in Ireland and the UK in line with the objectives of the beer category.

The role will be based in one of our packaging locations and travel will be required between sites and 3rd party suppliers.

• Produce clear and concise scheduled production plans from 0-12 weeks

• Guarantee availability of product to meet customer demand on time and in full to high standards whilst ensuring production efficiency.

• Run short term execution horizon for our 2 packaging plants and rework sites to meet requirements and avoid outsourcing costs.

• Call off liquid, collaborating closely with our St James's Gate brewery, Leven Packaging site and other 3PLs. based to ensure short to midterm production plan is completed.

• Work in partnership with our breweries to secure the accurate and efficient supply of beer, just in time, to support the production plan.

• Work with procurement, finance and external suppliers to facilitate and reconcile supplier invoices, based on our SLAs, payment terms and legal obligations

• Build and maintain excellent relationships with key internal and external partners at all levels within the organisation and harness these relationships to deliver the beer category strategy.

• Play a lead role in run and improve the business, global supply chain projects, continuous improvement agenda, product innovation and renovation processes, balancing need for flexibility with commitments to service, cost and quality.

• Ensure clear cross functional communications of forward plans across our supply chain (e.g. procurement, packaging, brewing and logistics).

• 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.