Your responsibilities

• Own the production process: Lead the development of cutting-edge production plans, transforming market demand into actionable, precise schedules that power our factories.
• Shape global strategy: Ensure seamless coordination across internal factories, making sure every demand aligns with production timelines and material availability.
• Be the bridge between operations and excellence: Manage short-term and mid-term planning horizons, optimizing stock levels and supercharging customer service.
• Solve problems before they arise: Identify potential supply chain bottlenecks and execute game-changing solutions that keep the wheels of production turning smoothly.
• Drive results: Master the art of balancing capacity, material availability, and supply risks to guarantee maximum efficiency and minimum disruption.

Our requirements

• Extensive Supply/Operations Chain experience preferably within FMCG sectors of an international company, with a focus on Operations Planning Specialization and/or line scheduling in an international setting, and alignment with the skills and competency model.
• Exceptional planning and organizational skills, and a strong sense of ownership to navigate the complexities of Imperial Brands' dynamic Supply Chain.
• Excellent analytical abilities for conducting complex analyses and scenario building, a deep understanding of Imperial Brands' business, and customer service orientation.
• Strong communication skills are crucial for representing the Global E2E Planning team in discussions with Regional, Global, and External Partners, while a proactive approach to process improvements and system optimizations is encouraged.
• Experience and thorough understanding of planning system solutions (e.g., SAP APO, Microsoft Axapta, Vanguard, SAS) is required, along with proficiency in MS Office. Additionally, experience in system implementations and familiarity with data warehouse, SQL, Excel, Access, and Power tables is advantageous, coupled with a strong sense of responsibility and ownership.
• Fluency in English is essential.

What we offer

• In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and many extras including a great pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement and hybrid/flexible working opportunities as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.