Grafton Recruitment
Supply Planning Manager
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Supply Planning Manager
Supply Planning Manager
Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days in office) Salary: £60,000 – £75,000 (DoE) Industry: High Growth FMCG / Consumer – Personal Care Product Manufacturing Employment Type: Full-time Seniority Level: Manager / Senior Manager
Key Responsibilities
- Supply Chain Leadership: Oversee end-to-end supply planning, production, and fulfilment while driving strategic transformation.
- AI & Automation: Lead the shift away from manual processes by identifying inefficiencies and implementing scalable, data-driven solutions.
- Performance & Cost Efficiency: Optimise inventory, stock health, and operational metrics to deliver commercial outcomes.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Align demand, supply, and planning with S&OP ownership while maintaining relationships with suppliers, Finance, and Commercial teams.
- Team Development: Mentor junior team members and cultivise innovation while cutting through ambiguity in high-growth environments.
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Required Skills & Experience
- Strategic Supply Planning: Proven S&OP experience in FMCG, retail, or D2C, with a track record in blue-chip (global) or fast-growing challenger companies.
- Supplier & CM Portfolio: Extensive experience managing suppliers, contract manufacturers, and high-volume production at scale.
- Technical Proficiency:
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets and data manipulation.
- Experience with ERP, planning systems, or BI tools is a plus.
- Expertise in supply chain metrics, KPIs, forecasting.
- Automation & AI: Hands-on implementation of automation/AI in supply chain or operations (not just exposure) to optimise processes and decision-making.
Mindset & Culture Fit
- Thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous, growth-driven environments.
- Passionate about building scalable solutions rather than maintaining stagnant processes.
- Proactively solves problems, balances commercial awareness with analytical thinking, and enjoys high-ownership, high-visibility roles.
- Values pace, innovation, and impact over process-driven bureaucracy.
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Benefits & Catalyst
- Purpose-Driven Growth: Steer a sustainability-led brand scaling rapidly with real authority.
- Transformational Leadership: Opportunity to reshape supply chain operations through AI, automation, and data-driven innovation.
- Direct Impact: Shape strategic decisions with cross-functional influence on demand, supply, and financial outcomes.
Application Process
- Initial screening interview.
- Automation-focused take-home assessment (1–2 hours).
- Final stage: practical + panel interview.
Ideal candidate is a supply chain transformationalist: A data-driven leader ready to own change and scale with ambition. Apply now to shape the future of this fast-growing FMCG brand.
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