Production Planner

Pernod Ricard is a worldwide leader in the spirits and champagne industry, blending traditional craftsmanship, state-of-the-art brand development, and global distribution technologies. Our prestigious portfolio of premium to luxury brands includes Absolut vodka, Ricard pastis, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater gin, Malibu liqueur, and Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes. Our mission is to ensure the long-term growth of our brands with full respect for people and the environment, while empowering our employees around the world to be ambassadors of our purposeful, inclusive, and responsible culture of authentic conviviality 

Chivas Brothers is the Pernod Ricard business dedicated entirely to Scotch whisky. Our award-winning portfolio features some of the world’s most revered single malt and blended Scotch whisky brands, including Chivas, Ballantine’s, Royal Salute, The Glenlivet and Aberlour, which are exported from Scotland to over 100 countries worldwide. As the world’s No.2 Scotch whisky producer with a 1,600-strong team across 26 sites, we are committed to upholding the heritage and pursuing the progress of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future, as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe. 

About the role:

We are currently hiring a Production Planner to be responsible for delivering the production plan, ensuring that the schedule is optimised and in line with capacity and production requirements. This role requires close coordination with production teams, the Supply Planning Manager, material planning team, and other departments to ensure that all operational goals are achieved. The planner will be actively involved in daily planning meetings and monitor and adjust the schedule, as necessary.

What you will do:

Production Planning:

• Develop and deliver the production schedule, supporting teams to deliver the schedule effectively and on time.
• Adjust the schedule as required based on new information, and production requirements to help reduce downtime and improve how production run. 
• Work with the Supply Planning Manager to ensure alignment between the production plan and capacity plans, adjusting as needed based on any unplanned disruptions. 

Daily Planning Operations:

• Participate in daily operations and planning meetings with production, supply chain, and operations teams to review production progress, identify any constraints or issues, and ensure the production plan is being followed. 
• Share updates and work with others to address any issues related to capacity constraints, or scheduling conflicts that could affect production timelines. 
• Provide real-time updates to the team on the status of the production plan, ensuring transparency and alignment across departments. 

On-Site Monitoring:

• Be present on site to monitor the execution of the daily production plan, ensuring that everything runs according to schedule. 
• Actively address issues that arise during production and work collaboratively with colleagues to find timely solutions and minimise disruptions. 
• Ensure that production teams have the necessary resources to deliver agreed daily production priorities. 

Collaboration and Communication:

• Work closely with production, supply chain, material planning, and dry goods warehouse teams to ensure all resources are available for production. 
• Communicate effectively with the Supply Planning Manager to provide feedback on production progress, and any necessary adjustments to the schedule. 
• Act as a liaison between the production floor and the wider planning team to ensure production goals are achieved through effective planning and teamwork, and any operational issues are addressed in a timely and collaborative way. 

Process Improvement and Optimisation:

• Continuously monitor and evaluate the production scheduling process, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and minimise wastage. 
• Suggest and implement improvements to scheduling practices and operational workflows to improve production planning. 
• Participate in cross-functional team meetings to improve production efficiency and align schedules with company objectives. 

Reporting and Documentation:

• Maintain accurate records of the production schedule and daily adjustments to ensure that all planning activities are tracked. 
• Generate daily and weekly reports on production performance and schedule adherence for review by management and other relevant stakeholders.  

Your skills and background:

• Have previous experience in a similar Planning role within FMCG environment.
• Understand end-to-end supply chain and manufacturing processes and associated interdependencies and constraints.
• Confident using planning software and ERP systems; experience with Excel and specialist planning tools would be helpful.
• Can process and manage large volumes of data. 

Why join us?

Collective Spirit:

You will be part of a connected, international community shaped by iconic brands, a performance mindset, and a proud legacy, where collaboration, fun and ambition coexist. 

Craft your path:

We empower you to own your career, innovate boldly, and grow alongside our business, surrounded by leaders who value curiosity, energy, and impact. 

Cultivate the future:

You’ll help shape a business with a soul — one that cherishes the land, respects communities, and brings good times from a good place, responsibly and sustainably. 

People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as ‘Créateurs de Convivialité’.  We promote inclusion throughout our business and supply chain. In our teams, we proactively foster a diverse work force and an inclusive culture, an environment where we can truly be ourselves.  

We will assess your application for this role based on your skills, experiences, and achievements, not your gender, age, ethnic or educational background or any other such factors. Our recruiting team are more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process, in order for you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.

Our mix of benefits:

• Competitive salary, along with performance related bonus
• Defined Contribution Pension
• Private medical insurance, including income protection
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous annual holiday entitlement (increasing with length of service) plus public holidays
• Pernod Ricard share incentive plan and share ownership plan
• Life Assurance
• An allowance each year to spend on our brands
• Our reward & recognition scheme
• Employee discounts from a range of high street retailers
• Regular events in our very own office bar