Supply Chain Planner

Supply Chain Planner

Location: St James Gate, Dublin

Contract: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Closing Date: 2nd March 2026

About the Function

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

We are looking for an experienced Supply Chain Planner to help manage our supply chain operations across our global markets. This role is pivotal in making supply chain decisions related to capacity balancing, product sourcing, finished goods inventory, keg management, and warehouse replenishment. The successful candidate will generate weekly, monthly, and annual volume insights to help drive effective and efficient supply chain operations with the Beer Category.

Responsibilities

• Develop clear and concise replenishment plans to ensure product availability meets customer demand on time and in full.

• Manage the keg scheduling plans in collaboration with the SJG brewery, kegging, and export keg planning teams

• Manage capacity positions at brewing, keg, beverage blending agent, and packaging plants in Ireland and the UK.

• Provide timely volume insights to support business decision-making.

• Communicate forward plans effectively across the supply chain participants.

• Lead inventory and empty keg management initiatives to control stocks of WIP and FG products.

• Drive continuous improvement activities within the Global Supply Chain Project.

• Build strong relationships with internal teams (Packaging, Brewing, Logistics) and external partners (Procurement, 3rd party suppliers).

• Demonstrate Diageo's capability by visualising best-in-class practices through continuous improvement.

About You

As an experienced Supply Chain Planner, you will play an integral part in driving efficiency so for this role we are looking for someone with:

• Good understanding of the beer supply chain with experience in creating solutions for improvement initiatives.

• Ability to engage key stakeholders aligned with Diageo's Customer Service and Supply Chain strategy.

• Excellent communication skills for stakeholder engagement across various departments.

• Proven track record of managing complex planning processes across multiple markets.

Working with Us

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, attitudes, and more! 

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.     

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you!     

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