External Supply Chain Planner - 12m FTC

Great things are happening in the Europe and Australia (EUAU) region. Each day, our 2,500 plus colleagues bring their passion to our offices, manufacturing sites, R&D center, and commercial/distributor markets across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. We are energized by over 150 years of bringing people together with the food they love. With beloved brands Old El Paso, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Fibre One, Latina Fresh and more, we are on a mission to become the undisputed growth leader in food for EUAU. In a world that’s ever-changing, we look to stay ahead and seek people who share our love of food and are hungry to shape the future.

Are you passionate about supply chain planning and ready to take ownership of high-impact processes? As an External Supply Chain Planner, you will be accountable for driving service, inventory, waste (DDF), and capacity planning for products sourced from our external suppliers. It’s an opportunity to play a central role in ensuring product availability across markets, while leading continuous improvements that raise supply planning performance to the next level.

What your role is:

You will own the end-to-end supply planning process, encompassing product availability management, capacity planning, and inventory optimisation. Your responsibilities will include:

• External Supplier Management: Serve as the primary supply chain interface between our EUAU supply chain and our external suppliers, fostering strong relationships and ensuring clear communication.
• R eplenishment Optimisation: Ensure timely and cost-effective replenishment of stock from external suppliers to our markets, based on accurate demand signals.
• Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify and mitigate shortage risks, communicating potential issues to market supply planning teams in a timely manner.
• Performance Monitoring: Measure, track, and analyse key supply chain performance indicators (KPIs), developing and implementing action plans to drive continuous improvement.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead continuous improvement activities within the supply planning discipline, identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Target Achievement: Own the delivery of service (CFR), DDF (waste), and inventory performance in line with established targets.

What you will bring to the team:

We’re looking for someone with strong analytical and problem-solving skills , and the ability to turn insights into solutions. You’ll be a clear communicator, able to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, and comfortable influencing across functions . With proven learning agility, you thrive in fast-paced environments, stay proactive in identifying risks, and bring practical ideas to address them. Above all, you’re performance-driven, with a track record of leading or contributing to continuous improvement initiatives that deliver results.

What’s in it for you?

Work with Heart - offers us flexibility that also requires partnership to ensure we regularly come together in person for those moments that help drive our business forward. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 2 days per week in the office with the opportunity to finish at 15:00 on Fridays.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive, for this we offer free Headspace account for you and up to 5 friends or family members, ongoing activities, Employee Assistance Program and more.

Bonus - Our people are at the heart of what makes General Mills great, so when goals are reached, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Health & Dental Insurances – All colleagues get the opportunity to join our insurances from day one.

Family & Carers Leave - Every family is unique. Our approach allows every family to have the opportunity to spend quality time-off to support them from the point of birth or adoption to care, with enhanced covers.

Enjoy other perks like enhanced pension contributions, subsidised canteen, access to both peer-to-peer recognition and discount platforms, 2 extra days for volunteering work, and more...