Senior Supply Planner

A senior operational role within a rapidly expanding luxury beauty brand, the Senior Supply Planner (Rework and Co-Pack) is responsible for delivering strong product availability across a complex or high-priority portfolio. The role converts demand, launch and commercial priorities into an integrated rework and co-pack plan, balancing work-in-progress, packaging, component readiness, supplier capacity, cost and deployment requirements across the planning horizon.

As a subject-matter expert, the successful candidate will lead cross-functional constraint resolution, improve planning discipline and coach colleagues while remaining directly accountable for planning execution. The right candidate will combine strong judgement, analytical depth, resilience and influential stakeholder management. As a Senior Supply Planner (Rework and Co-Pack) you will

• Own the supply plan, stock position and service outcomes for a complex, high-value or high-risk rework and co-pack portfolio.
• Translate demand, launches and commercial priorities into a balanced medium-term rework and co-pack plan, challenging assumptions where required.
• Integrate WIP, packaging, components, purchase orders, capacity and deployment dependencies into one achievable plan.
• Lead weekly prioritisation of rework and co-pack activity, making recommendations on capacity allocation, sequencing and recovery actions.
• Resolve complex shortages and constraints across suppliers and internal teams, escalating decisions with clear options, impacts and recommendations.
• Assure the accuracy and integrity of planning data, inventory status, expected availability and free-issue stock at third-party locations.
• Lead operational supplier reviews for allocated partners, driving OTIF, capacity, inventory accuracy and agreed improvement actions.
• Provide forward-looking availability, risk and opportunity insight to regional, deployment, commercial and launch stakeholders.
• Coordinate readiness for priority launches, campaigns and business-critical rework, ensuring material, quality and capacity dependencies are aligned.
• Analyse rework and co-pack costs, stock projections and operational performance, explaining variances and recommending corrective action.
• Provide robust inputs to supply reviews and S&OP, including scenarios, constraints, service implications and recovery plans.
• Lead defined process, reporting or systems improvements and embed consistent planning standards across the team and supply partners.
• Coach planners, share specialist knowledge and deputise for the Supply Planning Manager on operational forums when required.

• Reports into the Senior Supply Planning Manager (Rework / Co-Pack) Strong supply chain planning experience, including rework, co-pack, contract manufacturing or a comparable outsourced operation
• Deep understanding of WIP, packaging, components, inventory, purchasing, capacity and end-to-end material readiness
• Demonstrated ownership of complex portfolios, launches, constraints and recovery plans
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills, with confidence challenging assumptions and recommending decisions
• Advanced Excel capability and strong working knowledge of ERP and planning systems
• Highly accurate, with the ability to assure data integrity and identify systemic issues as well as individual errors
• Advanced analytical and scenario-planning skills, able to translate complex data into clear conclusions and actions
• Ability to prioritise across competing business needs and maintain control in a fast-paced environment
• Resourceful and decisive in ambiguous situations, with strong problem-solving and sound operational judgement
• Able to lead cross-functional issue resolution without relying on formal authority
• Builds trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, colleagues and external supply partners
• Anticipates medium-term risks and opportunities and acts early to protect service, launches and cost
• Demonstrates a growth mindset, coaches others and actively improves functional knowledge and ways of working

Founded in 2013 by world-renowned makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury CBE, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has transformed the global beauty industry with one mission: to empower everyone, everywhere to look and feel like the most confident version of themselves. With our easy-to-use, easy-to-choose, easy-to-gift icons, we've become one of the most talked-about beauty brands on the planet - and the magic…