Material Planner

Job Title
:
Material Planner

Function
:
Supply Chain

Location
:
Bottling Plant, South Lumley Street, Grangemouth

Job Level: (Internal Reference Only) 4

Contract
:
Full Time / Permanent - 35 Hours per week Monday to Friday - Hybrid

Role

Reports to:

Spirit, Materials & Supply Chain Manager

Date vacancy will close
: 23rd August 2026. Where we receive high numbers of applications wemay close vacancies early. If you think this is the right opportunity for you please don't delay in applying!

Born in Glasgow, made in Scotland and enjoyed around the world. Whyte and Mackay is home to a collection of multi-award-winning global whisky brands led by The Dalmore, Fettercairn, Jura and Tamnavulin. Our mission is to be a driving force in whisky, renowned for building brands that stand-out. Enabled by our brilliant community of 675 colleagues, reaching across 17 countries and counting.

We're led by our values, continuing to grow and invest and looking for great talent to join our brilliant community. Ready to hear more?

The Material Planner is responsible for the 4 to 12 week material planning horizon, with primary focus on dry materials availability at SLS and EDC, inventory performance and clear planning decisions.

The role uses demand signals, supplier commitments, system alerts and inventory insight to protect production continuity, manage material risks early and convert risk visibility into appropriate expedite, de-expedite, redeployment, mitigation or escalation actions.

Leads material planning reporting and KPI insight for SLS and EDC dry materials, including the monthly Material Risk pack for Procurement.

The role will also implement and lead improved planning processes and ways of working, including RIRO and Finished Goods status management, where these will strengthen inventory control, availability and decision making.

• Own and continuously improve the 4 to 12 week material planning horizon, converting forward visibility into timely decisions and controlled actions.

• Lead supplier engagement within the 12 week window to align supply commitments to demand, challenge constraints and elevate risks early to protect production continuity.

• Identify, assess and elevate supply risks, constraints and scenario impacts, with clear recommended actions across expedite, de-expedite, redeployment, mitigation and escalation routes.

• Own planning visibility, governance and control of dry materials held on site at SLS and EDC, balancing service, lead time and working capital.

• Lead the identification, root-cause analysis and delivery of planning actions to reduce Inventory, SLOB, aged stock and new obsolescence creation.

• Provide Procurement with clear inventory insight, risk analysis and recommended actions to support supplier follow-up and commercial decision making.

• Own and actively manage material planning KPIs including Days of Supply, SLOB, aged materials, MRA, supplier OTIF and material status governance.

• Own the monthly Material Risk pack for SLS and EDC dry materials, delivering clear analysis and agreed follow-through actions with Procurement.

• Translate data-led insight into clear risk statements, mitigation plans and escalations that protect service, cost and working capital.

• Design, implement and embed improved ways of working for NPI RIRO and Dry Goods status management, ensuring these processes strengthen inventory control, availability and decision making.

• Govern Dry Goods status visibility, ensuring blockers, risks and required actions are clear, current and owned by the appropriate stakeholders.

• Act as SO99 key user for Material planning, governing planning parameters, item attributes and system inputs to ensure data is accurate, current and fit for planning decision making.

• Lead SO99 issue resolution and continuous improvement activity, working with Data, Supply Chain and operational stakeholders to improve system use, data quality and planning outputs.

• Drive continuous improvement across planning processes, tools and reporting to improve service, inventory performance, waste reduction and decision quality.

• Represent material planning in Supply Review and S&OP, providing availability, inventory and risk insight that supports business decisions.

• Lead cross-functional resolution of material planning risks with Supply Planning, Production Scheduling, Procurement, Data, NPI and Operations.

• Secure dry goods against approved production plans and proactively manage material risks to minimise downtime, last-minute expediting and W/O disruption.

• Lead material availability alignment with bottling partners, ensuring shortages, excesses, variances and corrective actions are visible, owned and closed.

• Govern FG inventory visibility at…