Materials Scheduler & Analyst – Bulk Liquids & Ingredients

Job Description : About us   With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, Diageo is home to some of the world’s most iconic drinks. From Johnnie Walker and Guinness to Tanqueray, Smirnoff and Don Julio, we craft brands chosen for life’s moments — from everyday connections to landmark celebrations.  Bring your talent, curiosity and ambition, and strive for your personal best alongside people who challenge, support and learn from each other. Together, as one outstanding team, we keep learning, improving and raising the bar for our brands, our business and each other.  Join us and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.    About the Function Supply Chain & Manufacturing is where our brands are made, moved and delivered to the world. With over half of our people working across more than 100 sites, this is a complex, large-scale operation that brings together production, logistics, engineering and supplier partnerships. It’s fast-paced and hands-on, with teams working together to ensure quality, efficiency and sustainability at every stage. From sourcing ingredients to getting products into customers’ hands, you’ll play a role in delivering the brands people know and love. About this role  The Materials Scheduler & Analyst – Bulk Liquids & Ingredients is responsible for translating supply requirements into executable material schedules across Diageo’s North America supply network, with particular focus on bulk liquids, ingredients & other critical production inputs. The role connects Supply Planning, Production Scheduling, Manufacturing, Procurement, Bulk Operations, Logistics & receiving locations to ensure the right materials are available in the right quantity, location & timeframe to support production and customer requirements. Alongside day-to-day scheduling, the role provides strong analytical & digital capability to identify future constraints, inventory risks & planning gaps, improve visibility and enable faster, data-driven decision making. Key responsibilities   Material scheduling & execution • Translate production plans, forecasts & replenishment requirements into executable schedules for bulk liquids, ingredients & assigned materials • Maintain material requirements & supply signals in SAP and OMP, ensuring they accurately reflect the latest production plan • Review material availability against planned production and proactively identify shortages, excesses, timing gaps & other constraints • Expedite, defer or reschedule material movements to maintain supply continuity while managing inventory appropriately • Monitor purchase orders, stock transfer orders, planned/process orders & other supply elements, driving exceptions through resolution • Coordinate inter-site material movements, ensuring requirements are aligned across sending & receiving locations   Bulk liquids & ingredient planning • Maintain short- and medium-term visibility of bulk liquid & ingredient requirements across assigned locations • Translate finished goods production requirements into corresponding bulk liquid & ingredient demand • Coordinate with liquid planning, processing, manufacturing & logistics teams to confirm availability and timing • Support monthly / quarterly Bulk Best Plan processes, consolidating requirements, identifying gaps & ensuring future demand is appropriately represented in planning systems • Identify potential material availability, lead-time, transportation, tank-capacity, aging or receiving constraints that could affect production • Maintain visibility of requirements not yet systematically represented in SAP and work with stakeholders to establish an executable supply plan   Inventory & exception management • Monitor inventory, projected coverage & consumption against plan and identify potential shortages, excesses or abnormal movements • Investigate material discrepancies through SAP transactions, orders, receipts, issues, transfers & inventory records • Partner with Manufacturing, Warehouse & Materials teams to resolve transactional or physical inventory discrepancies affecting planning • Use MRP and planning-system exceptions to prioritise actions and distinguish genuine supply constraints from planning, master-data or inventory-record issues • Support inventory health by balancing material availability with excess, aging & obsolescence risk • Escalate material risks early with clear articulation of the issue, business impact, recommended action & required decision   Analytics, digital & continuous improvement • Analyze demand, supply, inventory & material movements to identify emerging risks and opportunities • Develop exception reporting and analytical tools to improve visibility of shortages, late receipts, supply gaps & inventory risks • Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards & digital planning solutions that convert complex planning and operational data into actionable insights • Use Power Query, data modelling, Excel & automation to simplify reporting, improve data quality & reduce manual planning activity • Support root-cause analysis of recurring material shortages, scheduling failures & inventory discrepancies • Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, master data, standard work & system utilization   Cross-functional coordination • Act as a day-to-day point of coordination across Supply Planning, Production Scheduling, Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, Warehouse Operations & other relevant teams • Participate in planning, scheduling & operational reviews and maintain clear ownership of actions through closure • Communicate material risks proactively and ensure changes to requirements are understood across the end-to-end supply chain • Build effective working relationships across multiple sites, functions & external partners where applicable Key outcomes / measures of success   • High material availability against the confirmed production schedule • Early identification & resolution of bulk liquid and ingredient constraints • Reduced production disruption attributable to material shortages or scheduling gaps • Accurate & timely material requirements in SAP and OMP • Effective management of MRP exceptions, open orders & inter-site movements • Appropriate inventory levels with reduced excess, ageing & obsolescence risk • Improved visibility & decision making through effective digital tools and analytics • Strong planning discipline, data accuracy & proactive stakeholder communication   Experience/skills required   • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, Logistics or a related discipline preferred; equivalent relevant experience will also be considered • Experience in materials planning, supply planning, production scheduling, inventory management, logistics or manufacturing operations • Experience within a manufacturing or consumer-goods environment preferred • Demonstrated hands-on experience with SAP MRP and materials planning, including material requirements, inventory, purchase orders, stock transfer orders, planned/process orders & exception management. • Demonstrated experience with OMP or a comparable advanced planning system, including reviewing planning recommendations, identifying supply-demand imbalances & translating system signals into executable actions • Strong analytical capability and experience working with complex planning, inventory & production data • Strong Excel capability; experience developing Power BI or comparable business-intelligence solutions strongly preferred Skills & capabilities   • Strong materials planning & MRP capability, with demonstrated ability to translate production requirements into executable material plans • Strong SAP MRP proficiency, with the ability to independently investigate material availability, requirements, inventory positions & supply exceptions directly within SAP • Strong OMP capability, including interpreting MRP recommendations, validating planning signals against SAP & converting recommendatio