Third Party Planner

Job Description

Third-Party Planner

Function: Supply Chain - Customer Service and Logistics
Location: Edinburgh - St. Andrew's Square
Salary: £30,000 - £34,000 base depending on experience + annual performance bonus plus full benefits listed below.
Contract: 12 Month FTC

Closing Date: 21st January 2026. Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications.

Are you looking for your next chapter at HEINEKEN UK? You already know that we make great beers and ciders, well we also offer exciting and dynamic careers!

Here at HEINEKEN, within our Customer Service and Logistics team, Our Supply Planning Team play a critical role in ensuring product availability in a dynamic environment where deliveries are time-sensitive – it’s all about prioritisation of workload.

What’s the role?
We need your planning expertise because this role is all about ensuring that our supply chain runs smoothly and efficiently. You’ll be responsible for reviewing, expediting, and managing supplier orders within the HEINEKEN supply chain. It’s a role that requires careful consideration of stock levels, order quantities, availability dates, and sources of supply to ensure we hit our business cost and customer service targets.

In this role, you’ll be the go-to person for our major suppliers, handling everything from order processing to logistical matters. With your strong analytical skills, you’ll be reviewing data from multiple sources, reporting KPIs, maximising service levels, and reducing costs.

You’ll also be collaborating closely with our logistics partner, GXO, to ensure that everything runs smoothly on a day-to-day basis. Whether it’s capturing orders in SAP, minimising supply chain costs, or coordinating operational aspects, you’ll be at the heart of it all, making sure our service is top-notch and cost-effective.

But it’s not just about maintaining the status quo—you’ll also be looking for opportunities to improve. From initiating improvement activities like Tags, RCFA, or Kaizen, to working with vendors on their performance, you’ll be driving continuous improvement in every aspect of the role.

You’ll be part of a large team that manages 3rd party drinks for various pub groups, and with over 850 SKUs from 100 vendors across 6 depots, the complexity is high. Plans change, challenges arise, but with your resilience and collaboration skills, you’ll help us navigate it all.

What are we looking for?
This role is perfect for someone who’s ambitious and ready to take on a challenge. Our logistics partners are investing heavily in their infrastructure, aiming to be the best in the business, and you’ll be right there with them. You’ll be accountable for decisions that involve significant sums of money, so taking ownership and showing resilience is key.

We’re looking for someone who has a positive attitude and a continuous improvement mindset. Ideally, you’ll have:

• A high level of communication and interpersonal skills
• Previous experience with SAP
• Experience in materials planning
• Flexibility and a love for autonomy
• The ability to take ownership and handle challenges with resilience

Our ways of working
Our office sites operate a hybrid model. You’ll spend Tuesdays, Thursdays and one other day in the office and two days from home, although but you’re more than welcome to come and work from the office on those days too.

Our Benefits
As part of the team, along with your salary, you’ll also receive;

• An annual bonus
• Company funded Private Medical Healthcare
• Double matched pension (up to 10%)
• 35 days holiday
• A monthly case of our delicious ciders and beers! (low and no alcohol options available)
• Comprehensive Opportunities to develop.

You’ll also get the opportunity to get involved with one of our colleague networks where groups of colleagues from all over the business work together to ensure we’re always working towards being a diverse and inclusive company.

The application
If you like what you’ve read and want to explore this opportunity further, please apply before the closing date listed at the top of the advert.

Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications, so don’t delay!

If you need any adjustments made to support your application, for example if you require information in different formats, or if you have any accessibility issues, then we’re more than happy to review our processes – please feel free to get in touch with us as recruitment@heineken.co.uk.

In all likelihood the ideal candidate for this role won’t meet every single requirement in this advert, in fact we all need the opportunity to grow and develop in role. We understand some applicants are less likely to apply to jobs unless they feel they meet every single qualification. The team at HEINEKEN would encourage you to submit an application if the advert has piqued your interest rather than ruling yourself out based on any self-limiting beliefs. You never know, you may be exactly what we’re looking for!

We’ve 150 years of brewing history and are proud of this legacy. Yet we’re sure our best days are ahead of us. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play as we dream big, set bold ambitions and push the boundaries. We support colleagues on this journey with development opportunities and unique experiences to help them reach their full potential.

Apply today to discover Your Future, Untapped.