Role Description:
The Senior Network Planner is responsible for designing, optimizing, and future-proofing the company’s supply chain network, with a focus on manufacturing and logistics. The role predominantly focuses on Long term horizon with strong link to mid-term planning and scenario management to ensure resilience, cost-efficiency, and agility in the supply chain. By leveraging data analytics, forecasting models, and simulation tools, the Senior Network Planner drives strategic decision-making to align the network footprint with evolving business needs, market trends, and sustainability goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Supply Chain Network Design & Optimization
- Develop and refine end-to-end supply chain network strategies to support mid/long-term business growth and operational efficiency.
- Optimize the manufacturing footprint, warehouse locations, and distribution centers for cost-effective and agile supply chain operations.
- Utilize data analytics and modeling tools to simulate network scenarios and recommend improvements.
- Assess production, and distribution locations to ensure network resilience, risk mitigation and stuastainability goals.
Scenario Management & Mid-Term Planning
- Supports to define and execute scenario planning to assess the impact of market fluctuations, demand shifts, geopolitical risks, and supplier disruptions.
- Supports in development of "what-if" simulations to evaluate potential changes in sourcing, capacity, and transportation models.
- Align mid-term planning with financial forecasting, inventory strategies, and capital investment decisions.
- Collaborate with finance and operations teams to ensure scenario recommendations support cost and service objectives.
Capacity Planning & Forecasting
- Analyze production capacities, and logistics constraints to plan future network needs.
- Forecast manufacturing and distribution capacity requirements to prevent bottlenecks and ensure supply chain agility.
- Work closely with sales and operations teams to align supply chain strategies with business goals.
- Leads and deliver network impact assessments and develop Value Chain Management recommendations for new production capabilities, technical transfers, and network changes
Logistics & Transportation Strategy
- Design an efficient logistics network in collaboration with logistics to endhance transport efficiency to reduce cost and CO2 footprint.
Cost & Efficiency Management
- Identify opportunities to reduce supply chain costs through optimized sourcing, production, and distribution.
- Balance cost reduction initiatives with maintaining high service levels and supply chain resilience.
- Drive initiatives for inventory optimization to reduce working capital while maintaining availability.
Technology & Process Improvement
- Leverage digital tools, AI, and automation to improve supply chain visibility and decision-making.
- Implement network design software, route optimization tools, and advanced analytics for planning.
- Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in supply chain management.
- Develops NW Strategy Assessment digital tools & processes, including a sustainable governance process
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with procurement, operations, finance, and logistics teams to ensure alignment of network strategies.
- Support sustainability initiatives by optimizing supply chain operations for lower carbon emissions and waste reduction.
- Develop and present network optimization plans to senior leadership.
- Provides leadership to colleagues through consultation and mentoring in techniques and processes related to Network assessments and changes
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Logistics, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in supply chain network planning, manufacturing footprint analysis, logistics optimization.
- Strong analytical skills with expertise in supply chain modeling tools
- Proficiency in scenario planning and simulation techniques.
- Experience in data analytics tools (Excel, SQL, Power BI, Python) to analyze supply chain performance.
- Understanding of global supply chain dynamics, trade regulations, and risk management strategies.
- Excellent project management skills with the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience in manufacturing and logistics supply chain planning.
- Familiarity with sustainability initiatives in supply chain optimization.
- Six Sigma or Lean Supply Chain certification is a plus.
What we offer:
YYou ou You can expect a competitive compensation and benefit package. Customized per role e.g. teamwork/ social activities/ development opportunities/ etc. We promote equal opportunities. Diversity enriches our company and gives us an advantage.
About Ardagh Metal Packaging
Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) is a leading supplier of sustainable, infinitely recyclable metal beverage cans to brand owners globally. An operating business of sustainable packaging business Ardagh Group, AMP is a leading industry player across Europe and the Americas, with innovative production capabilities, 23 production facilities, more than 6,000 employees and recorded revenues of $4.8 billion in 2023.
AMP is 76%-owned by Ardagh Group and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AMBP.
About Ardagh Group
Ardagh Group is a global supplier of infinitely recyclable metal and glass packaging solutions, producing packaging for brand owners around the world. We have grown to a team of approximately 20,000 people with revenues of more than $9 billion. Today we have a presence across the Americas, Europe and Africa.
· Ardagh produces many of the beverage cans and bottles that contain your favourite beverages.
· Our packaging is manufactured from metal and glass - permanent materials that can be infinitely recycled without any loss of quality.
· Ardagh produces more than 60 billion containers per year (more than 160 million containers per day).
The future we’re creating for Ardagh is built around our four Core Values of Inclusion, Trust, Teamwork and Excellence. We offer exciting and rewarding opportunities for talented and creative people. If you have ambition and want to make an impact with your career, come and join our team - you’ll enjoy the journey!
