Materials Scheduler & Analyst – Bulk Liquids & Ingredients

Diageo•Montgomery, AL

1d•$67,725 - $112,875

About The Position

The Materials Scheduler & Analyst – Bulk Liquids & Ingredients translates supply requirements into executable material schedules across Diageo’s North America supply network, with particular focus on bulk liquids, ingredients and other critical production inputs. The role connects Supply Planning, Production Scheduling, Manufacturing, Procurement, Bulk Operations, Logistics and receiving locations to ensure materials are available in the right quantity, location and timeframe to support production and customer requirements. Alongside day-to-day scheduling, the role uses analytical and digital capabilities to identify future constraints, inventory risks and planning gaps, improve visibility, and enable faster, data-driven decisions. The position manages material requirements and supply signals in SAP and OMP, coordinates material movements and exceptions, supports inventory health, and develops reporting and digital planning solutions. It works cross-functionally across multiple sites and functions to support reliable production and improve planning processes.

Requirements

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.
Hands-on experience with SAP MRP and materials planning, including material requirements, inventory, purchase orders, stock transfer orders, planned and process orders, and exception management.
Experience with OMP or a comparable advanced planning system, including reviewing planning recommendations, identifying supply-demand imbalances and translating system signals into executable actions.
Strong analytical capability and experience working with complex planning, inventory and production data.
Strong Excel capability.
Ability to translate production requirements into executable material plans.
Ability to investigate material availability, requirements, inventory positions and supply exceptions directly within SAP.
Ability to interpret MRP recommendations, validate planning signals against SAP and convert recommendations into appropriate planning actions.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to connect system signals with operational realities and identify root causes.
Sound understanding of materials planning, inventory management, manufacturing processes and end-to-end supply-chain dependencies.
High attention to detail and data accuracy, with the ability to manage multiple materials, locations and priorities.
Proactive exception management, ownership and disciplined follow-through.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to articulate risks, business impacts, recommendations and required decisions.
Ability to work effectively across multiple functions and sites without direct authority.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a manufacturing or consumer-goods environment.
Experience developing Power BI or comparable business-intelligence solutions.
Demonstrated experience developing Power BI dashboards, reporting solutions and analytical tools.
Comfort with Power Query, data transformation, data modelling and advanced Excel for automating reporting and improving planning visibility.

Responsibilities

Translate production plans, forecasts and replenishment requirements into executable schedules for bulk liquids, ingredients and assigned materials.
Maintain material requirements and supply signals in SAP and OMP so they accurately reflect the latest production plan.
Review material availability against planned production and proactively identify shortages, excesses, timing gaps and other constraints.
Expedite, defer or reschedule material movements to maintain supply continuity while managing inventory appropriately.
Monitor purchase orders, stock transfer orders, planned and process orders, and other supply elements; drive exceptions through resolution.
Coordinate inter-site material movements and align requirements across sending and receiving locations.
Maintain short- and medium-term visibility of bulk liquid and ingredient requirements across assigned locations.
Translate finished-goods production requirements into corresponding bulk liquid and ingredient demand.
Coordinate with liquid planning, processing, manufacturing and logistics teams to confirm material availability and timing.
Support monthly and quarterly Bulk Best Plan processes by consolidating requirements, identifying gaps and ensuring future demand is represented in planning systems.
Identify potential material availability, lead-time, transportation, tank-capacity, aging and 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.
Monitor inventory, projected coverage and consumption against plan; identify potential shortages, excesses or abnormal movements.
Investigate material discrepancies through SAP transactions, orders, receipts, issues, transfers and inventory records.
Partner with Manufacturing, Warehouse and Materials teams to resolve transactional or physical inventory discrepancies affecting planning.
Use MRP and planning-system exceptions to prioritize actions and distinguish genuine supply constraints from planning, master-data or inventory-record issues.
Support inventory health by balancing material availability with excess, aging and obsolescence risk.
Escalate material risks early, clearly articulating the issue, business impact, recommended action and required decision.
Analyze demand, supply, inventory and material movements to identify emerging risks and opportunities.
Develop exception reporting and analytical tools to improve visibility of shortages, late receipts, supply gaps and inventory risks.
Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and digital planning solutions that turn planning and operational data into actionable insights.
Use Power Query, data modelling, Excel and automation to simplify reporting, improve data quality and reduce manual planning activity.
Support root-cause analysis of recurring material shortages, scheduling failures and inventory discrepancies.
Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, master data, standard work and system utilization.
Coordinate day-to-day across Supply Planning, Production Scheduling, Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, Warehouse Operations and other relevant teams.
Participate in planning, scheduling and 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 and external partners where applicable.