Capacity Planning Manager| Permanent | £43000 - £51000 | Any Site- Bristol, Derrylin, Elton

As the Capacity Planning Manager, you will take ownership of ensuring uninterrupted production supply across our glass manufacturing and beverage filling operations. You will be accountable for translating demand forecasts into actionable plans, aligning plant capacity with operational constraints, and managing furnace campaigns to optimise throughput and minimize inventory costs. As a key member of the S&OP process, you will provide strategic insights on capacity, production risks, and supply performance, ensuring alignment between supply, demand, and business priorities. This is a highly visible role where your decisions directly impact customer service, operational efficiency, and business performance. You will proactively identify bottlenecks, implement solutions, and drive continuous improvement initiatives, while fostering a high-performance, accountable culture within the planning team. The Key Requirements Experience in supply planning, production planning, or operations within manufacturing or FMCG industries, preferably in glass manufacturing and/or beverage filling. Hands-on experience with capacity planning, production scheduling, and furnace colour campaigns. Proven track record of contributing to S&OP processes and driving alignment between supply, demand, and business priorities. Experience driving accountability, high performance, and process improvements. Proficiency with ERP and supply chain planning tools (SAP, Oracle, or similar) Part of the Vidrala group, we are a market leader in glass container design, manufacturing, bottling and logistics solutions for the UK, Irish and European food and beverages industries. With over 2,000 employees, we operate from our three purpose-built sites: Derrylin, Co Fermanagh; Elton, Cheshire and Bristol. We produce around 3 billion glass bottles and other containers annually and can fill up to 500 million litres of bulk shipped beverages every year. Our collective purpose is to deliver and uphold world-leading sustainable innovation, with great people and a great workplace collaborating on a great future. Joining Encirc means you will be joining a business with a bespoke, 360-approach to the beverage supply chain, spanning filling, warehousing, and logistics. Reducing the road miles and carbon footprint of our customers' products, we are conscious disruptors prioritising sustainability and modern technology. As a forward-thinking and sustainable business, we are committed to achieving zero emissions by 2030. The Benefits and Perks Free onsite gym for all employees MyBenefits Reward Platform with 100s of discounts at restaurants and retailers Employee Well-being benefits Pension scheme Life cover Professional Development Planning with onsite HR team International organisation with plenty of opportunities Subsidised onsite staff restaurant Subsidised electric car charging Holiday buy and sell scheme Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV tailored to this job opportunity. We look forward to hearing from you. Encirc is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Every applicant will be evaluated according to skills regardless of age, gender, identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, or religion. PLEASE NOTE: We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Thank you for your interest.

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