Job Description

Location:
Lockerbie, GB
Are you passionate about planning and service? Are you ready to help optimise production and delivery for a newly established Supply Chain Planning organisation?




"You'll join a quality?conscious, competent planning team focused on optimal production and packaging planning and high delivery service. We value responsibility, credibility and openness as the foundation for strong relationships and shared success,"

Operational Network Planning Manager, Sean Snook

How You Will Make an Impact

As Site Scheduler for our Cheese?Butter?Powder (CBP) End?to?End planning team, you will plan production at Lockerbie in the most optimal way based on local capacity and overall production plans. You'll collaborate closely with Operations at Lockerbie and stakeholders across the site and headquarters, actively participating in daily coordination to ensure reliable service and smooth execution.




Own order management and site production planning Identify optimisation opportunities through planning and sequencing Follow up on site KPIs and drive performance improvements Maintain planning master data for the dairy (Excel and SAP APO) Collaborate daily with Operations and the CBP End?to?End planning team




This role sits within Supply Chain Planning (CBP) and reports to the Operational Network Planning Manager, based in Westbury.

What Will Make You Successful

You bring a strong foundation in logistics and supply chain management, built on experience with hands-on planning experience.





You will have strong IT and Excel skills, with added value from your knowledge of SAP and Power BI tools.





You will take ownership of outcomes with a positive, service-minded, and responsible approach, and you will tackle challenges proactively with analytical rigor, persistence, and a solution-oriented mindset.





Strong communication skills will, build effective cross-functional relationships, and thrive amid change.





Working within an inclusive, high-satisfaction team, you will leverage support from experienced colleagues, seize development opportunities, and help shape ways of working and collaboration to continuously elevate performance.

What Do We Offer?

Competitive salary (salary discussed at application stage) 26 days holiday & Bank holidays Hybrid working Pension contribution matched up to 6% 4 x annual salary life assurance People agenda commitment to training and development (internal & external ) Flexible Benefits- buy up to 5 days annual leave, reward gateway scheme- discounts with various retailers via my benefit platform. Most importantly - cheese hamper at Christmas




Arla is a global market leader operating from farm to table. We prioritise safety, the working environment and competitive conditions, and we offer strong development opportunities in an inclusive culture where you can grow with us.

Would You Like to Join Us?

Please apply by 13th November 2025. We review applications continuously, so send your application as soon as possible.





For questions, contact Oliver Hickson-Burr - Talent Partner

Shape the Future of Dairy


Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with natural, sustainable nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.



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