WHAT DOES A CATEGORY PLANNER DO?

Owner of production & network supply plans for their categories, the Category Master Planner partners with Regional Supply teams, markets & integral brand teams to translate distribution requirements into realistic production plans, optimising for service, cost & cash. The role serves as the key interface for the supply centre to markets / regions, ensuring robust & aligned plans. It requires strong stakeholder management, communication, constructive challenge, technical proficiency in planning systems and big‑data analysis, and a high degree of flexibility to respond to changing situations.

RESPONSIBILITIES
- Production & Supply Planning – Mid Term (S&OE;) & Long Term (S&OP;)
- Translate distribution requirements into achievable production plans.
- Assess capacity constraints across sites.
- Develop production sequence and monitor feasibility.
- Make data‑driven decisions to optimise service, cost & cash.
- Partner with regional supply teams to align interregional flows with demand and capacity.
- Model interregional flows and optimise network.




- Acquire medium and long‑term demand forecasts for all FG inventory consuming events, controlling their translation into a network supply plan in collaboration with cross‑functional partners.
- Manage allocations with regional supply teams, optimising total network and handling constraints in line with business strategy.
- Ensure transparency & clarity of volumes with associated assumptions, aligning key stakeholders within categories.
- Lead & influence internal stakeholders to deliver service & cost performance that supports successful delivery of strategies.
- Provide analysis & facilitate actions to optimise capacity, labour, inventory (incl. obsolete & slow‑moving) & supplier requirements.
- Support & enable the long‑term demand planning process for categories under responsibility.
- Digital & Analytical Tools for Planning Optimization
- Ensure robust planning master data with markets & r

📌 Category Master Planner (Barcelona)
🏢 1420 Bacardi Espana
📍 Barcelona