Mid-Level
Rework Planner, China
Job Description :
About us
With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, Diageo is home to some of the world’s most iconic drinks. From Johnnie Walker and Guinness to Tanqueray, Smirnoff and Don Julio, we craft brands chosen for life’s moments — from everyday connections to landmark celebrations.
Bring your talent, curiosity and ambition, and strive for your personal best alongside people who challenge, support and learn from each other. Together, as one outstanding team, we keep learning, improving and raising the bar for our brands, our business and each other.
Join us and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.
About Supply Chain and Manufacturing
Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem-solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much-loved brands to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo’s 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. It’s an intricate and sophisticated operation that’s the product of logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations.
Our teams in 100 sites in over 30 countries cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations and third-party agreements. We’re committed to realising our ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ goals, to protect the environment and support our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we’ll help you to thrive in our inclusive culture.
About this role
You will be responsible for:
Manage the local Rework Scheduling process:
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Schedule the rework production lines under your control within the agreed frozen period for the operation.
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Review daily and weekly rework production line performance and reschedule to align with current daily position.
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Advise planning teams of any significant variances to agreed schedule that impact inventory or customer service.
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Align weekly rework production schedule with local operations team balancing operational efficiency with service and inventory targets.
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Support process improvement through interpretation of performance analytics.
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Ensure an ongoing tracking of relevant materials supply chain and operational efficiency metrics.
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Perform root cause and trend analysis on issues relating to production line conformance to schedule.
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Coordinate the Event planning and global/local innovation project to be implemented based on the market request.
Drive standardization and automation of systems and processes:
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Ensure local production scheduling systems and processes in place are aligned to global supply planning codification strategy and standards.
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Ensure effective ways of working with Data, regional supply team and local production/technical teams to ensure schedules are created within agreed capacity for the operation.
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Ensure that all master data pertaining to production scheduling (e.g., BOMs, recipes, batch sizes etc.) is maintained in the appropriate information systems (e.g. SAP ECC6, APO).
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Implement/contribute to process improvements across the wider regional supply team.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
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Planning experiences in production environment including but not limited to Production planning/scheduling, production systems/management, Materials Planning)
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Wider cross functional experience and beverage materials categories preferable. E.g. procurement, packaging, raw materials.
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Experience with advanced Supply Planning platform (e.g SAP ECC6 MRP/Materials management and SAP APO would be an advantage).
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Knowledge of MPS/MRP and scheduling methodology.
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Experience within supply chain optimization platforms (ERP / master data, time-phased replenishment planning systems).
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Agility and resilience to work with/influence various kinds of stakeholder engagement skills.
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Customer centric mind set.
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Proficient in MS applications e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, PowerBI.
Working with Us
Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.
Our purpose is crafting iconic drinks chosen for life’s moments. And it’s our people, with their different experiences, perspectives and talents, who make that possible.
We value diversity in its broadest sense and want everyone to feel they can belong, contribute and strive for their personal best. You’ll work alongside people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives — challenging, supporting and learning from one another as one outstanding team.
Together, we’re constantly learning and improving, combining the strength of our people, capabilities and iconic brands to raise the bar, grow and win. Wherever you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute, make an impact and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.
Ready to bring your best? This could be your opportunity.
If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application.
Recruitment Scam Warning
Protecting candidates is very important to us. All communications regarding your application will come from an email address ending in @diageo.com. In our recruitment process, we'll never ask for money.
Worker Type :
Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term)
Primary Location:
Shanghai
Additional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date :
2026-09-29
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