Supply Planning Manager (Hiring Immediately)

Who we are

In a world where old school soft drinks, unnecessary food waste and outdated business practices are a thing of the past, DASH is leading the healthy hydration revolution. We infuse our super tasty waters with real wonky fruit. That’s the bent, crushed, misshapen fruit that supermarkets say no to. No sugar, no sweeteners, no worries.

DASH launched in 2017 and has quickly become the market leading brand in a category that has grown over 60% YoY in the UK. DASH has an industry-leading DTC platform, and in 2026 we will sell over 56 million cans in 20+ international markets with notable retailers including: Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose, Ocado and M&S.

We are incredibly proud to say that we are a Certified B Corporation. We always intend to use our business as a force for good, and now it’s official.

Job role:

DASH Water’s Supply Planning Manager is primarily responsible for ensuring that finished goods are available in market warehouses to meet customer service levels; balancing cash held in inventory and product freshness.

This is achieved by converting the agreed demand forecast into a production, procurement and inventory plan, setting target inventory levels and meeting KPIs.

Production Planning

• Receive the agreed demand forecast from the Demand Planning Manager each week/month and convert it into the production, procurement and inventory plan.
• Support the Activity Management Review, ensuring promotional, trade and NPD activity is fully reflected in the production, procurement and inventory plan.
• Forward-plan packaging updates and redesigns with the Brand team and Product Manager, building on-pack compliance deadlines and old-to-new stock transition into the production and inventory plan.
• Set and review Target Minimum Stock Levels (TMS) with the support of the Logistics Manager
• Ensure the right stock is held in the right 3PL/warehouse across the network — including export and international markets — through active Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP).
• Ensure that the production plan balances On Time In Full (OTIF), Cost and Obsolescence
• Generate and own the 12-month rolling production plan and ownership of the internal file
• Sign off production reconciliation ensuring accuracy of stock management tool, managing support from back-office team of Supply Planner and Processor
• Project: Optimise operations planning cycle and develop KPIs
• Project: conduct scenario planning to manage supply-side risks and uncertainties, run jointly with the Demand Planning Manager.
• Escalate capacity, material or lead-time constraints through the monthly S&OP cycle whenever the plan cannot fully meet the agreed forecast.

Procurement & Inventory Management

• Responsible for DASH's inventory of liquid ingredients, packaging and finished goods
• Manages the outsourced co-pack operation from ideation to fulfilment
• Own the contract process for Wonky Fruit before harvest cycle, working with Demand Planner on the forward forecast
• Manage back office team to ensure material delivery schedules are matched to production
• Project: Develop and report on inventory KPIs (stock cover, write-off/obsolescence %).

Co-Manufacturing

• Lead weekly coordination call with co-manufacturer and be first point of escalation
• Reporting of Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) and production Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Project: Continuous Improvement (CI) of processes to improve efficiency

Other Assignments

• Work closely with finance, production and logistics teams to align supply chain activities with business objectives.
• Support the Product Manager with production and material-readiness timelines to achieve market launches of NPD.
• Responsibility for assigned B Corp questions
• Perform other duties as required or assigned by the management team

Requirements

What we are looking for:

• Experience within food and beverage FMCG production and supply planning.
• Experience of raw material and co-manufacturing forecasting and procurement
• Experience managing 3PL/logistics providers and distribution requirements planning (DRP) across multiple warehouses.
• Highly numerate and proficient in using excel to manage forecasting, planning, inventory and reporting
• Copes effectively with change, making informed decisions on the information available, and comfortable handling the attendant risk and uncertainty
• Understands the whole supply chain and the effect their decisions will have on inventory and financial metrics. Can effectively benchmark against competitors and peers picking up on and implementing best practice from elsewhere
• Comfortable managing conflicting interests, negotiat]]>