Job Description

S&OP Co-ordinator

Function: Customer Service and Logistics
Salary: £36,000 - £38,000 depending on experience & full benefits listed below.

Location: Edinburgh (St Andrew’s Square)
Contract: Fixed Term Contract - 6 months
Closing date: 18th August 2026. Please note, that we may close vacancies early when we receive significant numbers of applications, so don’t delay!

As the nation’s leading cider and beer company and the name behind a host of brilliant brands, we’re looking for equally brilliant people to help us on our journey to building a better future. There’s so much more to HEINEKEN than meets the eye and right now, we’re looking for a details driven S&OP Coordinator to join the CSL&P team.

What’s the role?

As the S&OP Co-ordinator, you’ll own and facilitate the execution of the end to send sales and operations planning process, ensuring it’s in line with the global HEINEKEN standard.

You’ll oversee making sure that decisions made by key stakeholders across multiple functional areas are dealt with in a coordinated, timely and high-quality approach.

This role is key to driving a roadmap towards an autonomous S&OP process with all functions involved.

Some of the role’s accountabilities include:

• To track, report and manage any stock that could potentially cause stock issues (too much / too little) if no action was taken, to protect availability of On/Off-Trade packs, whilst maintaining efficient cost base. Own the Write-off Deployments and Write-Off Risk Management.
• Support the S&OP Planning team with a smoothly orchestrated S&OP process with a clear focus on operational Demand Supply alignment. Lead the synchronisation to European templates.
• Standardize all S&OP slide decks and make completion of the decks a seamless exercise for all stakeholders that need to submit inputs.
• Facilitates decision-making by preparing, and participating in the S&OP Demand, Supply and Alignment meetings and involving all relevant decision-makers and functional perspectives, within the S&OP structure.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for an individual who has a high level of attention to detail, with great stakeholder management skills. You may also have the following:

• 3+ years’ experience in Commerce or Supply Chain planning roles involving complex SKU portfolio operations in an FMCG environment.
• Broad understanding of S&OP process
• Strong analytical skills and ability to combine a variety of data sources.

Our ways of working
Our office sites operate a hybrid model. You’ll spend Tuesdays, Thursdays and one other day in the office and two days from home, although you’re more than welcome to come and work from the office on those days too.

Our benefits

Here’s a flavour of what we offer:

• Annual bonus
• Double-matched pension (up to 10%)
• 32 days’ holiday, plus three listed public holidays (Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day – if any of these fall on a weekend, you'll get the following weekday off instead)
• Life assurance (subject to policy terms)
• Critical illness insurance – comprehensive cover for you and your family
• Free ciders and beers (including low and zero alcohol options)
• Retail discounts
• Wellbeing support, including Mental health champions, free Counselling, access to Colleague Networks.
• Comprehensive opportunities to develop
• Option to join our Colleague Networks to connect, share and build inclusion

…and much more!

Please note: Rewards and benefits can vary from role to role. Some benefits are taxable and may be based on employee contributions. We’re happy to discuss further throughout the application process.

The application
If you like what you’ve read and are ready to brew a better career with us, let’s get going! We may close vacancies early where we receive lots of applications, so don’t delay!

If you need any adjustments made to support your application, for example if you require information in different formats, or if you have any accessibility issues, then we’re more than happy to review our processes – please feel free to get in touch with us at recruitment@heineken.co.uk.

You might feel that you don’t meet every single requirement for this role, and that’s okay – we all need the opportunity to develop and untap our full potential. If this advert’s piqued your interest, we’d encourage you to submit an application rather than ruling yourself out. You never know – you may be exactly what we’re looking for!

Who we are
We’re the world’s most international brewer and the name behind a host of brilliant beers and ciders, from Birra Moretti, to Strongbow, to Cruzcampo and many more.

It’s a fantastic time to join us. We’re leading the way in low and no alcohol innovation, pioneering new technologies to meet our ambitious environmental goals and investing in our pubs to keep them at the centre of their communities.

When you join us, we’ll back you to reach your full potential. You’ll enjoy unique development opportunities, unforgettable experiences and a reward package that goes far beyond the salary you receive.

If you want to hear more about life at HEINEKEN from our colleagues, head over to LinkedIn and check out the hashtag #LifeatHEINEKENUK

There’s no better place to untap your future. Join us and brew a better career.