Macildowie Recruitment & Retention - Supply Chain & Procurement
Supply Chain Planner - Up to £40,000 - Permanent
Monday - Friday, 9am - 5:30pm - Hybrid Working Available - Northampton

Macildowie Supply Chain is delighted to have exclusively partnered with a growing and reputable supply chain management organisation in the food industry to recruit a Supply Chain Planner.

The key objective is to support and deliver supply chain objectives including supply planning, procurement and co-packing, to meet the stock holding targets.

Main Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with suppliers and contract manufacturers to ensure orders are shipped correctly and on time to achieve continuity of supply of products always ensuring 99% stock availability.
• Partnering with fellow Supply Chain Planners and Coordinators to procure, transfer and produce to plan in a timely manner in line with co-manufacturing plans.
• Collaborate with third party co packing sites, to monitor/track plans and output to ensure the business is meeting the stock holding targets required.
• Manage the planning and ordering processes, ensuring minimum order quantity, stock levels and delivery dates are all achieved.
• Continuously monitor stock holding and planning cycles within your portfolio, working with the wider business to ensure no residual inventory.
• Track and manage supplier performance through regular reviews.
• Monitoring and checking outstanding orders, ensuring all orders are updated and there are no overdue orders.

The Candidate

• Comfortably able to build working relationships with internal colleagues/wider group and external suppliers.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office including Excel.
• A previous background of operations planning and coordination.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience within FMCG specifically the Food & Beverage Industry - Desirable.
• Microsoft Dynamic Business Central or SlimStock/Slim 4 experience - Desirable.
• Experience of Supply and/or Demand planning within a Supply Chain or Inventory Management role - Desirable.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension contribution of up to 4% matched.
• Private healthcare.
• Life Insurance 4x salary.
• Group income protection.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee discounts.
• Hybrid working available.

The first stage of the application process is to apply online. If you would like any more information about this vacancy before applying, please get in touch with Tom Whitsey.

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