The Role:

This is a 12 month fixed term contract which may be extended.

Finished Goods Demand Planning & Procurement

* To ensure stock levels of finished goods are maintained at an optimum level to meet customer demand and respect space, shelf life and cost parameters

* Gather information on long term sales forecast, invoiced sales, outstanding sales orders, outstanding purchase orders and existing finished goods stocks

* Create a forecast aligned with existing financial and sales forecasting structure

* Generate demand requirement

* Make judgements to create a procurement plan with regard to proposed standard 3 week lead times and optimum batch sizes

* Raise and place purchase orders for finished goods required

* Communicate with Production Planner to ensure orders are planned for production to meet required delivery dates, or where capacity is breached to negotiate revised lead times

* Communicate with the Stock Controller to ensure finished goods received into the warehouse are assigned to the correct purchase order and booked in promptly and accurately

* Completion of Supply Chain Performance Tracker statistics

2. Materials Resource Planning & Procurement

* To ensure all required production materials are available when required and that stock is maintained at an optimum level to meet demand and respect space, shelf life and cost parameters

* Gather information on ingredients and packaging recipes per finished goods stock unit to create a database of materials

* Gather information on rough cut production plan (3 week plan) and fixed production plan (1 week plan)

* Gather information on suppliers, lead times, optimum or agreed pricing, optimum production and delivery volumes

* Create a materials planning tool to generate materials requirement

* Make judgements to create a procurement plan with regard to lead time, space, volume, cost parameters

* Raise and place purchase orders for materials required

* Communicate with suppliers to ensure deliveries are on time and booked into our warehouse

* Communicate with Stock Controller to ensure deliveries received are inspected and booked in promptly and accurately

* Ensure GRN paperwork is received, annotated with shortages/damages and passed to accounts to complete the financial control process

Essential Skills and Experience:

* Knowledge of core processes in demand planning

* Previous experience in planning and scheduling via MRP

* Excellent knowledge of Excel and ability to navigate 3rd party IT portals

* Experience in managing suppliers

* Experience in procurement

* Good communication skills with colleagues, managers and subordinates

* Ability to gather information from various sources

* Excellent planning, co-ordination and organisation skills