Demand Planner - Greencore : Job Details

Why Greencore?

At Greencore, we are a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK, dedicated to making everyday taste better. We supply the major supermarkets across the UK, along with convenience and travel retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, foodservice, and other retailers. We hold strong market positions in various categories, including sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, ready meals, soups and sauces, quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, and frozen Yorkshire Puddings.

In FY22, we manufactured 795 million sandwiches and other food-to-go products, 127 million chilled prepared meals, and 249 million bottles of cooking sauces, pickles, and condiments. We manage over 10,600 direct-to-store deliveries daily. Our 21 world-class manufacturing units are spread across 16 locations in the UK, boasting industry-leading technology and supply chain capabilities. We generated £1.7 billion in revenue in FY22 and employ approximately 14,000 people.

At Greencore, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We strive to create a great working environment and are committed to the development of all our colleagues. We have seen an 11% increase in the number of colleagues who would recommend Greencore as a place to work in the past year. Join us and become part of a dynamic team that values your growth and development.

We have an interim opportunity for a Demand Planner to join our Central Functions Supply Chain Team to cover a period of maternity leave.

The Role:

To identify and implement optimum plans and schedules that deliver stock and service targets and/or procure materials / labour to organise production in line with customer needs

Key Accountabilities:

• Utilise available planning systems to convert sales forecasts into achievable production and material plans and schedules that optimally balance customer service and operational cost efficiency
• Manage risks within the plan and amend orders where possible /practical to achieve customer service and stock targets
• Share forecasts with suppliers and work with them to resolve issues with materials availability
• Measure, minimise and publish expected obsolete/over stocks (finished product and/or raw materials)
• Manage ongoing communication with the operations teams to ensure accurate exchange of information
• Propose and implement continuous improvements in own area
• Translate production plans into labour requirements and convert them into labour orders
• Translate production plans into material requirements and convert them into supplier purchase orders
• Monitor distribution providers' 'real time' delivery performance, escalating potential OTIF failures as early as possible - both internally and to customers

What We're Looking For:

• Experience working in a fast-paced seasonal environment ideally an FMCG with a detailed knowledge of the planning process
• Experience working with multiple range of SKUS - both short and long lead time
• Good attention to detail and experience applying analytical thinking
• Proficient computer user including experience and knowledge of ERP systems