Business Planning Manager

Greencore; Spalding; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Matched pension contribution

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Exclusive employee discount

Access to Wellbeing Centre

Enhanced parental leave policies

Job summary

Greencore in Spalding is seeking a Business Planning Manager responsible for overseeing planning across three factories. The role is strategic, requiring strong leadership and an ability to drive business performance and improve efficiency through enhanced planning systems.

Candidates should have a proven background in FMCG, strong problem-solving skills, and experience managing planning teams. Competitive salary and various job-related benefits are on offer.

Qualifications

• Proven success driving change in an FMCG environment.
• Ability to prioritize and react to tight timescales.
• Expert in influencing key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Planning strategy aligning with business objectives.
• Improve Planning systems and processes.
• Manage site Planning teams for optimized operational plans.
• Provide insight for long-term decision-making.
• Lead strategic workforce planning.

Skills

Planning expert

Problem-solving skills

Ability to influence

Understanding of chilled food manufacturing

Coaching planning teams

Job description

Business Planning Manager – Greencore Spalding Meals

Salary: Competitive salary

Location: Spalding, Greencore Spalding Meals, West Marsh Road, PE11 2BB

Ways of Working: Site based

Hours of work: Monday to Friday 08:30am-17:00 (with flex as per business needs)

Contract Type: Permanent

What You’ll Be Doing

We are recruiting a Business Planning Manager with responsibility for Planning across the three factories on the Spalding site. This is a strategic role requiring the ability to influence senior stakeholders to deliver service and drive business performance whilst being capable of strengthening planning processes and systems to improve efficiency.

Role Accountabilities

• Steer and deliver the Planning strategy aligned to the Business objectives.
• Lead the strengthening and improvement of Planning systems and processes.
• Lead and manage site Planning teams to deliver robust, optimised operational plans.
• Provide insight and analysis for the business to base long term decisions on, including capacity and contingency plans.
• Responsibility for strategic workforce planning across site.
• Understanding of the external market and driving joint initiatives with customers.

What We’re Looking For

• Planning expert for a Business.
• Proven success and passion for driving change within an FMCG Business.
• Problem‑solving skills with the ability to prioritise and react to tight timescales.
• Ability to influence key people and customers within the Business and externally.
• Understands chilled food manufacturing & supply chain.
• Experience of managing and coaching planning teams.
• Understands how to drive performance and engagement.

What You’ll Get In Return

• Competitive salary and job‑related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contribution
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies