Planner

NOVUS Recruitment; Burnley; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food distribution sector seeks a Supply Planner to manage stock levels and supplier communications effectively. This hybrid role offers a dynamic and collaborative environment focused on growth and career development in the supply chain field. Applicants should have experience in FMCG, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in Excel, with opportunities for advancement into a junior buying role.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a planner or stock control role in FMCG.
• Enjoy working with and able to interpret data.
• Keen to learn and develop with the possibility to progress into a junior buying role.

Responsibilities

• Accurate stock management, planning and forecasting.
• Daily communication with suppliers to ensure stock levels meet demand.
• Working closely with logistics and operational teams.

Skills

Communication skills

Data interpretation

Stock management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Planner- 30k - 35k

Based Burnley - Hybrid Working.

So, you enjoy being at the centre of everything? That's certainly how it feels when you're in the Planner seat in a busy food and distribution facility. This role is a key part of the supply chain analysing data and reviewing stocks, talking to suppliers, working with the internal warehouse teams to ensure the customer is happy and the supply chain runs smoothly.

You'll be reporting into a Senior Buyer who is dynamic and passionate about the food industry, keen to make a difference and grow a team who will be the 'go to' supply chain specialists for the business.

The Business:

• Is a dynamic and responsive food business.
• Has an outstanding and inspiring leadership team from the top down, including Procurement, Technical and General Management.
• Last year invested in its management capabilities and the team continues to attract excellent managers into the Supply Chain function.
• The buying team are close knit and collaborative - great environment!
• Is team focused with clear goals.
• Has a pace led environment with clear, open and honest communication style.
• Has a strong supply chain function with some serious knowledge to learn from!

The Supply Planner is responsible for:

• Accurate stock management, planning and forecasting.
• Managing stock levels and ensuring accurate inventory levels at all time for constant up-to-date visibility of data at all times.
• Focus and awareness on trends and customer order patterns.
• Daily communication with suppliers to keep ahead of orders, avoiding any stock supply issues and ensuring levels meet demand.
• Working closely with logistics and operational teams to ensure efficiency of the operation from both the inbound and outbound supply chain processes.

What you need to apply:

• Previous experience in a planner or stock control role in FMCG.
• Enjoy working with and able to interpret data.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Excel.
• Strong communication skills - written and oral.
• Keen to learn and develop with the possibility to progress into a junior buying role.

Do you enjoy working to deadlines and working on your own initiative? Being part of a team focussed and inclusive environment (they really are in this business). This role has all of this, and the buying team are a great bunch and very supportive - the perfect environment for someone wanting career development and some serious brain power to learn from! It's busy so great pace and plenty of activity, every day is different, and you are given autonomy as you grow in the role to work on your own initiative.

In other words, a brilliant role for someone earlier in their supply chain career or you need a change from your current job - and that can be for a million reasons.

If you are keen to know more, please send your cv to Rhian in the Novus team without delay!