Planning & Inventory Manager

The One Group; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK FMCG industry is seeking a Planning & Inventory Manager in Bury St Edmunds. This role offers a competitive salary of £50,000 - £60,000, along with excellent benefits including a matched pension, WFH options, and significant career advancement opportunities. The ideal candidate will have a strong supply chain background, excel skills, and the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders.

Benefits

10% matched pension

2 days a week WFH

Career advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Successful supply chain career within FMCG manufacturing covering multiple types of planning.
• Experience in high-level reporting and engaging with stakeholders.
• Willingness to be hands-on in planning tasks.

Responsibilities

• Own the planning strategy ensuring a robust supply chain.
• Engage with top-level stakeholders and manage high-level reporting.
• Handle material, production, and inventory planning.

Skills

Excel skills

BI reporting

Communication skills

Tools

ERP software

Job description

Planning & Inventory Manager | Bury St Edmunds | £50,000 - £60,000

A unique opportunity here for those who enjoy leading a planning function & keeping their hands very much involved in the day to day - with no team to manage!

The company are a huge name in the UK FMCG industry, with several sites in the area and a lot of opportunity to develop your career.

Naturally, with the salary range & benefits on offer, we are looking for someone at the top of their game. You'll need to have some of the experience gained from senior positions too, such as high-level reporting and being able to engage with top-level stakeholders.

Your role will be own the planning strategy, ensuring a robust supply chain of getting products to customers with minimal issues and ensuring cost remains under control. There's a wide range of planning experience required - material, production & inventory - in addition to excellent excel skills and knowledge of S&OP + IBP principles.

In return, there's an excellent salary on offer, plus bonus, 10% matched pension, 2 days a week WFH and unrivalled career advancement opportunities.

What will you need?

• A successful supply chain career within FMCG manufacturing covering multiple different types of planning
• Excellent excel skills, BI reporting & exposure to ERP software
• Happy to be "on the tools" doing the planning yourself, rather than your team doing it
• Great communication skills internally & externally

We are looking to shortlist fast so please apply now for immediate consideration!

For more information please contact The ONE Group's Engineering & Manufacturing Division on 01733 234000

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