Planning Lead – Fresh Produce Operations

Pro-Force Recruitment; Chartham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation available

Job summary

Pro-Force Recruitment seeks a Planning Manager to coordinate daily planning activities under the Head of Production Planning. You will maintain strong relationships with customers, growers and internal teams, ensuring timely and accurate information across the business.

The role requires strong numeracy, good listening and communication skills, and the ability to prioritise workloads in a fast-paced setting. Immediate start, permanent role, on-site with accommodation possibly available.

Qualifications

• Must have proof of Right to Work.
• Experience in fresh produce, food production or a similar fast-paced environment.
• Good people skills.
• Good listening skills with an excellent written and verbal communications.
• An ability to prioritise workloads and juggle competing demands.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good team player within a whole business.
• Problem solving.
• Strong Numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the daily execution of planning activities, systems and processes in line with priorities and standards set by the Head of Production Planning.
• Maintain effective working relationships between FWM and its customers, Marketing Desks, growers and suppliers, providing operational planning support and escalating commercial or strategic matters to the Head of Production Planning.
• Notify the Head of Production Planning promptly of potential supply, customer, stock, service or operational issues, providing accurate information and practical recommendations.
• Monitor service levels against the agreed target and customer expectations, escalating exceptions and recovery actions to the Head of Production Planning.
• Support Production functions, including Packhouse, Quality Control and Despatch, with accurate information relating to orders, customer programmes and stock.
• Allocate daily duties and coordinate appropriate rotation and cover for Planners and Packhouse Administrators, escalating significant resource or rota changes for approval.
• Coordinate the training programme for new team members in line with the approach agreed by the Head of Production Planning.
• Provide day-to-day guidance and support to the Planning team, promoting accuracy, communication, teamwork and timely completion of tasks.
• Identify opportunities to reduce avoidable rework and non-effective costs, referring material process changes to the Head of Production Planning for approval.
• Maintain daily liaison with the Head of Production Planning, providing clear updates on workload, risks, service levels and team requirements.
• Support and deputise for the Head of Production Planning only when formally requested, and within the authority and scope specifically delegated for that period.

Skills

People skills

Listening skills

Prioritisation

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Problem solving

Job description

Pro-Force Recruitment seeks a Planning Manager to coordinate daily planning activities under the Head of Production Planning. You will maintain strong relationships with customers, growers and internal teams, ensuring timely and accurate information across the business.

The role requires strong numeracy, good listening and communication skills, and the ability to prioritise workloads in a fast-paced setting. Immediate start, permanent role, on-site with accommodation possibly available.