Supply Chain Planner

Mackle Food Company; Dungannon; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Mackle Food Company, based in the United Kingdom, is seeking a proactive Supply Chain Planner to coordinate day-to-day and forward logistics, ensuring production, stock and customer delivery stay aligned for reliable service.

You will own the daily and forward transport and load-out plans, plan and confirm transport bookings, and work closely with Planning, Production and Warehouse to prioritise loads, manage capacity and communicate changes to customers and hauliers.

Qualifications

• Must be a proactive, organised and commercially aware supply chain professional.
• Experience in supply chain, logistics, transport, production planning or food manufacturing is beneficial.
• Comfortable working in a busy operational environment and collaborating across functions.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the daily and forward logistics and delivery plan.
• Turn production schedules and customer requirements into clear load-out plans.
• Plan, book and confirm transport in advance.
• Coordinate collections and deliveries with hauliers, customers and internal teams.
• Work closely with Planning and Production to understand product availability and dispatch priorities.
• Give the Warehouse clear visibility of upcoming loads, timings and quantities.
• Identify conflicts between production, stock, warehouse capacity, transport and delivery times.
• Manage haulier relationships and address late collections or poor service.

Skills

Strong planner

Clear communication

Problem solving

Job description

Working arrangement: Primarily onsite, with 2 work-from-home days per month

Employment: Full-time

Join our team and help turn our production plan into an accurate, achievable delivery plan that gets the right product to the customer at the right time.

We are looking for a proactive, organised and commercially aware Supply Chain Planner to coordinate our day-to-day and forward logistics requirements.

Working closely with Planning, Production, Warehouse, Purchasing and the Supply Chain Manager, you will connect what we plan to produce with what our customers need – ensuring stock, warehouse activity and transport are aligned to deliver excellent customer service.

THE ROLE

You will own the daily and forward logistics plan, making sure transport and warehouse activity are planned around actual production, stock availability and customer requirements.

A key part of the role is looking ahead. You’ll identify potential issues before they affect dispatch or the customer, bring the right people together and help agree practical solutions when plans change.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own and maintain the daily and forward logistics and delivery plan.
• Turn production schedules and customer requirements into clear, achievable load-out plans.
• Plan, book and confirm transport sufficiently in advance.
• Coordinate collections and deliveries with hauliers, customers and internal teams.
• Work closely with Planning and Production to understand product availability and dispatch priorities.
• Give the Warehouse clear visibility of upcoming loads, timings, quantities and special requirements.
• Identify conflicts between production, stock, warehouse capacity, transport and customer delivery times.
• Assess the customer impact when plans change and coordinate an agreed response.
• Manage day-to-day haulier relationships and challenge late collections, missed bookings and poor service.
• Monitor transport costs and highlight unexpected or excessive charges.
• Take ownership of problems, bringing teams together to find solutions and escalating significant issues clearly when required.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

You’ll be a strong planner, communicator and problem solver who enjoys working in a busy operational environment.

You’ll be comfortable managing changing priorities, communicating across different departments and constructively challenging plans when something doesn’t look achievable.

Experience within supply chain, logistics, transport, production planning, food manufacturing or a similar manufacturing environment would be beneficial.

Above all, we’re looking for someone who takes ownership, thinks ahead and works collaboratively – solving problems rather than simply passing them on.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

One joined-up operational plan. Transport booked ahead. Clear priorities for Production and Warehouse. Problems identified early. Changes communicated quickly. Customers receiving the right product, at the right time.