Supply Chain Planner

Geary's Bakeries Ltd; Quorn; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK bakery firm is seeking an experienced production planner to optimize their supply chain operations. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in a similar role, strong verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment. This position requires excellent IT skills, particularly in Excel, and knowledge of supply chain processes. Join a passionate team dedicated to making quality bread more accessible across Great Britain.

Qualifications

• 3 years+ experience in a production planning role or similar within supply chain.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with stakeholders.
• Attention to detail while maintaining simplicity.

Responsibilities

• Produce and communicate accurate production plans.
• Monitor progress against production plans.
• Purchase flour ensuring timely communication with suppliers.
• Manage transport requirements with hauliers.
• Assist with implementing new systems for smoother operations.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to remain calm under pressure

Capability to multitask in a fast-paced environment

Good understanding of supply chain processes

Strong IT systems knowledge and skills including Excel

Tools

Sage 200

Job description

The supply chain department forms the central hub between suppliers, the warehouse, production, loading, hauliers, customers, hygiene, engineering, and other external stakeholders. It is a key cornerstone that allows our operation to run effectively and efficiently, ensuring all parties know what is required from them, and at what time. It requires someone who is highly communicative, with strong interpersonal skills, to build good relationships with all the above areas. This person should have an eye for detail however be able to keep things simple and to the point.

• To produce and communicate accurate and reliable production plans to maximise sales and service while minimising cost per unit. This includes materials, labour and line planning and scheduling and requires liaison with production, hygiene and engineering and external parties including customers, hauliers, and suppliers.
• To download orders from customers and update production plans making any changes as necessary and communicate with 3rd parties.
• To monitor progress against production plan ensuring we are where we think we are.
• To purchase flour for both sites ensuring we have the right amount at the right time and communicate with suppliers.
• Communicate our transport requirements to our hauliers ensuring we have the right number of lorries at the right time and manage communication with all parties when things are not according to plan. This includes the establishment of cost-effective vehicle scheduling and management of issues that may impact on this (vehicle problems and factory issues which may cause delays).
• To assist with ensuring we always have enough baskets on site to ensure effective running and liaising with all 3rd parties regarding collections to address any significant changes in requirements.
• To ensure baskets are collected in as cost-effective method as possible this requires monitoring average collection cost per basket and liaising with 3rd parties to optimise vehicle/fill, collection points etc. to drive down the average cost per basket.
• To engage senior management if there are any significant issues affecting any of the above being achieved.
• To assist with the implementation of new systems and processes that assist with the smooth running of the operation while also building a robust planning process for the future business.
• To have robust processes that ensure effective running during weekends and holidays and people know what to do in exceptional circumstances. At Geary s, we look for people who show up every day to do their best. We re a passionate, friendly team and look for the same qualities in our new recruits. We firmly believe your attitude and approach is just as important (if not, more so) than the skills and experience on your CV., 3 years + experience as a production planning role or similar within supply chain Essential.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Essential.
• The ability to remain calm under pressure, to think quickly and independently Essential.
• Capability to multitask in a fast-paced environment Essential.
• Good understanding of supply chain processes Essential.
• Strong IT systems knowledge and skills including Excel Essential.
• Knowledge and experience of using Sage 200 - Advantageous.

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK, at point of interview, and for the tenure of employment contract. As part of the recruitment process, you will be asked to provide documented evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK. If you have not heard from us within seven days, unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion, but we wish you every success in your search for a new position.

At Geary s Bakeries, we re on a crusade to make proper bread more accessible to more people. We re passionate about re-imagining the way Great Britain thinks about their everyday loaf. This passion is at the heart of everything we do, and have done, since 1906. We are born and bread in Leicestershire and proud of our long-standing heritage. Today, we operate from three sites on a 24/7 operation. We re made up of towards 900 people: a friendly, diverse and outgoing team, passionate about making a difference to the bakery industry. With recent investment, we ve accelerated our ambitious growth plans. In the last 11 years, we have grown rapidly from GBP5m annual sales to over GBP90m and we re not stopping there! Backed by our vision and strategy, major capital investment and our commitment to developing our people and processes, we aim to grow our sales to GBP100m+ within the next three years.