Senior Materials Planner

Senior Material Requirements Planner

The role

We require somebody who is experienced in insuring the consistent and adequate supply of materials necessary to meet our production requirements. Someone who can help and support the Materials requirements planner, look after packaging and be more involved in the NPD process. The person who fulfils this role will have experience in a similar role, have experience in a supervisory position/ line management of a small team and will be used to coordinating with other departments maintaining strong relationships both internally and externally. You will be able to deliver efficient, effective, and flexible solutions to meet production requirements taking into consideration cost, supplier lead times and MOQ’s.  You will also be the first point of contact for suppliers and issue resolution responsibilities.

The main responsibilities include:

• Schedule the supply of packaging/new products to meet production requirements maintaining minimum safety stock levels.
• Assess volume requirements against planning assumptions.
• Day-to-day order management and management of deliveries.
• Day-to-day responsibility for the MRP team and dealing with daily issues.
  • Working with suppliers on supply issues
  • Communicating issues and impacts to the planning team
  • Communicating issues to operations that will impact production/ supply.
  • Holiday/ Sickness cover for the MR planner
• Understand and manage risks to minimise impact on production schedule.
• Take follow up actions in relation to material shortages that affect production with the Purchasing Manager who owns the supplier relationship.
• Implement all processes to agreed standards and targets and support continuous improvement initiatives and identify areas of improvement.
• Help to set up and utilise any Material Requirements Planning systems (MRP) within Sage 200 and ensure that data is accurate and up to date and resolve any issues as required.
• Monitor the integrity of Bill of Materials (BOM) and manage inventory accuracy.
• Monitor inventory levels against agreed target levels.
• Minimise obsolete stock and ensure business is left with minimum liability.
• Create regular statistical reports and analysis.

About Us

At Geary’s, 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 two sites on a 24/7 operation. We’re made up of over 600 people: a friendly, diverse and outgoing team, passionate about making a difference to the bakery industry.

We provide full training and support, and the chance to learn new skills from some of the best master bakers in the country. We invest in those who are committed to our craft and offer great opportunities to develop into supervisory and management roles. Our brilliant benefits include free delicious bread, a Cycle to Work scheme.

Plus, if you refer a friend to join our team, you could earn up to £500!

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About You:

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.

What we’re looking for:

• 3 years + experience in a similar role.
• Line management/ team leader/ supervisory experience in a similar role.
• Previous experience of materials planning ideally in a food manufacturing environment.
• Good understanding of supply chain processes.
• Understanding of supplier relationships and experience of working with suppliers.
• Strong IT systems knowledge and skills including advanced Excel skills.
• Knowledge and experience of using MRP (Material Requirements Planning) systems or similar.
• Knowledge of lean techniques may be advantageous.
• Issue resolution management experience in a similar role.

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.

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