Planner - Futures Manufacturing : Job Details

* Planner - Leicester - £32,000 - Monday to Friday - Day Shift *

Futures have an exciting opportunity for a Planner to join a leading, global, billion £ food manufacture who are well-known in the market for their great tasting products!

The company will invest in the development of this role, equipping you with the key skills for the present and ensuring you have a fulfilling, long term career.

Exciting career opportunities to progress in to Managerial roles within a 2 year period.

As a Planner you will be responsible for ensuring materials are correct and available to meet business demand. You will do this through successfully ordering and managing the inventory control processes and liaising with key internal and external stakeholders.

Key Duties and Responsibilities of a Planner Include:

• Liaising with a variety of internal and external parties, including suppliers and hauliers to ensure high levels of service are maintained both efficiently and cost effectively
• NPD activity likely to affect future demand is to be reviewed weekly
• Maintenance and upkeep of static data in Excel stock boards and other systems used to schedule materials
• Identify and resolve day to day issues. Taking each case on its own merit, communicate and escalate effectively to both internal and external parties to ensure satisfactory conclusions
• Represent department at internal and external meetings as required. Report to team as necessary with key actions and updates. Feed back to meeting stakeholders with action updates as appropriate

Knowledge, Experience and Skills Required of a Planner:

• Experience of working in a Planning, Admin or Stock Controller role
• Experience within a food manufacturing environment
• Good working knowledge of Excel and MS Office based programmes
• Ambition and keen to progress
• Highly organised and able to work autonomously
• Strong administration skills

Please apply for more information on this exciting Planner role.