Material Planner- Ingredients

We are actively seeking applications from individuals keen to take up a career within one of Europe’s leading food processing companies. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established team, who have a desire to produce better food naturally.

• Run and maintain Material Requirement Planning (MRP) cycles within site Enterprise Resourcing Planning (ERP) systems to schedule and purchase to production requirements
• Convert demand plan into material supply requirements across all live SKU’s and Bill of Materials (BOM) levels
• Ensure timely availability of raw materials (Mainly additives/ingredients) to meet production schedules
• Monitor closely inventory level, safety stock, re-order triggers, levels and lead times
• Identify material shortages, excess and obsoletion risks and propose and mitigate real solutions
• Collaborate closely with Procurement on supplier capacity, Minimum Order Quantities (MOQ’s) and lead time alignments
• Support Supply planner with production planning when required
• Maintain data accuracy within ERP systems down to BOM level
• Support the NPD teams to ensure on time readiness for first production alignment
• Develop reporting dashboards with relevant data to align cross departments

• Experience within a fast-paced FMCG role (MRP Planning, Production Planning, Supply Planning or Materials)
• Strong ERP experience and proficient user of Excel
• Experience in BOM level details, structures, lead times, MOQ logic and safety stock calculations
• Highly analytical with expert attention to detail
• The ability to challenge the status quo
• Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communicative skills and a pro-active solution driven mindset.

No company sponsorship is available to overseas applicants for this position.