Central Planner
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2024 |
| Location: | St Albans, AL1 3XH |
| Company: | Burton's Biscuits |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2221 |
Summary
Job Advert
Who are we ?
We are FBC UK, Fox's Burton's Companies! ……And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will
leave that for you to judge).
FBC UK was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming
together to create one unique, integrated company.
We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We are proud
manufacturing partners to some of the biggest UK retailers and household names. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries
across the UK, located at Isle of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset and our HQ in St
Albans. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing colleagues across all our locations.
We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming UK Market Leader.
Whilst we know that we have delicious products we also know that that the key ingredient to our success is our people, and the
passion we have for our brands. You could be the jammy to our dodger, party ring to our Fox’s or the choc-chip to our Maryland?!
We knead people with innovative ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit, and the commitment to drive FBC UK to success.
We are committed to building an inclusive workforce that feels empowered to build a fulfilling and successful career. By embracing
diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) we create a supportive environment for people to thrive and strive to have more positive
impact.
We understand that having formal and on-the-job learning opportunities is key to our colleagues’ professional and personal growth.
We are committed to providing an environment where everyone can learn from each other and grow through a variety of learning
experiences.
Our colleagues make our business special. With strong community values, we believe FBC UK is a more prosperous and fun place to
work when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each other
whilst meeting our business goals.
What does your typical day look like?
Reporting to the head of planning, this is a key role within the FBC-UK Planning & Materials team.
Your role will be crucial in ensuring that there is always sufficient stock available to meet production plans, whilst
simultaneously balancing the needs of our warehousing in not over stocking therefore reducing obsolescence and excess storage
costs.
It is vital that you adhere to the Business Change Management process and report on key factors to support the planning functions
across FBC UK. You will have ownership of internal planning tool BPPS (Excel) and will need to hold correct Finished Goods stocks,
therefore you will need to be numerate and analytical in your approach.
Sitting within the Site Planning function this role provides an overview of all Business supply, demand and NPD and there will be
considerable and frequent interaction with suppliers, project managers, marketing, site operations and more.
You must be able to work swiftly under pressure and to tight timescales as you will be managing Customer Service level targets of
98.6% and reacting to short notice plan amendments.
There will be cross functional working between Customer Service, Demand Planner’s and other internal functions along with direct
Customer Communication - the ability to build relationships internally and externally is essential.
What are the key ingredients needed for the role?
* Knowledge of MRP and SAP systems would be highly advantageous
* Experience of working directly with customers would be desirable.
* Strong Microsoft Office skills
* Attention to detail, ability to prioritise workload effectively
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Must be able to drive for results across a wider team
If you are ready to begin a career with real bite, we would love to hear from you so apply now by clicking the link below.
#LI-DNP
Who are we ?
We are FBC UK, Fox's Burton's Companies! ……And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will
leave that for you to judge).
FBC UK was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming
together to create one unique, integrated company.
We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We are proud
manufacturing partners to some of the biggest UK retailers and household names. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries
across the UK, located at Isle of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset and our HQ in St
Albans. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing colleagues across all our locations.
We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming UK Market Leader.
Whilst we know that we have delicious products we also know that that the key ingredient to our success is our people, and the
passion we have for our brands. You could be the jammy to our dodger, party ring to our Fox’s or the choc-chip to our Maryland?!
We knead people with innovative ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit, and the commitment to drive FBC UK to success.
We are committed to building an inclusive workforce that feels empowered to build a fulfilling and successful career. By embracing
diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) we create a supportive environment for people to thrive and strive to have more positive
impact.
We understand that having formal and on-the-job learning opportunities is key to our colleagues’ professional and personal growth.
We are committed to providing an environment where everyone can learn from each other and grow through a variety of learning
experiences.
Our colleagues make our business special. With strong community values, we believe FBC UK is a more prosperous and fun place to
work when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each other
whilst meeting our business goals.
What does your typical day look like?
Reporting to the head of planning, this is a key role within the FBC-UK Planning & Materials team.
Your role will be crucial in ensuring that there is always sufficient stock available to meet production plans, whilst
simultaneously balancing the needs of our warehousing in not over stocking therefore reducing obsolescence and excess storage
costs.
It is vital that you adhere to the Business Change Management process and report on key factors to support the planning functions
across FBC UK. You will have ownership of internal planning tool BPPS (Excel) and will need to hold correct Finished Goods stocks,
therefore you will need to be numerate and analytical in your approach.
Sitting within the Site Planning function this role provides an overview of all Business supply, demand and NPD and there will be
considerable and frequent interaction with suppliers, project managers, marketing, site operations and more.
You must be able to work swiftly under pressure and to tight timescales as you will be managing Customer Service level targets of
98.6% and reacting to short notice plan amendments.
There will be cross functional working between Customer Service, Demand Planner’s and other internal functions along with direct
Customer Communication - the ability to build relationships internally and externally is essential.
What are the key ingredients needed for the role?
* Knowledge of MRP and SAP systems would be highly advantageous
* Experience of working directly with customers would be desirable.
* Strong Microsoft Office skills
* Attention to detail, ability to prioritise workload effectively
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Must be able to drive for results across a wider team
If you are ready to begin a career with real bite, we would love to hear from you so apply now by clicking the link below.
#LI-DNP