• Manage available planning systems to convert sales forecasts into achievable production and material plans and schedules that optimally balance customer service and operational cost efficiency


• Publish plans to all relevant internal/external stakeholders to ensure that supply constraints are known and managed in advance. Ensure that all stakeholders are agreed on the planned actions and the results that need to be delivered


• Monitor and maintain an active dialogue with suppliers to ensure that material requirements continuously match scheduled production plans


• Ensure the team assess and communicate the impact of predicted plan attainment on customer service and ensure that expected obsolete/over stocks are clearly communicated and understood


• Ensure the team contributes to business planning forums and maintains ongoing dialogue with the operations team to understand production challenges and builds contingency and improvements into plans and schedules


• Work with distribution providers to agree transport schedules that match product/stock availability with customer delivery requirements (including site-to-site shuttles and yard-shunting) to find mutually agreeable delivery windows


• Provide leadership and direction to the planning teams to ensure that people are engaged, focused and delivering to their potential


• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and optimise performance to deliver business effectiveness and cost efficiency

You may not have heard of us, but we’re sure you’ve tried our products. We’re a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing c. 11,800 colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites we supply all the UK’s food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals.

Here at Atherstone, we have a team of around 550 colleagues. We produce sandwiches, wraps, rolls, pasta salads, couscous salads, bircher pots and toasties for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Starbucks, Aldi, East Coast Trains and the Munch brand sold in WH Smith travel outlets.

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• Understanding of planning process


• Awareness of end to end supply chain activities


• FMCG Knowledge with proven track record in planning


• Planning Ability


• Ability to analyse, report and interpret data


• Computer Literacy - advanced


• Implement and take action to achieve plans

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits


• Holidays


• Pension up to 8% matched


• Company share save scheme


• Greencore Qualifications


• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.