Planning Manager - Kendal

Location

Kendal, Cumbria | United Kingdom

Job description

Planning Manager

from £50,000 per annum, depending on experience

About us:

We are a rapid-growth scale-up disrupting the infant nutrition space through our award-winning brand Kendamil – the only infant milk made in Britain, proudly used by the British Royal Family and uniquely crafted locally using British organic full cream milk, without the nasties.

Our company, Kendal Nutricare, is a 200 person team passionate about giving children a better start to life. We’re proud to be a Queens’ Award winning business and to be ranked by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s 1000 Fastest Growing Companies in 2020.

We’re on an exciting path – join us!

The role:

This is a unique and agile role that will involve you managing and working within a team of 3 to create a Production Plan from our Demand Forecast using appropriate processes and systems, supporting the business with regards to the forecast outlook, and ensuring that Kendal is meeting its commitment to customers.

This role sits at the centre of our growing business and will involve you working cross-functionally with Procurement, Production and Sales. You will report directly to the Factory Manager and work in close collaboration with our executive team.

This is a great opportunity for an individual to take on a new challenge, build on their current experience and develop themselves across different areas of the factory.

This is a full-time role based at our headquarters in Kendal. Working hours are 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 16:00.

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop the production plan for the business with an 18-month horizon, working cross-functionally with Sales & Finance.
• Manage a production plan that maximizes factory efficiency and productivity.
• Determine, with the support of your team, the quantities of raw material required for both our site in Kendal, but also our toll manufacturing sites.
• Monitor the progress of the factory to ensure that service levels to the warehouse are met.
• Manage the control of finished goods stock levels so as to minimise disposals.
• Assist the Procurement team with inputs and contribute as required to help resolve any supply related issues.
• Participate in New Product Development projects as required.
• Complying with safety procedures including but not limited to: adopting safe working practices, wearing the required protective clothing and use of safety equipment appropriate to the role.

What we would like you to have:

• Minimum 4 years Demand Planning experience, preferably in food.
• Team-Management experience, though doesn’t need to be extensive.
• Skilled in Excel with experience in forecasting and/or a capacity to learn on the job.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and agile environment.
• Experience with ERP systems.
• Strong communication skills, acting as the bridge between Procurement, Production and Sales.
• Highly Analytical and able to work under pressure on your own initiative.
• Understanding of production planning, material supply and NPD processes.

What you’ll get from us:

The opportunity to work for the fastest growing infant milk brand in Europe, alongside a young talented team dedicated to serving thousands of passionate customers.

We offer to all our employees:

• 20 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with additional holidays granted each year for the first 5 years of employment
• A pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance at 2 x basic salary
• Free on-site parking
• Subsidised breakfast

If this sounds like a role for you, email Emma Murkin, Recruitment/HR Administrator ([email protected]) with your CV and a note on why you’re right for the job — we can’t wait to meet you!

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£50k per annum