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Location

Chertsey, Surrey | United Kingdom

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Job description

Purchasing/Demand Planner Specialist - Supply Chain - FMCG- Chertsey, Surrey KT16 £35k-£40k + bonus + benefits - Monday - Friday Hybrid working: work from home & office based. Good Railway networks. 
Great Opportunity! Due to continued growth, we are looking for a bright, talented individual who would like to progress within the Company.

Responsibilities of the Purchasing / Demand Planner Specialist (Supply Chain) role:

• Purchasing is the main linchpin to the smooth and successful running of the business
• Ordering the right volume to arrive at the correct time professionally is crucial to help continued growth 
• Understand product trends, and ensure the right forecast is considered before placing orders
• Placing of purchase orders within agreed timescales
• Accountable for forecasting of base, promotional, and product launch volumes
• Shelf life and end-of-life management to meet agreed KPIs
• Contribute to the ongoing development of business processes
• A first point of contact for supplier purchasing queries
• Maintain and build business relationships with suppliers
• Prepare container loading plans
• End-to-end coordination from supplier, freight forwarder, BL release and delivery
• Duty calculation checks to ensure HMRC compliance

Skills & Experience required for the Purchasing Specialist (supply chain):

• Experience with purchasing or demand planning essential
• Knowledge of container shipping preferred
• Experience in deep-sea shipping would certainly be welcome
• Ability to share information effectively and accurately to internal and external stakeholders
• Competent in the use of MS advanced Excel (formulas, pivots, etc.)
• Highly organized and able to problem solve with logical thinking 
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure 
• Have strong numerical skills and exceptional attention to detail

Package:

• Salary depending on experience
• Bonus Schemes x 2
• 37.5 hours per week 
• Pension, Private medical insurance
• Permanent income insurance, Life insurance

About the Company:
We are an assembly of bright, talented individuals with diverse backgrounds bringing together our skills to foster entrepreneurism, creativity, fun, and success.
We love food and pride ourselves on bringing some of Europe’s finest products to an ever more demanding customer. To continue to do this and grow our business, we are committed to investing in people and projects. We positively encourage an atmosphere of adding value to our customers, dynamism, bringing new ideas, and rewarding success.

Specializing in the import and distribution of a variety of products such as dairy, world foods and continental meats, we serve several different markets, including the major retailers, discount brands, the convenience sector, and the food service industry. 

Our business has seen consistent growth since it was founded 20 years ago and we are proud that our customers and manufacturers have chosen to work with us. Our turnover is now just under £100m and we have more than 600 products from over 90 manufacturers across Europe. We have exciting plans for our business and believe it is set to grow still further in the coming years. 

We would like to hear from you if you have previous purchasing, supply chain, logistical, deep sea shipping, demand planning or forecasting experience.

CAREER OUTLOOK REGRETS THAT THEY CAN ONLY CONTACT SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES

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Salary

£35k - £40k per annum