The Role:
This is a 12 month fixed term contract which may be extended.
Finished Goods Demand Planning & Procurement
* To ensure stock levels of finished goods are maintained at an optimum level to meet customer demand and respect space, shelf life and cost parameters
* Gather information on long term sales forecast, invoiced sales, outstanding sales orders, outstanding purchase orders and existing finished goods stocks
* Create a forecast aligned with existing financial and sales forecasting structure
* Generate demand requirement
* Make judgements to create a procurement plan with regard to proposed standard 3 week lead times and optimum batch sizes
* Raise and place purchase orders for finished goods required
* Communicate with Production Planner to ensure orders are planned for production to meet required delivery dates, or where capacity is breached to negotiate revised lead times
* Communicate with the Stock Controller to ensure finished goods received into the warehouse are assigned to the correct purchase order and booked in promptly and accurately
* Completion of Supply Chain Performance Tracker statistics
2. Materials Resource Planning & Procurement
* To ensure all required production materials are available when required and that stock is maintained at an optimum level to meet demand and respect space, shelf life and cost parameters
* Gather information on ingredients and packaging recipes per finished...