Job title: Materials Planner
Location: Memory Lane Cakes, Cardiff
Shift: Monday to Friday
Salary: Competitive with Opportunity for Growth
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Supply Chain team in a permanent role as a Materials Planner, based at our Memory Lane Cakes site in Cardiff, part of the Finsbury Food Group.
Our Memory Lane Cakes site is part of our Cake Division within Finsbury Food Group. They make over 75% of the UK’s sharing cakes from retailer own brands cakes, tray bakes through to party cakes like Caterpillar cakes. They employ over 850 people on site and the site runs 24/7, which encompasses a culture of teamwork, friendly and respectful leadership and a focus on continuous improvement at all levels.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who likes working in a fast-paced environment to gain experience with one of the UK’s largest bakery businesses, along with great opportunities for growth and development. At Finsbury Food Group, we are passionate about investing in our teams and creating great development opportunities.
The Materials Planner will use the MRP system and liaise with production planners to ensure that there are always materials available on site. To be successful in this role, you will need to be proficient in Excel with the ability to interpret and manipulate data. You will also need to take full ownership of supplier relations, handling the supply of materials from start to finish. A background working within the food manufacturing industry would be ideal but not essential. Thriving when working within a changing, high-pressure environment is key.
Development and career growth is available for someone who is successful in this role. The team is site-based but forms part of the larger Finsbury Group Supply Chain team. Therefore, we are looking for someone who has drive, determination and someone who can adapt quickly under pressure.
This is what you will actually do!
As the Materials Planner, you’ll be pivotal in ensuring a seamless integration of systems and supplier interactions to optimise material availability and support our production processes.
You will proactively work with material planners across the group, collaborating strategically to ensure no materials are wasted and to minimise cost.
Ideally this is you!
* Effective and positive communication in all environments, able to liaise with different functions and stakeholders
* Manage and take responsibility of own workload
* Strong reliable work ethic, able to meet deadlines to high standards
* Adaptable to changing landscapes and supplier/customer demands
* Problem-solving in a fast-paced environment
* Proof of Excel knowledge and experience
* Experience in food manufacturing industry
What’s in it for you!
* Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival!
* Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees
* Death in Service Benefit
* Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
* Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform!
* Company shop available at sites (heavily discounted, yummy products!)
* Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – T&C’s dependent)
* Employee Recognition Awards
* Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in-house development course!)
* An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more!
Our vision is to be the leading speciality bakery group in the UK, and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals.
If you are ready for a new challenge and like the sound of what’s on offer then please apply now!
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