Job Description
Role: Materials Planner
Salary: Up To £35,000
Hours: 40 hours per week
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent
Inspired Global Cuisine (IGC)
Inspired Global Cuisine is a frozen ready meal manufacturer based in Gorton, East Manchester. We are an ambitious company that has grown significantly over the last 2 years, now producing over 1 million meals a week and have plans to continue that growth. We believe in manufacturing excellence - delivered by our brilliant people, innovative products, and continuous improvement. We achieve this by working within our core values of being accountable, creative, open, and as a team. We have high standards and encourage our colleagues to be autonomous and authentic to drive our business forward. With a supportive environment, we encourage personal and professional development too. You’ll work cross-functionally and collaboratively, always striving to be the best and even having some fun along the way.
About the role
We are seeking a Materials Planner to join our dynamic team. The Materials Planner will be responsible for planning and ordering from a short-term perspective (0-6 weeks), ensuring all materials are available to maximize weekly production output against the production plan and to minimize materials waste impact. You will work with the long-term materials planner to ensure stock holding is aligned to budget requirements and collaborate across the Supply Chain function, wider teams within IGC, and a range of suppliers.
Key responsibilities:
* Ownership of assigned categories to deliver required materials in a timely and cost-effective way.
* Management and reporting on waste.
* Oversee orders of short-term materials including chilled ingredients, Sheard packing, and any ad-hoc short-term requirements.
* Conduct root cause analysis of production supply issues by conducting investigations and providing feedback to the relevant teams.
* Work closely with the Warehouse team to manage capacity.
* Blast freezing and tempering of stock to minimize waste.
* Managing change amend requirements.
Qualifications and Experience:
* Required: Proven experience of materials management and working within a Supply Chain role.
* Required: Experience of using multiple systems such as Microsoft Navision, Microsoft Excel, and various other Supply Chain-based systems.
* Desirable: Food manufacturing experience.
* Desirable: Commercial awareness gained from previous role(s).
Benefits
Our benefits package includes:
* 25 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holiday and opportunity to purchase an additional week.
* Restaurant and retailer discounts.
* Healthcare cash plan.
* Enhanced maternity/paternity leave.
* Employee assistance programme – GroceryAid.
* Long service awards.
* Reward & recognition.
* Free parking onsite.
* Rewards discount/cashback scheme at over 150 retailers, including shopping, electricals, holidays, restaurants, insurance, and more!
If you feel this is the role for you and have the required experience, please get in touch by applying now and sending over your CV.
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