Materials Controller
We're Proud to be Bakkavor
Salary: £29,500 - £33,000, depending on experience
Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 0AT (Site based role)
Contract Type: Permanent
Shift: Sunday - Thursday, 8.30 - 5pm (Includes working BH's)
Benefits include: Pension, flexible benefits, on-site canteen and staff shop, Long Service Awards, company wellbeing programme, £250 referral scheme and more.
Why join us?
We're proud of what we do, why we do it and who we do it for. We're proud to give everyone the opportunity and support to develop and progress their career. To nurture talent, fuel ambition and work with resilience and purpose to achieve the highest possible standards. We're proud of our caring culture, loyal colleagues and future focus. But, most of all, we're proud to enable and empower everyone to believe, achieve and succeed.
What we do.
This particular role is at our Bakkavor Salads site, based in Bourne and specialises in preparing fruit, leafy salads, and stir fry mixes. It employs over 1,200 people and is only 16 miles from Peterborough and 12 miles from Spalding.
About the role.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to enhance their skills and experience.
The role of the Materials function is to schedule the inbound materials at Bourne Prepared Produce, to coordinate with production areas to not expose the site to risk of shortages. To Maintain stock levels within parameters to ensure low stock holding but will still keep stock readily available.
Role Accountabilities:-
To Maintain standards of information produced to ensure accurate materials (inbound and outbound) schedules are sustained
Forecast, order and schedule materials into the business in order to fulfil all sales within specified stock holding levels.
Pro-actively contribute to improvement activities
Participate in NPD, ensuring all new products for launch are researched with the procurement teams so that pre-pro's and launches are undertaken smoothly within the business.
To ensure the delivery of agreed KPI's across the operation banner are complied with and that the department KPIS are adhered to and maintain at all times.
Actively seek coaching and development to the required level of competence to encourage continuous improvement within the department and the business.
About you:
Great organisation skills and forward thinking
Good attention to detail
The ability to analyse information, summarise and report your findings
Exceptional communication skills and ability to ensure understanding
Be comfortable communicating externally with Customers and Suppliers
Ability to use initiative to propose solutions and overcome obstacles
Self-starter with a drive to improve
Good IT skills (Excel / Word / PowerPoint / Outlook)
Ability to build strong working relationships cross functionally
Be able to adhere to Health & Safety Requirements
Is reliable, flexible and professional at all times
What you'll receive.
As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.
You'll enjoy: Life Assurance (1 x salary)
33 days holiday (not including bank holidays)
Staff Shop with hot food available
Stakeholder Pension Scheme
Discount & Cashback Platform
Personal Accident Insurance
Free health check
Free Independent Mortgage Advice
Employee Assistance Programme
A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
Discounted tutoring for children
Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
Private Medical Insurance (after 5 years service)
Free Carparking
Proud to be Bakkavor.
We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!
Find out more and apply.
Bakkavor
We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, and our presence in the US and China positions the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 18,000 colleagues operate from 44 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 3,000 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China.
Category: Planning
Location:
Bourne, GB, PE10 0AT
Date: 1 Apr 2025
Req ID: 24129
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