The Cake Crew are seeking a Finished Goods Controller to join our exciting and expanding team. We need an individual who will be responsible for maintaining visibility, accuracy, and control of all finished goods and their movement for both our seasonal and all year-round ambient cake products.
Responsibilities:
Maintain visibility, accuracy, and control of all finished goods and their movements to the customer.
Tasks:
1. Attentively manage and control all stock and stock control systems internally and externally - the company's ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics Nav), 3rd party consolidators, with clear communication lines to the team and wider business.
2. Review production plans and plan adherence - reporting to the wider business actions needed via reports and findings.
3. Download and review customers' forecasts daily using individual portals - communicating significant differences or anomalies to the wider team.
4. Ensure that all seasonal and promotional internal trackers are updated daily - communicate next steps to the team.
5. Manage Best Before dates, stock rotation, and picks of stock by the 3rd party consolidator; highlight and action next steps.
6. Meticulously complete and share key reports and update the KPI dashboard both daily and weekly with the business ensuring information is correct and reasoning is valid.
7. Review, track, and update relevant reports of PODs/debit notes.
8. Support in the booking of transport for daily and seasonal goods to and from multiple locations ensuring arrival times are met.
9. Provide holiday cover when required for other team members.
10. Perform any other tasks commensurate with the role and as required to support the business function.
Key Skills and Experiences:
1. Operational planning/supply chain experience with a good understanding of demand and capacity planning, ideally in FMCG manufacturing in a food/bakery environment.
2. Knowledge of the full NPD concept to launch process in line with retailers' codes of practice.
3. Experience working within MSP systems.
4. Excellent analytical skills and the ability to demonstrate experience of this.
5. Exceptional planning and organization skills.
You Will Receive:
* 28 days holiday, including bank holidays.
* Paid sick and compassionate leave.
* Free on-site parking.
* Subsidised gym membership.
* Free tea and coffee.
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