Working in the world of care, we're dedicated to providing excellent support and exceptional care to our customers at Blueleaf. As a leading supplier of care products, consumables and furniture, we're looking to recruit an experienced permanent, full time Supply Planner to join our efficient Procurement team in our Crawley location. Commercial awareness, and a business attitude will be be essential in this role in order to anticipate and maintain company stock levels to ensure that business operations run smoothly, to predict how much of a product the company requires at a given point in time. Great organisational and problem solving skills will be needed to track orders and assess inventory space across several locations to determine stock capacity with the ability to act quickly in response to changes in stock requirements. The ideal candidate will ideally have 5 years previous experience in supply planning, and will be a great team player. This is a permanent full time role, working 40 hours a week, Monday to Friday, typical working hours are from 8am to 4:30pm. Immediate start is available. About Blueleaf At Blueleaf, we believe those who care for others are extraordinary. We're here to support them and ensure they never feel alone, and by understanding our clients needs and challenges, this allows us to find the right solutions to achieve their desired outcomes, as well as providing the essentials that every care home needs. In an industry which is all about people, we value relationships above all else, we take the time to get to know them, listen to them, and walk in their shoes and those of their residents - always living our values: 'Stronger Together, Achieve the Outcome, Lead the Way and Care. Always'. With over 30-years’ experience in the care home sector and occupying a large portion of this market, Blueleaf is continually looking at ways to expand and grow by seeking new opportunities, and to use its experience and expertise to help care homes deliver outstanding care for their residents. We want to be the best at what we do which is why we focus on expertise and excellence, and a 'Blueleafer' embodies consideration, responsibility, humour, teamwork and honesty no matter what job they are doing. Blueleaf is an equal opportunities employer. Your day to day responsibilities: Ensuring the company has the correct flow of stock without over capitalising on goods. Forecasting and mitigating problems associated with supply chain. Building relationships with suppliers to ensure product availability. Processing Purchase Orders and updating management on the status of orders. Tracking inventory across several locations, requesting stock transfers when needed. Ensuring that all relevant supplier lead times and replenishment & price information are accurately maintained on Netstock. Generating reports on order inventory status. Tracking orders through from order point to receipt. Liaising with buyers and procurement managers to source the correct products. Suggesting inventory warehousing changes to accommodate increased or reduced demand. Deal with Invoice queries and Delivery discrepancies support in raising NCR’s. Create reports and maintain management systems as requested. Determining stock demands based on current and future business operations. Perform any other duties that derive from their position. Skills & Experience Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel Supply planning experience, ideally 5 years Commercial awareness, with a business attitude and business sense that is reflected in every decision and action Interpersonal skills Ability to make decisions, and to cope with pressure and adapt to fast changing situations Analytical, with maths and IT skills Ability to work well in a team with a positive attitude Good organisational and problem-solving skills Remain calm under pressure What will we offer? We will offer a salary of £36,876.00 per annum, 33 days holiday inclusive of bank and public holidays. You will be eligible for inclusion in a discretionary bonus scheme and a number of welfare benefits, such as auto-enrolment into our pension scheme, Death in Service benefit, access to our Medicash scheme that provides cash back towards everyday healthcare bills and a wide range of other wellbeing benefits including access to an Employee Assistance Program. Location This role is located at our Crawley office in West Sussex. Next Steps Apply now By applying for this role you give us consent to process your personal data for recruitment purposes only. A copy of our data privacy notice is available on the following link. Blueleaf Limited - Data Privacy Notice