Material Planner

Overview

Job title: Material Planner
Location: Blackpool, FY3 7AE

Working Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm
Salary: £27,000 per annum
Contract type: Full time, Fixed Term Contract (12 Months)

Reed are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of Fox’s Burton’s Companies (FBC UK)!

FBC UK bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge). FBC UK was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.

FBC UK are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few, as well as a proud manufacturing partner to some of the biggest UK retailers and household names.

The key ingredient to FBC UK’s success is people, and the passion they have for their brands. You could be the jammy to our dodger, party ring to our Fox’s or the choc-chip to our Maryland?! We need people with innovative ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit, and the commitment to drive FBC UK to success.

FBC UK are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming UK Market Leader.

Purpose of the role:

The Material Planner is responsible for ensuring all ingredient materials are available to meet production plans and achieve exceptional service levels. This includes managing material ordering within supplier lead times, monitoring stock levels, and preventing shortages or surplus.

With a strong focus on customer service, this role involves frequent and collaborative interaction with suppliers, project managers, marketing teams, site operations, and other key stakeholders to ensure smooth execution of plans and the successful delivery of both ongoing production and new product launches.

• Delivery of Customer Service & Conformance to Plan objectives.
• Ownership of SAP MRP & material ordering process adhering to lead times – ensuring continuity to supply with no impact to production plan manufacturing.
• Contract fulfilment in SAP.
• Cross functional working between Procurement, Project Managers, Operations internally and external suppliers.
• Holding correct Material Goods stocks.
• Reacting to short notice plan amendments and communicating changes effectively.
• Supporting implementation of new product development.

Key Ingredients for suitable candidates include:

• Knowledge of MRP and SAP systems would be highly advantageous.
• Experience of working directly with customers.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Good numeracy skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.