Supply Chain Planner; Frozen

Position: Supply Chain Planner (Frozen)
Location: Isycoed

Supply Chain Planner (Frozen) - Due to our continued growth and success we are looking for a Planner to join our Supply Chain team in Wrexham (LL13 9UG
). The hours of work for this role are Monday to Saturday (08:00hrs to 17:00hrs).

What would you get for working here?

If you have the Frozen Planning experience and skills we are looking for then you will receive a total reward package that includes:

• Competitive salary: up to £35,000 per annum (DOE)
• Pension: 8% (5% Ees / 3% Ers)
• Annual leave: 28 days (Inc of Bank Holidays]
• Financial wellbeing: Stream (formerly Wagestream) – track earnings and access earned pay before payday, plus budgeting tools and support
• Employee discounts: Access to an employee benefits/discount platform
• Development: Professional development opportunities and qualifications
• Culture: A progressive working environment that puts people at the heart of what we do
• Refer-a-friend bonus: £250 (subject to scheme rules)
• Perks: Excellent coffee machines available free-of-charge

30% off Village Bakery products

What would you be doing?

Our Vision as a business is to be the “Go-to” supplier of bakery products, working nationally with retailers such as M&S and Waitrose on their premium private label range and regionally through the Village Bakery brand. In achieving this vision, we want to be recognised as a family business that continually invests in the future through the development of our people, quality and food safety culture, equipment and processes.

As a member of the Supply Chain team you will be directly contributing to this vision through your core tasks and responsibilities these will include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts using statistical tools and market insights.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Supply Chain and Production teams to ensure alignment of forecasts with business objectives.
• Lead monthly Demand Reviews and support the Sales and Operations Planning process to drive consensus-based forecasts.
• Monitor and report forecast accuracy, identifying key drivers behind variances.
• Analyse trends, promotions, and customer data to inform short- and long-term planning.
• Continuously improve forecasting processes and tools.

Knowledge Requirements

The successful candidate for this role will need to demonstrate the following skills, qualifications and attributes:

• Proven Demand/Production planningexperiencein FMCG/food manufacturing.
• Strong working knowledge of the end‑to‑end planning cycle: forecast → supply plan → production/capacity alignment → inventory and service
• Confident with KPIs such as forecast accuracy,service level/OTIF, and inventory cover
• Advanced Excel skills (e.g., pivots, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, power query/basic modelling) with the ability to turn data into clear actions
• Experience using an ERP / planning systemto manage master data, demand signals and planning parameters (any of SAP/Oracle/Microsoft etc.)
• Strong stakeholder management: able to work cross‑functionally with Commercial/Sales, Operations/Production, Warehousing/Logisticsto agree anoptimisedplan
• Commercial awareness: understands the impact of planning decisions on availability, waste, cost, and working capital
• Organised, proactive, and detail‑oriented; able to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy

Frozen‑specific essentials (if relevant to the job)

• Understanding of temperature‑controlledsupply chain constraints(e.g., freezer capacity, lead times, shelf life/date coding, MOQ, batch sizes, cold‑chain handling)
• Ability to plan around seasonality/promotions and manage risk to availability in peak periods

Desirable knowledge / skills required (recommended)

• Experience with S&OP / IBProutines and presenting plans in a monthly cycle
• Familiarity with planning,forecastingand reportingtools such as SAP APO/IBP,Power BI, or similar
• Experience planning for retail / major customers, including promotional uplifts, allocations, and service‑level expectations
• Knowledge of master data governance(pack sizes, lead times, MOQ, safety stocks, BOMs) and improving data quality
• Exposure to 3PL/freezer storage provider sand managing inbound/outbound capacity constraints

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