Supply Chain Coordinator
We are looking for a Supply Chain Coordinator
Are you a Materials Planner? Or do you have experience managing stock levels and budgeting in a production environment? Do you want the opportunity to make a real difference within the workplace? Are you happy to roll you sleeves up and get stuck in when the going gets tough? If you answers are 'YES, that's me!' then please read on....
Responsibility
The Job Role
Reporting directly to the Planning and Logistics Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring that all materials required for packing are kept at the correct stock and budget levels.
The responsibilities of the role include:
Ensure the right stock available at the right time.
Understand demand and what’s driving the changes, create raw material plans and issue to suppliers and production teams, ensure all administrative tasks are completed to maintain a smooth booking in process.
Maintain the raw materials plan, update stocks and any pack-out figures.
Work alongside the procurement and farming teams to understand any harvesting or quality constraints that may affect factory performance/plans and effectively communicate those to the teams.
Report discrepancies and lead investigations
Report any consumption errors and lead investigations, support with root cause analysis and work towards proofing the system to reduce potential of reoccurrences.
Ensure product quality and freshness
Work alongside the technical team to ensure freshness and good quality of our products, proactively request concessions for any deviations from our residency time standards, investigate any unplanned deviations.
Stock allocation
Take initiative in the stock allocation process, work alongside the stock controllers to ensure the right stock is delivered to the lines at the right time.
Management of imports
Keep the imports tracker updated, work closely alongside our import agents to understand any changes to plans and effectively communicate these to the wider team.
- Support with any other additional tasks within supply chain and procurement
What we are looking for
- A minimum of 2 years planning and packaging experience
- Ease of making contacts with vendors and establishing good relationships
- Strong communication skills both verbally and written.
- A real team player with a positive attitude to implement change.
What we can offer you
- Refer a family member or friend to join the team and receive £250!
- A site performance bonus
- A safe and friendly working environment
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Life insurance of 2 x your salary
- Medicash Health Cash plan for you and your family
- Health and financial advice through an employee assistance programme (24/7 GP and counselling assistance!)
- Long service awards
- Be part of a fast-growing farming and food business with strong environmental and social values
- Work independently, but with support from our teams, gaining responsibilities fast.
Equal opportunities
Burgess Farms is an equal opportunities employer, which means we’ll consider all suitability qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic.