Raw Material Planning Team Lead

1 week ago


Peterborough, Peterborough, United Kingdom AB Agri Full time

The Role & Key Responsibilities:

Job Title:
Raw Material Planning Team Leader

Location:
Peterborough, UK (Hybrid)

Days, Hours of work:

Monday to Friday - 08:30 - 17:00 (Tuesdays & Wednesdays Onsite in Peterborough)***Are you a leader who can take your team on a journey towards excellence and growth.

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Do you possess proven leadership and team management skills, with the ability to coach and mentor team members effectively.?

Do you have previous experience in Raw Material Planning, Ingredients planning, or a related field with the agricultural/food industry?

If the answer to those questions is YES, then please read the below and APPLY.


As a Team leader, you will have a key role in achieving our overall business objectives by ensuring the timely, efficient, and cost-effective supply of raw materials into our manufacturing sites.

Your span of impact will extend across multiple stakeholders, internally and externally, as you support your team in delivering excellent service and driving continuous improvement initiatives.


Purpose of the role:


The main purpose and focus of this role are to optimise feed planning processes, enhance collaboration, and build a positive team culture.


Role Objectives:

  • Lead team organisation, prioritisation, and execution in raw material planning and associated duties
  • Standardise processes across the team and ensure consistency of procedures and documentation.
  • Create an effective and collaborative approach with multiple stakeholder groups, delivering a high level of service.
  • Monitor performance and provide feedback within the team effectively.
  • Create a positive team spirit and continuously improve employee engagement.
  • Escalate issues appropriately and communicate effectively with senior management.
  • Plan the efficient and costeffective supply of Wheat feed to our manufacturing sites and associated tasks.
  • Monitor contract balances, maintain stock sheets, and ensure sufficient cover within the team.
  • Ensure timely supply of all other bagged and bulk raw materials across the UK network, minimising runouts.
  • Ensure measurable continuous improvement in processes and procedures.
  • Lead daily Raw Material Planning meetings and contribute to departmental and business meetings.
  • Manage customs updates, checks, and audits, increasing knowledge in this area.

About you:

  • Raw Material Planning experience in a databased environment essential
  • Effective communication skills with the ability to work across various platforms essential.
  • Continuous improvement mindset essential
  • Great leadership and supervisory abilities essential
  • Ability to anticipate and resolve potential issues, prioritise workload, and manage conflicting priorities essential.
  • Resultsdriven approach with a focus on customer service outcomes essential
  • Enhanced organisations skills with a high level of attention to details essential
  • Experience in an agricultural or manufacturing environment desirable
  • Experience in customs import and export processes desirable.

Additional Information:

  • This is a hybrid role requiring 2 days per week in the Peterborough office (Tuesdays / Wednesdays)
  • Occasional visits to manufacturing sites and availability during weekends and bank holiday periods on a team rota basis.
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About The Company:
Rewarding your passion
When you join us, you'll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it.

From annual salary reviews and incentive bonus, ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial and wellbeing benefits - these are just some of the ways we reward you - from day one.


About us
ABN is the UK's number one animal feed business, serving pig and poultry producers across the UK. These range from large corporate customers through to family-owned farm enterprises. We service these customers with feed, nutrition, advice, and related services.


We're part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc) and we're passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering data services for the agri-food industry.

What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that's because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together we're building a fair, innovative and inclusive culture.

Application Notes

Agencies and media sales
AB Agri group politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We don't accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

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