Demand Planner

Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic familyAt Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: -

Benefits for colleagues

• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private health scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Experience annual pay reviews
• Profit related pay
• Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities

The OpportunityIn this role of Demand Planner you will be responsible for driving continuous improvement to the Demand Planning and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) agendas across Melton Foods.

• You will work in full collaboration with relevant functions, including (but not limited to) Commercial, Procurement, Planning, Finance & Technical
• You will work across all customers internally and externally to ensure the best possible operational forecasts are available to support the bakery.
• This will include all processes for NPD, EPD and Delisting products and ensures alignment with the site Concept to Launch (CTL) process
• You will create, publish, and own appropriate KPIs, documentation and training materials, and will serve as a central knowledge point for key stakeholders. It will also lead or support in projects enabling achievements of company objectives related to Lifecycle Management
• You will also manage Write Offs / Waste for the Supply Chain Function for all Lifecycle projects

The Ideal CandidateWe believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: -

• A strong proven background and experience in Supply Chain with specific life cycle management hands on experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven track record of presenting to a wide range of stakeholders across different teams and levels of the organization
• Extensive knowledge of MRP/ERP systems
• Intermediate/Advanced in Planning systems, Power BI, Excel
• Able to supervise team members directly and indirectly
• Works well under pressure

We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role. Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member - you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with usAbout Us

We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.