Production Planner

AAK is proud to be the world’s leading producer of specialty vegetable fats. Through our unique co-development approach, we develop and provide value-adding vegetable oil solutions in close collaboration with our customers, enabling them to achieve long-lastingbusiness results.
By doing so, we solve customer specific needs across many industries including Bakery, Chocolate & Confectionery, Dairy, Foodservice, Infant Nutrition and Personal Care.
Our pioneering spirit and passion for innovation keeps us at the cutting edge of our industry and is what sets us apart. It enables our employees to work in a safe and supportive environment in which they make a genuine impact.
AAK employ more than 3,000 employees globally and with 20 production facilities and customisation plants, and sales offices in over 25 countries spanning six continents we have one of our industries most diverse global footprints.
**Location**: Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
**Contract Type**: Permanent
**Hours**: Full Time
**Salary**: Competitive
**AAK Hull**
AAK Hull is located in the heart of an area enjoying significant redevelopment and investment.
The Port of Hull is being established as a world-class centre for renewable energy and manufacturing, and at AAK we feel proud to be part of this important industrial renaissance for Yorkshire and the UK.
At our recently upgraded site at King George Dock we operate the UK’s largest refinery for edible oils and fats. We supply businesses in the sectors of food manufacturing, baking, foodservice and retail, and we work closely with customers to co-develop bespokeproducts.
**About the role**
AAK are seeking to appoint a Production Planner to join the site in Hull, responsible for creating production plans and manage inventory levels to optimise service levels and minimise working capital.

**Responsibilities**:

- Supply daily production plans and update as necessary for processing plants in the refinery and factory in order to contribute to achieving the required service levels and working within known constraints such as manpower and planned downtime
- Highlight and communicate bottlenecks in supply and other arising issues involving all relevant stakeholders ensuring a continuous supply.
- Monitor and challenge forecast accuracy, including setting required intermediate stock levels based on forecast and sales data.
- Maintain accurate master data in SAP

**About you**:

- BA (Hons) Degree in related field, or equivalent experience.
- Able to demonstrate experience working within a similar role
- Knowledge of managing customer requests.
- Knowledge of processes and methods to handle and manage materials used in the manufacturing process
- Ability to perform the physical management of raw and/or hazardous materials safely.
- Knowledge and understanding of process and practice involved in manufacturing planning.
- Ability to manage resources needed to provide satisfactory levels of service.
- Ability to cover for the Planning Manager
- Experience of chairing meetings
- Able to build and maintain strong effective working relationships.
- Experience working to and hitting targets and deadlines.

**In return AAK offer**:

- Competitive salary package.
- 10% non-contribution pension.
- Bonus scheme.
- Private Medical cover
- UK Healthcare scheme.
- 25 days holidays plus bank holidays.
- Group life cover.
- Group income protection scheme.
- Ride2Work scheme.

You may have experience of the following: Production Planner, Planner, Master Scheduler, Buyer, Planner, Production Scheduler, Material Planner, Scheduler, Production Control Manager, Materials Planner, etc.
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