Factory Planner

We are a rapid-growth scale-up disrupting the infant nutrition space through our award-winning brand Kendamil - the only baby milk made in Britain, proudly used by the British Royal Family and uniquely crafted locally using British full cream milk.

Our company, Kendal Nutricare, is a 150-person team passionate about giving children a better start to life. We’re proud to be a Queens’ Award winning business and ranked by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s 1000 Fastest Growing Companies in 2020.

We’re on an exciting path - join us

**The Role**

**Responsibilities**
- The formulation of a production plan that maximize factory efficiency and productivity and still delivering factory constraints and service levels
- The control of finished goods stock levels so as to minimise disposals
- To constantly monitor the progress of the factory to ensure that service levels to the warehouse are met
- The formulation of accurate raw material figures for procurement
- To process all customer orders in a timely manner
- To be able to re-forecast customer provisional orders based on current orders
- To act as a pivot point between all departments for the purpose of effective communication
- To attain best practice planning methods
- To be able to communicate effectively with our customers
**Experience**
- Educated to A-level or equivalent
- Previous planning experience would be advantageous
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Computer literate - Excel and planning systems
- Highly Analytical and able to work under pressure and on own initiative
- Excellent attention to detail and problem solving skills.
- Understanding of production planning, material supply and NPD processes
- Knowledge of planning processes including creating plans and scheduling

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
Reference ID: FP001