MRP Controller

**MRP Controller**

**Salary £25-30k DOE**

**Blackburn, Lancashire**

**Full-time, Permanent (Monday to Friday, 8am-4pm)**

We are currently recruiting an MRP Controller to plan and manage the raw materials and packaging inventory to ensure timely delivery to meet the production plan while maintaining accurate stock profiles and adhering to space restrictions.

You’ll be joining the business at a time of real exciting change with growth on the agenda

**Who are we looking for?**

We are looking for a well-organised individual who has previous MRP/stock control experience within a manufacturing environment, ideally food manufacturing. You’ll have strong IT skills with previous experience working with MRP/ERP systems and Microsoft Excel.

You’ll be a natural communicator, both verbally and written, and be able to build strong collaborative relationships and deliver to tight time scales.

**The role of an MRP Controller at BBF**
- Liaise with the planner & using the forecast calculate volumes of raw materials and packaging required to fulfil short and long-term plans aiming for 100% availability.
- Create daily/weekly supplier purchase orders in line with lead times/contracts and MOQs, notifying the planner and the wider business of potential supply issues that could impact service.
- Maintain & build excellent relationships with all suppliers, resolving any issues with suppliers directly.
- Accurately monitor stock levels, keeping in line with inventory stock holding targets and budget.
- Working with the procurement & warehouse team to identify any future potential space restrictions and resolve them.
- Maintain & improve the MRP files.
- Produce KPI reports as required.
- Assist in the setting up of production plans if required and provide cover for the planner during holidays & absences.

**Who are BBF Limited?**

BBF Limited are one of the UK’s leading ambient cake and chilled dessert manufacturers of retailer own label, licensed and branded cakes, supplying recognisable major retailers across the UK and European market.

Our team of experts develop and manufacture a wide range of high-quality ambient cake products across several different categories including celebration cake, mini rolls, mince pies, fruit pies and a wide range of chilled desserts including cheesecake, crumbles and sponge cakes. These include mince pies, celebration cakes, slab cakes, cupcakes and many more

We are passionate about our products and aim to put the customer at the heart of everything we do.

With recent investment and acquisitions taking us to nearly 1,400 direct employees, this is an exciting time to join BBF Limited We are continually looking to grow, but we can only do that with exceptional talent across all levels and disciplines of the business. That is where you come into it

On top of making some really tasty cakes and desserts, we do a lot of fun stuff too Whether that be Christmas fun days, pancake-flipping competitions, Red Nose Day events or odd-sock days, you’ll be coming to work smiling.

**What do you get in return?**

Financial
- Salary between £25-30k (depending on experience)
- Pension
- 4x Life Assurance/Death in Service Benefit
- Access to the company Benefits Hub
- Access to ‘Company Shop’ - a discounted re-distributor of surplus food and household products

Health & Wellbeing
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to meditation and well-being app
- Flexible working

Personal & Professional Development
- Dedicated in-house Learning & Development/Training team
- Online training platform with access to 100+ training courses

A few other bits
- Free on-site parking
- Free refreshments

**Recruitment Agencies**

We operate a recruitment PSL when we require assistance, and we aren't adding to this at present. Any agency assistance will be instructed accordingly; therefore, any CVs sent to any BBF Limited employee will be treated as a gift and won't be liable for a fee. Please don't speculatively contact us in relation to this vacancy or any other vacancy.