Wip Planner

Company Description

IPS - a part of Culina group is the largest co-packer in the UK, working with some of the best-known food brands to provide cost-effective and innovative co-packing, co-filling and co-manufacturing solutions.

We are currently recruiting WIP Production Planner to join our IPS site in Dudley.

**Job Description**:
As a key member of the Factory Planning Team, the WIP Planner is responsible for managing WIP deliveries to site in accordance with the plan, keeping stock levels on site in line with warehouse capacity, whilst also managing number of vehicles and pallets to site on a daily basis.

**Main Duties & Responsibilities**

Specific tasks include (please note that this list is not exhaustive):

- Primary contact for factory in relation to WIP availability for plan
- Co-ordinate the provision of all WIP to site, to deliver the plan
- Manage Transport through INET system
- Smooth planning of inbound stock and vehicles within the capacity of the site.
- Ensure vehicles are planned to despatch stock in a timely manner in accordance with deployment requirements of customer
- Plan material availability to site JIT (Day 1 for Day 2)
- KPI Measures to be put in place to measure customers/suppliers delivery (i.e. On Time, Booked in for time requested, delivered in full, etc )
- Utilise and promote the use of Vision in order to streamline processes and communicate effectively across the business.
- Coach and Manage staff in line with IPS Behaviours
- Be a role model for others at all times and demonstrate the IPS behaviours

**Qualifications**:

- Experience within an administrative team in a production environment
- Preferably food or packing experience
- Ability to plan, organise and prioritise work to strict deadlines
- Listen and encourage new ideas from others
- Knowledge of company procedures and actively demonstrates compliance
- Material Scheduling
- Preferably food or packing experience
- SAP experience preferable

Additional Information
**In return, we offer**:

- Strong career stability and an opportunities to progress through within the business.
- Competitive salary
- Life assurance
- Pension scheme
- Retail Discount

When our staff have passion for what they do they work with more care and attention which is reflected to our clients, **Click APPLY NOW to #JoinOurWinningTeam and begin your career today