Materials Planner

About the Role

The Materials Planner is a key member of the Planning team at Wiltshire Farm Foods, responsible for arranging orders of raw materials and packaging into the manufacturing site to meet the production plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Review raw material and packaging requirements & PO requisitions and place orders according to lead time
• Monitor Vendor delivery confirmations and act on variances of orders not confirmed for delivery
• Review overdue Purchase Orders and follow up with suppliers with appropriate actions, (complete order, amend delivery date). Escalate issues to Line Manager if required.
• Provide clear, timely communication of supply issues via a range of communication methods
• Complete and Issue Return to Supplier requests and issue to supplier and apetito inbound delivery team and complete any necessary claim forms
• Monitor products regularly with shelf-life constraints, and work with the Supplier and Internal apetito teams to avoid stock write offs or action usage with production
• Report on stock cover and obsolete stock to be returned or wasted
• Carry out actions assigned by Line Manager
• Monitor and communicate with external storage partners on delivery dates, accurate stock levels and other issues
• To follow all set procedures in line with food safety, quality, legality and authenticity

Requirements

• Supply Chain experience in a food manufacturing environment
• Driving Licence, or willingness to travel
• Time management. Working to deadlines
• Ability to work autonomously
• Attention to details
• Accuracy in reporting
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Communicating with all key stakeholders
• Driving cooperation with all departments and resolving conflicts
• Ability to change workload priorities without compromising agreed service levels

About Us

Wiltshire Farm Foods is the UK's leading supplier of food to the health and social care sectors. We produce delicious, nutritious and sustainable meals for people at home or in care. Our values sit at the very heart of what we do, and we are committed to producing great food to be proud of, enhancing health and well-being for all our customers.

We are driven by a passion for service, dedicated to feeding some of the UK's most vulnerable people, offering healthy and delicious meals to customers across the UK.

We are a proud member of the ETI, a leading alliance of companies, trade unions and NGOs, that promote respect for workers' rights globally. All our new suppliers now operate under the ETI's guidelines.

We are also a member of the initiative looking to transform the plastic packaging industry in the UK. As part of the initiative, we have committed to eliminate unnecessary single-use plastic completely by 2025.

We have also made a commitment to our employees – we're recognised as an accredited Living Wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation. Joining an elite group of FTSE 100 companies and public sector organisations.