Materials Coordinator

2 weeks ago


Brackley, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Avara Foods Full time

About the Role:

Avara Foods is seeking a skilled Materials Planner to join our team at our Wednesbury site. As a key member of our supply chain team, you will be responsible for managing the planning and scheduling of all resources, including packaging and ingredients, to ensure that the plant meets production plans and schedules.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in stock control and replenishment practices, ideally within the food industry. You will be an effective communicator at all levels, with strong attention to detail and analytical skills. You will also have the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage the stock of materials on site, ensuring that materials are always available to meet production requirements.
  • Ordering all ingredients and packaging, always considering lead times and shelf life.
  • Monitoring the sales forecast and responding to any change.
  • Build and maintain a Bill Of Materials (BOM) spreadsheet, and then monitor daily, flagging any incorrect usages.
  • Liaise with suppliers and manage all ingredient and packaging stock takes, ensuring correct stock rotation.
  • Cross check all deliveries to site.
  • Prepare for new product launches, key moments and Christmas, ensuring all packaging is in place to meet deadlines.
  • Helping avert potential service level and performance issues by escalating variances.
  • Tracking daily packing and preparation schedules ensuring fulfilment of the plan.
  • Continually tracking actual performance versus planned performance to help push corrective actions.

What You'll Need to Be Successful:

  • Previous experience of stock control and replenishment practices, ideally within the food industry.
  • Previous experience within a fast moving manufacturing or production environment.
  • Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • An effective communicator at all levels, with strong attention to detail.
  • Analytical with the ability to multi task and prioritise workload in a pressurised environment.
  • A high standard of IT proficiency including using Microsoft Excel to collate and present data.
  • Self-motivated with a flexible and conscientious approach to work.

The Benefits of Working for Avara Foods:

As a Materials Planner you will enjoy a secure, supportive and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognised and rewarded.

We offer comprehensive training as well as continuous development as you build your long-term career with us. You can also look forward to benefits that amongst other things, include the following:

  • £32,000-£37,000 per annum DOE.
  • 31 days holiday allowance.
  • Secure contract with long term career development opportunities.
  • Straight forward pension contribution of 4%.
  • Life assurance.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Salaried Advance Finance.
  • Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme.
  • Access to our Employee Benefit Scheme, which includes unlimited remote GP appointments and unlimited mental health sessions, physiotherapy sessions, medical second opinion consultation, and other discounts and perks, such as savings & discounts on weekly costs.

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