Planner

Bought In Finished Goods (BIFG) Planner

**Salary**: Up to £36,000

**Working Hours**: Mainly 07:00-15:00

**Role Type**: Permanent

This is an exciting new opportunity within the Supply Chain team.

As a BIFG Planner, you will ensure the timely delivery of bought in finished goods into Premier Foods Warehousing. You will build relationships with suppliers, planners, and logistics operators to maintain optimum stock levels; with a view to satisfying customer demand at the lowest cost, and to ensure the smooth implementation of innovation changes whilst minimising redundant stock.

Here at Worksop, we have four factories on site that produce a variety of well-known brands and products including: OXO Sauces - including Sharwoods and Homepride Batchelors Supernoodles Sharwoods Poppadoms Bisto gravy granules SAXA salt

**Some of our benefits include**: 26 days holiday plus Bank Holidays Holiday purchase scheme, up to 10 days Private Medical Insurance Enhanced Pension scheme Sharesave programme On-site subsidised canteen offering a variety of hot/cold meals and snacks Employee discount scheme including travel, food and shopping discounts Employee Assistance Programme Sports & Social Club On site Electric Vehicle Charging Point Manager and peer recognition programme Cycle to work - including excellent bike storage facilities On-site Occupational Health

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**What you will be doing - includes**:
Planning and forecasting Manage stockholding based on agreed customer service levels and supply chain costs. Monitor potential or actual out of stock situations and take appropriate actions. Work closely with Premier Foods Warehouse facilities to manage inbound, outbound supplies and maintain agreed stock levels. Managing the delivery of stocks to support demand driven production plan amendments. Plan agreed materials requirements supporting production working closely with key contacts in international locations. Manage the re-work process for international products at subcontracting locations.

Systems and data analysis Provide vendor performance data to support the Sales & Operating Process. Ensure integrity of system set-up for all brought in finished goods used in your area.

Customer service Maintain effective relationships with all supplier contacts and internal customers at site and centrally (Head Office). Address work-flow invoice queries in a timely manner and ensure a satisfactory resolution is reached. Support the process of supplier education. Support other BIFG Worksop planned accounts when required.

Stock Management Minimise redundant materials by monitoring and flagging obsoletes due to innovation changes, supplier changes and shelf-life issues. Manage short life and held materials and the return of rejected materials to suppliers. Support the development of stock management based on agreed customer service levels and supply chain costs.

Continuous Improvement Identify improvement opportunities in their area of the supply chain. Plan new brought in finished goods deliveries to meet agreed stock requirements for innovation projects. Support any Continuous improvement ideas for their area.

**What we need from you**:
Essential
Practical knowledge of MRP Principles.
Able to develop and build professional working relationships with key internal customers.
Educated to level 2 Mathematics.
SAP knowledge ECP & SCP.
Follows logical and disciplined thought processes.
Good communication skills - internal and external customers.
Good team player.
Ability to work under pressure, unsupervised.

Desirable
Experience of BIFG planning in a FMCG environment.
Hold a minimum of a level 2 IOSCM (Institute to Supply Chain Management) qualification
High level of IT literacy (fully conversant with MS Excel) with relevant experience of SAP or similar manufacturing software
Demonstrable experience of managing key relationships with external suppliers and vendors.

A great British food company

Premier Foods is one of Britain’s biggest listed food companies, employing over 4,000 colleagues at 15 manufacturing sites and offices up and down the country.

Many of our brands have been part of UK life for more than a century and you’ll find them in 94% of British households.

At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.