Inventory Planner - Bicester, United Kingdom - Equation Recruitment

Equation Recruitment
Equation Recruitment
Verified Company
Bicester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description
Inventory Planner


Salary:
£25,000 p/a


Contract:
Temp-to-Perm


Working Hours:
Full Time

Location Bicester

Our client is a diverse food business supplying hotels, pubs and restaurants up and down the UK with whole, prepared or cooked food.

Come and join an exciting company which is expanding very quickly and looking for the right people to come and join our teams.

In return, they develop individuals to be the best they can be and help them along their career paths.
Equation Recruitment are looking for an Inventory Planner to join our client's growing Bicester team.

Key Activities & Responsibilities:

  • To ensure that the correct product / stock quantities are available at the time of pick for all depot customers, whilst ensuring that waste is kept to a minimum nationwide.
  • Using sales history, stock impacts and information from other departments, forecast demand and translate to orders for suppliers.
  • Manage stock movement throughout the network through sales and purchase orders using ERP systems.
  • Confirm and manage supplier deliveries through direct communication and follow up any discrepancies.
  • To liaise on a regular basis with account managers regarding menu changes, seasonal impacts, and customer requirements.
  • To assist in keeping the business informed of volume changes / fluctuations that may have an effect on availability and the profitability of the business.
  • To follow the recovery process in place regarding rejections that meet the supply chain expectations but is at a costefficient price for the business.
  • To work in a teambased environment where all managers and employees support each other with departmentbased workload.
  • Through both formal and informal communication ensure that your line manager is kept updated on any opportunities or threats that could impact the business and/or operations.
  • Through both formal and informal communication provide ongoing intelligence/data/information that can be used by other departments in order to make informed decisions
  • Ensure that all applicable legislation (H&S, Hygiene, BRC, etc) for a modern food business are adhered to by all and that any violations are reported to your line manager.
  • Maintain and contribute to a working knowledge of policies and regulations
  • Engage in specific projects or activities as directed by your line manager.

Key Attributes:

  • Customer focused and solutions driven
  • Excellent multitasking skills to handle multiple inbound communication methods
  • First rate communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
  • A passion for driving costs out of the business
  • Team player with an understanding of people
  • Open minded and able to embrace and influence change
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • A 'can do and will do' attitude
  • Tenacity to see a task through to completion
  • Ability to deliver results
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