Operations Planner - Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom - ForFarmers

ForFarmers

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Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom

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Operations Planner

Bury St Edmunds Mill, Full Time, Permanent

Salary:
£31,800 per annum

Hours: 42 hrs per week - shifts as agreed between 6am and 6pm and rotated weekends. Flexible in working hours outside of standard shift patterns particularly in winter.

What is the role of a Planner at ForFarmers?

The Operations Planner reports directly to the Production Manager and is responsible for maintaining raw materials/finished goods stock holding against customer requirements.

Responsible for converting the logistics plan into an efficient production plan for the mill, to deliver the required product on time /in full to the customer.

Stock management administration and physical stock control.

Key responsibilities and duties of the role include:

Management of site-based stock levels ensuring replenishment in a timely manner whilst also utilising available FF fleet resource
Convert the logistics plan into a deliverable production plan utilising resources available at the best efficiency
Conduct daily stock counts in line with MIVA and generator weekly report with cost variances
Interrogate OTIF reports and issue reasons for the root cause of failures
Participate in the Tier accountability process and update the daily vis board
Ensure scheduled deliveries are made on time and in full
Use route cause analysis on failures to adherence to production plan and put corrective actions in place
Booking in and out Raw material deliveries and sampling
Management of stock holding to agreed financial and physical targets
Engaged and involved in Continuous Improvement throughout the site
Fully assist in the monthly stock take process. Working with the Production Manager to achieve the company's stock taking scheduling.
Cover holidays/sickness, as and when required so that all Supply Chain planning requirements are met.
Undertake weighbridge duties. Dealing with RM/FP queries as well as customer collections.
Working closely with other departments (CSD/Transport) to maintain an effective and efficient Supply Chain.
Experience of stock and inventory control both with computerised and physical stock systems
Excellent attention to detail
Good written and verbal communicator
The ability to work as part of a functional team
The ability to work shifts as agreed between 6am and 6pm and rotated weekends. Flexible in working hours outside of standard shift patterns particularly in winter
Strong organisational skills
Desirable has experience in, or an understanding of, the agriculture and farming sector.