Planning Assistant - Bedford, United Kingdom - Dunbia

Dunbia

Verified Company

Bedford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overview:

Dunbia, is one of Europe's leading and respected suppliers of top-quality Beef and Lamb products for the national and international retail, commercial and foodservice markets.

We are looking to recruit a Planning Assistant to join our Cardington, Bedford site sales and planning team.

The role will involve working with all stakeholders within the supply chain to make sure commercial requirements are met in full and on time.

Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities (Including, but not limited to):

Utilise plan to ensure raw materials are available to produce products.
Ensure all planned sales volumes are entered into production plans.
Record and maintain daily KPI data.
Ensure that stock levels are at optimum levels.
Build and manage relationships with external and internal teams.
Supply in good time weekly a report that highlights imbalances of stock.
Managing stock levels within product life and available storage capacity.

Qualifications:

Previous experience of working in food manufacturing, either at senior operative level or QC/Team Leader/Technical role is advantageous.
IT literate with good level of experience of MS Office and other packages.
Good level of numeracy skill and comfortable dealing with figures.
Strong attention to detail and driven to achieve high standards.
Ability to prioritise, multitask and remain calm under pressure, and to strict deadlines.
Good communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to speak, read and write in English clearly and accurately is essential.
Proactive approach to work, anticipating potential issues and dealing with them effectively