Senior Supply Chain Planner

We are recruiting for a Senior Planner to join our Supply Chain Team, reporting directly to the Supply Chain Manager.  Further details below.

1. Purpose of the position

• Ensure effective lines of communications are in place between stake holders in the planning process – Procurement, Production ,the rest of the business and customer where appropriate.
• Daily Primal Ordering 7 Stock Management
• Proactively engage the Supply Chain Manager with ideas for personal and team development.

2. Responsibilities/Authorities

• Manage all Production Planning/ Capacity Planning
• Manage Retail Logistics (Depot Booking Slots)
• Retail Stock Management (Fresh and Provisions)
• Primal Requirement Management (Fresh Allocations and Provision Primal Plans, including Blast Freezer Plan)
• Primal Stock Management
• Data Analysis and Reporting (DOT, Service Level, Daily Summary Report, KPI’s, Overs Report)
• System/ Process/ Product Set-Up where applicable

3. Professional skills (Required education and work experience)

• 3+ years’ experience in a similar role, ideally with FMCG environment
• Planning Experience ( preferable in meat Processing , but not essential)
• Data Analysis Experience and an affinity with Systems Usage

4. Personal skills/competencies

• Advanced Excel skills essential
• Data Analytic approach
• Strong communication skills with the ability to plan strategically across production & other departments
• Capability to Prioritise
• Strong Drive & decision Maker

5. Continuous Improvement

• Ensure the culture of continuous improvement is maintained and developed throughout the factory
• Support the company’s risk management strategy

6. Health & Safety:

• Be familiar with and confirm to the company’s Health and Safety Program
• Comply with all relevant Health and Safety legislation and observe all safety rules
• Do not endanger yourself or others by your actions or omissions
• Use appropriate protective clothing, safety equipment and safety devices at all times
• Report all accidents/injuries and near misses immediately
• Follow all instructions given by any person with a responsibility for health and safety
• Keep your place of work in a clean and tidy condition at all times
• Report all hazards / non-conformances / substandard conditions as observed and make representations for improvements to the safety representative

Candidates must be eligible to work in the Republic of Ireland.