Logistics Planner

Recruiter
FFR
Location
Aberford
Salary
£20000 - £20000 Annually
Posted
02 Oct 2014
Closes
30 Oct 2014
Ref
1342
Contact
Applicant Services
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Logistics Planner
(Chilled Food Services)
Aberford

Salary c. £20,000 p.a. + company pension scheme + death in service benefit + 25 days holiday p.a. plus bank holidays + mobile phone allowance + laptop

Full Time, 6 months probationary leading to Permanent

EXPERIENCE
• Previous experience within a planning environment essential, retail/forecast planning desirable.

THE ROLE
As a Logistics Planner you will provide support in a cross section of areas within the logistics department, primarily in the area of chilled planning for a remote co-packer and a remote consolidator. Your other responsibilities will include:
• Stock management at both sites
• Preparing daily pick instructions in a timely manner
• Preparing daily production plans
• Ordering materials as required to support the sales forecast
• Liaising and cooperating with the sales teams to ensure an excellent service level
• Maintaining and publishing weekly and monthly service level reports

THE PERSON
You will need to be able to work on your own initiative, be a self-starter, highly organised and have good time management skills. It is important in this position that you are an excellent communicator and administrator with excellent IT competence, including Excel skills. You must also be able to work under pressure and be solution focused, but within a strong team ethos.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• The position is based in the Leeds office but will include an element of travel
• The role will also involve cross training in other disciplines to provide effective cover and support as required by the Logistics department

THE COMPANY
Our client is a fully integrated chicken processor, from rearing and breeding farms to abattoir and from additional processing activities to high-quality chicken products. They are a flexible market focused company importing chicken products from Thailand currently seeking a Logistics Planner.

If you wish to be considered for this superb opportunity click ‘apply’. You must be eligible to work in the UK. FFR are an employment agency and operate as an equal opportunities employer.

People who may be interested in this role include: Supply Chain, Logistics, Distribution, Import, Planner, Logistics Coordinator, Retail Planning, Chilled Planner, Order Processing, Chilled Food Services, Forecasting,