Procurement Planner
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- Lancashire
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 12 Apr 2019
- Closes
- 10 May 2019
- Sectors
- Procurement
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
An exciting opportunity not to be missed! Vitaflo (International) Ltd are currently looking for a Procurement Planner to join the team based at their head office in Liverpool! You will join us on a full time, permanent basis, and will receive a highly competitive salary!
For over 20 years, Vitaflo has been at the forefront of developing innovative specialized clinical nutrition products for Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM), nutrition support and disease specific conditions such as renal disease. Our dedicated experts have over 30 years' experience in producing specialist nutritional products. Working in partnership with world key opinion leaders and patients, Vitaflo's aim is to create products that combine the best of cutting edge research with the lifestyle demands of modern living, ensuring the most acceptable products are available for the patient.
Vitaflo (International) Ltd are currently looking to recruit a full time, permanent Procurement Planner to work at its head office just outside of Liverpool City Centre. This exciting opportunity is key within the operations department, which will involve responsibility for scheduling and forecasting finished goods and raw materials from co-manufacturers and suppliers.
Key responsibilities of our Procurement Planner
- Provide day to day coordination between co-manufacturers, suppliers and Vitaflo
- Establish global production plans for co-manufacturers
- Actively support the strategic volume planning process
- Review daily stock requirements, ensuring purchase orders for finished goods and raw materials are scheduled on time and in the correct location
- Monitor forecast against sales to ensure optimal stock levels to meet customer requirements
- Highlight any potential stock and shelf life issues
- Hold weekly meetings to discuss co-manufacturer requirements and any potential challenges
- Contribute to weekly project meetings and follow up on any actions raised
- Understand and manage stock holding levels to agreed KPI's
- Minimise disposal costs in line with agreed KPI's
- Collaborate with cross-functional planning activities
- Resolve any challenges regarding production to ensure all agreed metrics are hit
Skills and Experience required by our Procurement Planner
- Relevant experience within a procurement, planning or supply chain role
- Excellent computing skills, inclusive of Microsoft Office and Sage 200 is essential
- Knowledge and experience of using MRP systems
- Negotiating and influencing skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to manage competing tasks and deadlines
- Strong analytical, planning and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills that reflect the ability to work with stakeholders at various levels
Benefits of becoming our Procurement Planner
- Competitive Salary
- Excellent working conditions
- Performance related bonus scheme
- Study support
- Volunteering opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym membership (subject to qualifying period)
- Employer pension contribution (3% rising to 5% subject to qualifying period then matched up to a maximum of 10%)
- Private Healthcare (subject to qualifying period)
- Cycle to work scheme (subject to qualifying period)
- 25 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Option to buy / sell annual leave
- Life assurance
- On-site parking
Closing date for applications is Friday 3rd May 2019.
If you are passionate about nutrition and dietetics but would like to experience a role outside the clinical setting that encompasses scientific, informational, communications and interpersonal activities, this may be the ideal opportunity for you.
So if you feel you have the skills and experience to join our team as our new Procurement Planner, then why not click ''apply'' today! We'd love to hear from you
For over 20 years, Vitaflo has been at the forefront of developing innovative specialized clinical nutrition products for Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM), nutrition support and disease specific conditions such as renal disease. Our dedicated experts have over 30 years' experience in producing specialist nutritional products. Working in partnership with world key opinion leaders and patients, Vitaflo's aim is to create products that combine the best of cutting edge research with the lifestyle demands of modern living, ensuring the most acceptable products are available for the patient.
Vitaflo (International) Ltd are currently looking to recruit a full time, permanent Procurement Planner to work at its head office just outside of Liverpool City Centre. This exciting opportunity is key within the operations department, which will involve responsibility for scheduling and forecasting finished goods and raw materials from co-manufacturers and suppliers.
Key responsibilities of our Procurement Planner
- Provide day to day coordination between co-manufacturers, suppliers and Vitaflo
- Establish global production plans for co-manufacturers
- Actively support the strategic volume planning process
- Review daily stock requirements, ensuring purchase orders for finished goods and raw materials are scheduled on time and in the correct location
- Monitor forecast against sales to ensure optimal stock levels to meet customer requirements
- Highlight any potential stock and shelf life issues
- Hold weekly meetings to discuss co-manufacturer requirements and any potential challenges
- Contribute to weekly project meetings and follow up on any actions raised
- Understand and manage stock holding levels to agreed KPI's
- Minimise disposal costs in line with agreed KPI's
- Collaborate with cross-functional planning activities
- Resolve any challenges regarding production to ensure all agreed metrics are hit
Skills and Experience required by our Procurement Planner
- Relevant experience within a procurement, planning or supply chain role
- Excellent computing skills, inclusive of Microsoft Office and Sage 200 is essential
- Knowledge and experience of using MRP systems
- Negotiating and influencing skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to manage competing tasks and deadlines
- Strong analytical, planning and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills that reflect the ability to work with stakeholders at various levels
Benefits of becoming our Procurement Planner
- Competitive Salary
- Excellent working conditions
- Performance related bonus scheme
- Study support
- Volunteering opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym membership (subject to qualifying period)
- Employer pension contribution (3% rising to 5% subject to qualifying period then matched up to a maximum of 10%)
- Private Healthcare (subject to qualifying period)
- Cycle to work scheme (subject to qualifying period)
- 25 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Option to buy / sell annual leave
- Life assurance
- On-site parking
Closing date for applications is Friday 3rd May 2019.
If you are passionate about nutrition and dietetics but would like to experience a role outside the clinical setting that encompasses scientific, informational, communications and interpersonal activities, this may be the ideal opportunity for you.
So if you feel you have the skills and experience to join our team as our new Procurement Planner, then why not click ''apply'' today! We'd love to hear from you