The Role: This is a 12 month fixed term contract which may be extended. Finished Goods Demand Planning & Procurement * To ensure stock levels of finished goods are maintained at an optimum level to meet customer demand and respect space, shelf life and cost parameters * Gather information on long term sales forecast, invoiced sales, outstanding sales orders, outstanding purchase orders and existing finished goods stocks * Create a forecast aligned with existing financial and sales forecasting structure * Generate demand requirement * Make judgements to create a procurement plan with regard to proposed standard 3 week lead times and optimum batch sizes * Raise and place purchase orders for finished goods required * Communicate with Production Planner to ensure orders are planned for production to meet required delivery dates, or where capacity is breached to negotiate revised lead times * Communicate with the Stock Controller to ensure finished goods received into the warehouse are assigned to the correct purchase order and booked in promptly and accurately * Completion of Supply Chain Performance Tracker statistics 2. Materials Resource Planning & Procurement * To ensure all required production materials are available when required and that stock is maintained at an optimum level to meet demand and respect space, shelf life and cost parameters * Gather information on ingredients and pac...