The Bart Ingredients company has been sourcing and supplying herbs & spices for over 60 years. What began as a husband-and-wife team selling spice racks locally has grown to an organisation with over 200 employees distributing products across the UK. Today the business is privately owned by the Fuchs Gruppe family - the world's largest privately owned herbs & spices business.
Our purpose is simple - 'To bring the joy of food to life' and to do it in the most sustainable way. The success of the business is routed in our people who make the business what it is with shared passion for achieving the best and cultivating the family culture we are proud to retain.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Call off Controller to work in our facility in Severn Beach. The main purpose of this role is to ensure the seamless supply of all packaging materials into production while optimising working capital, maintaining service to manufacturing, and supporting NPD and product change activities.
The main responsibilities of this role are:
* Manage packaging call-offs against supplier contracts and forecasts, ensuring availability in line with the production plan.
* Issue timely call-offs and track supplier confirmations, deliveries, and deviations.
* Maintain accurate supply dates, lead times, and MOQ data within BC.
* Liaise with suppliers to resolve shortages, quality issues, or over-deliveries.
* Work closely with the Planning Controller to balance supply and demand for all packaging items.
* Support production scheduling by ensuring component readiness and visibility of constraints.
* Communicate changes in forecast, schedule, or supplier performance that could affect output.
* Support the NPD teams in onboarding new packaging items.
* Ensure the delist process is followed and our inventory reflects current demand.
* Monitor MRP messages and inventory levels to ensure stock and working capital targets are met.
* Contribute to ongoing ERP and process improvements, helping shape best practice in the new system.
* Develop close working relationships with key packaging suppliers to secure reliable supply.
* Work cross-functionally with Technical, Quality, NPD, Planning, and Commercial to ensure changes in artwork, spec, or pack format are reflected in ordering.
* Participate in supplier performance reviews, highlighting service, lead time, and risk metrics.
* Identify and implement improvements in packaging stock management, call-off accuracy, and reporting.
* Support sustainability initiatives in packaging and stock optimisation.
* Take on broader planning or materials control projects as part of career development.
Person specification/Qualifications/Capabilities:
* Experience of ERP systems (Business Central or equivalent such as SAP, Navision, or Dynamics) including data maintenance and reporting.
* Analytical, proactive, and detail-oriented with good data management skills.
* Proven knowledge of call-off processes and supplier communication.
* Strong understanding of working capital and inventory optimisation principles.
* Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
* Supply Chain experience within FMCG / food manufacturing or similar fast-moving environment an advantage.
* Adaptable and curious — keen to learn and grow into broader planning or materials management responsibilities.
* Calm under pressure, with a structured approach to problem-solving.
* A team player with strong ownership and accountability.
* Commercially aware, recognising the balance between service, cost, and cash.
What we offer:
Bart believe our people are our most important asset and offer the following benefits in addition to your salary:
· Pension scheme:
o Salary sacrifice scheme with company contribution of 4%
· Extra leave:
o Holiday purchase scheme – up to an additional 5 days each year
o Enhanced bereavement and pregnancy loss leave
o Enhanced maternity and paternity leave after 12 months service
· Life assurance:
o 2 x annual salary after 3 months service
· Wellbeing:
o Access to GP24 service which is a remote GP & second opinion medical service
o Access to onsite Mental Health First Aiders
o Grocery Aid access - They offer emotional, financial, practical advice and support on a wide range of topics for all grocery colleagues and their immediate families
· Discounts:
o Money off in stores, holidays and days out discount platform
o Cycle to work scheme
· Others:
o Long Service Awards
o Social events
The hours for this role are 37.5 hours per week Monday – Friday with a salary of £30,750. This role is applicable to work at home for up to 2 days per week after the probation period.
Diversity & Inclusion
At Bart Ingredients we are committed to promoting equal opportunities and fostering a rich diversity within our workplace where all individuals are valued treated with fairness, dignity and respect.
As an equal opportunities employer, we recruit on a fair and equal basis, welcoming applications from candidates regardless of age, ethnicity, gender identity or reassignment, disability, pregnancy & maternity status, sexual orientation, religion or belief or marriage/civil partnership status.
In line with the Ban the Box initiative, we do not ask you about any unspent criminal convictions during the recruitment process.
Bart Ingredients are a proud Disability Confident Employer, and we guarantee an interview for candidates who declare a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role.
We recognise that people are different and can work in different ways. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process or for applying in a different format, please contact our HR team and they will be happy to help
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £30,750.00 per year
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Bereavement leave
* Casual dress
* Company events
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Enhanced maternity leave
* Enhanced paternity leave
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Life insurance
* On-site parking
* Paid volunteer time
* Store discount
Work Location: In person