A leading food manufacturing business based in the Oldham area are looking for a Materials Planner to join their team. As Materials Planner you will be responsible for managing the supply of materials to support an uninterrupted production plan. You will ensure inventory is kept at optimum levels and provider wider cover for the planning team as needed. About the role: Manage the stock of materials on site, ensuring that materials are always available to meet production requirements. Ordering all ingredients and packaging, considering lead times & shelf life Monitoring the sales forecast and responding to any change Build and maintain a Bill Of Materials spreadsheet, and then monitor daily, flagging any incorrect usages. Liaise with suppliers and manage all ingredient and packaging stock takes, ensuring correct stock rotation Prepare for new product launches and peak periods, ensuring all packaging in place to meet deadlines Helping avert potential service level and performance issues by escalating variances Tracking daily packing and preparation schedules ensuring fulfilment of the plan Continually tracking actual performance versus planned performance to help push corrective actions About the person: Previous experience working with a materials planning role, ideally from within food Experience of working with short shelf life products would be advantageous SAP experience would be preferred Excellent stakeholder engagement skills To apply for the role please send your CV to Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates