About The Role Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family! At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: - Enhanced pension scheme
Private health scheme
Employee discount scheme
Experience annual pay reviews
Profit related pay
Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
The Opportunity Are you ready to play a key role in ensuring smooth production operations at one of the UK's leading chilled food manufacturers? Walker & Son is looking for a Senior Materials Planner to lead by example, support our dynamic materials team, and help keep our production lines running efficiently and on schedule.
Leading and coaching a team of Material Planners
Managing the scheduling and supply of materials from short to long term
Acting as the first point of escalation for material supply issues
Representing the Planning team in NPD/EPD/feasibility meetings
Driving continuous improvement and supplier performance
Ensuring accurate ordering to meet production timelines and stock level targets
The Ideal Candidate We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: - Proven experience in materials planning or purchasing, ideally in food manufacturing
Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills
Confidence in using MRP/ERP systems and Microsoft Excel
A proactive and organised approach with attention to detail
Ability to manage internal and external stakeholders with professionalism
We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role. Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us! About Us We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UKs best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country. At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers. Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.
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