Materials Planner / Scheduler

LDH La Doria have been a leading supplier of ambient food products for supermarkets across the UK for over 65 years.
We now have a great opportunity for a Demand Planner to join our fantastic Logistics team.
This role would suit a well-organised, enthusiatsic individual with a back-ground in demand planning.
Job Summary: Responsible for the complete order cycle of stock replenishment - forecasting, procurement, scheduling and shipping.
Responsible for maintaining optimum warehouse stockholding for each product.
Weekly review of sales data and the requirement to identify accurate forecast including promotional activity Provide weekly stock report for area of responsibility Maintaining a rolling order schedule of product from suppliers Maintaining a rolling vessel nomination schedule for each shipping location Daily liaison with international suppliers to ensure receipt and timely delivery of orders Daily liaison with Supply Chain Administrator to understand correct delivery of orders by international shipping agents and UK clearing agents.
Daily management of Supply Chain Administrator whose responsibility is to maintain accurate shipping status for each order and monitoring of shipping schedules.
Responsible for ensuring purchase contracts are ordered correctly and are reconciled to supplier stock and sales contracts.
Communication of issues and opportunities to internal stakeholders.
Escalation of issues to senior colleagues.
Benefits: Discretionary annual bonus Hybrid working 4% Matched pension 4x Salary life assurance Care first plan Free parking Fantastic work events