Senior SAP Planner
Location: Carlisle - Onsite
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
About Us Join 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across 16 sites. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual that's eager to launch their planning/scheduling career. We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories, including popular brands like Holland's pies. We are committed to delivering high-quality products to the British public and our retail and food service customers, including major retailers like Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison's, Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose.
About the Role As a Senior SAP Planner, you will be working closely within our prestigious meals solutions division, ensuring all resources are available that the production team requires.
Key Responsibilities Ensure the availability of sufficient raw materials, appropriate equipment, adequate labour, and the correct number of resources. Confirm that we have everything necessary for the production process. Maintain control over inventory levels. Manage short-life chilled goods efficiently. Ensure that only the required quantity of products is brought in to avoid waste. Prepare and adhere to daily production schedules. Forecast material requirements accurately. Mentor and lead junior team members. About You Ideally, you should be qualified within a planning or supply chain discipline with previous experience in scheduling and planning.
Key Skills Excellent communication skills. Previous experience as a planner/scheduler. Proficiency in Excel. Knowledge of MRP is essential. Prior experience in mentoring or training other team members. Qualifications Bachelor's or Master's degree qualifications in supply chain management or planning disciplines or equivalent.
The role is based at our Meal Solutions site in Carlisle, with working patterns consisting of 12-hour day shifts, 4 days in, 4 days off on a rotation basis.
Benefits 35 days annual leave including bank holidays. Company pension scheme with Legal & General or NEST pension. Death in service benefit, optional - linked to membership of L&G pension. Company sick pay - after qualifying period. Free onsite parking. Exclusive 2 Sisters employee discount platform available via an app offering savings of up to 60% with brands including Asda, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer, and Tesco. Employee assistance programme. Wisdom wellbeing app. Grocery Aid - employees access to counselling. Why Join Us? As one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, we provide ample opportunities for career growth and skill development. We emphasize promoting from within, ensuring you can build a rewarding career with us.
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