So, what will I be doing?

As Production Planner you will be joining the Planning and Replenishment Team in a distinctive, ambitious and trusted manufacturing company that is committed to making great British dairy the right way. Forever. Working closely with the Production Planning Manager you will be responsible for the effective provision of daily production plans for Yeo Valley manufacturing operations. You will interact with manufacturing, replenishment, and commercial colleagues to ensure effective production planning.

Key responsibilities will include:

Through effective use of existing software systems optimise production plans and schedules to ensure the cost effective achievement of the customer demand forecast whilst minimising the risk of redundant materials and finished goods.
Through effective collaboration with supply chain colleagues, ensure the effective supply of packaging, materials, and ingredients to the manufacturing sites to meet the production plan.
Through effective collaboration with the manufacturing and replenishment operations optimise production plans to enhance customer service and avoid waste of materials and resources.
Maintain, optimise, and exploit all current systems and software.
Produce accurate, reliable, and timely reports and analysis to advise the wider business of current performance and any risks to performance.
To provide the liaison for any issues arising during the shift, and escalate any significant risks and impacts to plan achievement which may result in a significant impact to customer service.
Build and maintain excellent relationships, confidence and trust with internal teams. To create shared understanding and effective solutions.
To provide out of hours support for the manufacturing operations whilst on shift.
To provide effective flexible cover for all holidays and absence necessary to support the effective operation of the Production Planning function.

Sounds interesting, what do I need?

The important things:

Good academic level of education.
Experience of Production Planning in a multi-sku FMCG business.
Confident Communicator
Excellent IT skills & MS Office skills.
Excellent numeracy & literacy skills.
Effective time management skills.

Even better if:

Experience of MS Dynamics
Short shelf life Food industry experience.
Smart sheet and other Microsoft packages.

Why should I join the family?

We’re independent, British and proud to be making the highest quality yogurts, desserts and ice cream under the Yeo Valley brand and for many of the UK’s major retailers. Operating from four dairies and two logistics centres in Somerset and Devon, we employ over 1700 staff and produce more than 25% of the UK’s packaged yogurt.

We’re sure you don’t need convincing, but there’s a whole host of benefits that we offer including:

competitive holiday allowance
non-contributory pension scheme
life cover
healthcare cash back plan
cycle to work scheme
subsidised Yeo Valley products and services
preferential rates with our partners
annual bonus (as part of the Employee Benefit Trust, based on company performance for the year)
learning and development opportunities; we’re committed to ensuring all of our employees have the chance to grow

Our closing dates are a guide for when the application window should close, although we may close the advert sooner if we can. So, we recommend you get your application in straight away – and don’t miss the opportunity to join us!

Unfortunately, we’re not able to provide employment sponsorship to candidates at this moment in time.

Please note that Yeo Valley do not accept speculative agency applications; we will only accept applications from preferred suppliers that have been submitted to us via our recruitment portal at the point of instruction.