Supply Chain Planner

Supply Chain Planner

Locations: Ornua Foods UK, Leek

Salary:  £27,000 to £35,000 per annum depending on prior experience

Hours: 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Benefits:  Free onsite parking, Generous annual leave entitlement, Pension, Subsidised Staff Canteen, Company shop offering discounts on Ornua products, Sports & Social Club, Staff Lottery, Discount on Bikes & Tech Scheme, Confidential Employee Assist Programme

Ornua (meaning “new gold”) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world for over 55 years.

Are you a Supply Chain Planner looking for the challenge of taking a mission driven organisation to its next level of success?

Ornua is actively seeking a Supply Chain Planner to join our Supply Chain team as we continue our growth trajectory. As our next Supply Chain Planner, you will; work as part of a round table team to schedule finished goods and manage the MRP (Material Requirements Planning) requirements for the factory helping to deliver best in class customer service levels whilst maintaining optimum inventory levels.The team is made up of 4 planners and a Supply Chain Planning Manager. You will be an organised individual with a good attention to detail and will play an integral part in the running of the factory.

Why Ornua?

• Ornua operates from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and has sales and marketing teams working in-market across all four corners of the globe.
• The Group is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients.
• Ornua Foods is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua’s consumer brands including Kerrygold, Pilgrims Choice.
• Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organisation, creating value for Irish dairy farming families.
• Our Values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care, and Achieve Great Things Together.
• We invest in our people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities.
• Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.

Why This Role Is Valuable:

The Supply Chain Planner is responsible for leading on;

• Creating and delivering the long term supply plan that smooth’s demand and drives greater capacity utilisation and working capital control.
• Own and maintain all aspects of MRP scheduling to ensure most efficient production plan
• To be accountable and responsible for achieving daily KPI’s, Supply Planning, Production Planning and MRP.
• Interacting with the Customer Supply team to deliver OTIF (On Time in Full)

What You Bring To The Role:

• Experience in the following: Supply Planning, Production scheduling, Demand Planning, MRP controller roles.
• Experience of working within FMCG environment
• Experienced in the use of an ERP systems
• Highly competent in the use of Excel

Ornua has ambitious growth plans and we’re building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Ornua.

Would you like to make an impact?

To learn more, please visit Ornua at www.ornua.com

Ornua values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. We also strongly encourage women and other underrepresented groups in the manufacturing industry to apply. Your unique perspectives and experiences are highly valued and will be instrumental in driving our company’s continued success. Join us in shaping a more innovative, inclusive, and sustainable future.