Supply Planner

Company description:

Vitaflo (International) Limited

For more than 25 years, Vitaflo has developed innovative specialised clinical nutritional products for inherited metabolic disorders, pediatric?kidney disease, and specialised diets such as the ketogenic diet.

Vitaflo products offer patients choice, flexibility, and convenience. We combine the latest medical research, together with insights on changing modern lifestyles to best support patients in the compliance of restrictive therapeutic diets.

Vitaflo continues its mission of Enhancing Lives Together with research and development at the heart of what we do.

Job description:

Vitaflo (International) Ltd is currently looking to recruit a Supply Planner to work at our Liverpool Headquarters on a full-time permanent basis.

Reporting directly into the Supply Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Building Global production plans respecting the agreed level of available capacity to ensure that finished and semi-finished goods are available with high freshness, at the right stock location at the right time to meet customer demand whilst minimizing write off.
• Support the Supply manager to ensure that finished goods, raw materials and packaging are available to meet Customer demand.
• Contribute to Strategic (3 years +) and Tactical (18 months) Business Planning via Monthly Business Planning and the Dynamic Planning Framework

As a Supply Planner,your main responsibilities will consist of the following:

• Establisha12 month Global production plan for the Co-manufacturers
• Createa feasible production plan that respects capacity defined (available capacity)
• EstablishCommitted Capacity, including timing proposals for plant shutdowns, investments etc
• Identifiypossible opportunities and improvements in collaboration with the factory within the 18 month horizon
• Contribute to cross functional planning activities ensuring working within minumum and Maximum stock levels. Understanding Vitaflo MRP system (Total stock).
• Actively supports the Strategic Volume Planning process (i.e. Capex Planning)
• Working collaboratively with supply planning, logistics, customer service, external customers and suppliers to organise and take responsibility of the efficient flow of inventory
• Identify when stock is at risk of write off due to shelf life, work with Customer Service to push short dated stock out to customers & also stock control to send stock to foods banks and/or disposal, track and report to Customer Service Manager to ensure reduction in write off / wastage.
• Working with Customer Service, Demand and Supply Planning teams to manage supply constraints, whilst achieving the highest percentage possible COF.
• Call off raw materials & packaging to be used at Co-manufacturers

Who are we looking for?

• Great team player with excellent communication skills both internally and externally
• Results focused with the ability to multi-task and manage competing deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail that reflects thorough and accurate work.
• Able to build strong relationships with immediate team and wider business.
• Positive and proactive mindset
• Proficient in IT packages inclusive of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Ability to be flexible, innovative, and problem solve.
• Highly motivated, able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience of working in Supply / production planning

What we offer?

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave (pro rata for part time) plus bank holidays and Christmas shut down
• Discretionary bonus scheme (subject to qualifying period)
• Gym membership/allowance (subject to qualifying period)
• Employer pension contribution (3% rising to 5% subject to qualifying period then matched to a maximum of 10%). Employee minimum contributions apply
• Private healthcare (subject to qualifying period)
• Volunteering opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme (subject to qualifying period)

At Vitaflo (International) Ltd, our values are rooted in respect - for our employees, our customers and our patients. That's why championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. We are committed to equal opportunity for all, and we may collect relevant anonymized data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process.

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