Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. 

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop. 

 Here at Northampton, we operate one of the most impressive facilities in Europe, based across a campus of 5 manufacturing units, and we have a team of around 2,000 colleagues making high quality premium products every day. We are the sole supplier of sandwiches, wraps, rolls and sushi for Marks & Spencer.

What you’ll be doing

As a Planner, you will identify and implement optimum plans and schedules that deliver stock and service targets and/or procure materials / labour to organise production in line with customer needs.

• Utilise available planning systems to convert sales forecasts into achievable production and material plans and schedules that optimally balance customer service and operational cost efficiency
• Manage risks within the plan and amend orders where possible /practical to achieve customer service and stock targets
• Share forecasts with suppliers and work with them to resolve issues with materials availability
• Measure, minimise and publish expected obsolete/over stocks (finished product and/or raw materials)
• Manage ongoing communication with the operations teams to ensure accurate exchange of information
• Propose and implement continuous improvements in own area
• Monitor distribution providers' 'real time' delivery performance, escalating potential OTIF failures as early as possible - both internally and to customers

What we’re looking for

We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

• Experience understanding and working with planning processes
• Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) knowledge supported by experience of working in a fast-paced seasonal environment
• Experience working with multiple range of SKUS, both short and long lead time
• Attention to detail skill and ability
• Can demonstrate analytical thinking
• Experience working with computers including experience of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system (intermediate level)

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.