Why Greencore?

We’re a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better.

We’re a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing 13,300 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK’s food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY24, we generated revenues of £1.8bn.

Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,500 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

Here at Atherstone, we have a team of around 550 colleagues. We produce sandwiches, wraps, rolls, bircher pots and toasties for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Aldi, Shell, Costa & Cafe Nero.

What you’ll be doing 

Shift: TUES-SAT 9-5

• 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)
• Champion ongoing communication with the operations teams to ensure accurate exchange of information
• Propose and implement continuous improvements in own area
• Maintain a state of perpetual audit-readiness for all audits (GMP, H&S, Technical, Customer, Accreditation Bodies etc.) to ensure working practices are compliant at all times
• Translate production plans into material requirements and convert them into supplier purchase orders

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.

We’re proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality.

• Time served understanding of planning process
• FMCG Knowledge/have experience of working in a fast-paced seasonal environment
• Worked with multiple range of SKUS; both short and long lead time
• Attention to detail
• Analytical thinking
• Computer Literacy including experience of ERP system

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 parenthood benefits

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