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 everyday 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 Heathrow, we are a growing team with around 450 colleagues. We produce chilled & hot eat Food for Now products including salads, sandwiches & wraps, Protein Pots & snacking. As well as Food for Later products such as ready meals & sides for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Amazon Fresh, Asda, Aldi, Co-op, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s.

What you’ll be doing

Working 4 on 4 off (6am to 6pm) to support the implementation of optimum plans and schedules that deliver stock and service targets and/or procure materials / labour.

• Support planners maintaining Material availability

• 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

• Manage ongoing communication with the operations teams to ensure accurate exchange of information

• Issue all paperwork to Operations and Warehouse teams

• Monitor distribution providers' 'real time' delivery performance, escalating potential OTIF failures as early as possible - both internally and to customers

• Quality of communication with distributor and Customer

• 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

• Propose and implement continuous improvements in own area

What we’re looking for

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

• Experience working in a fast-paced seasonal environment
• Attention to detail skill and ability
• Can demonstrate analytical thinking
• Good communication & organisation skills
• Confident and regular user of software packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint

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.