Junior Planning Assistant

Do you work within planning and supply chain within the FMCG manufacturing industry? Do you have any experience dealing with suppliers and liaising with buyers/production staff? Or do you have a qualification in supply chain management? A leading manufactuer of personal care products based in the Preston area is looking to hire a junior planning assistant to their team. Ideally with a little experience in supply chain or a recent qualification in this field, you will be a strong communicator and be exceptionally well organised, joining a busy team of supply chain professionals and buyers. What you will do: * Managing the Procurement Inbox ensuring Order Confirmations are received from suppliers and entered into QAD * Communicating any supply issues to the Senior planner * Entering Shipment details for EU suppliers who are not DDP onto John Goode Portal (Shipping Clerk activities) * Commodity Code checks * Ordering of direct and indirect materials * Maintain inventory stock at optimum levels * Price list updates * To ensure that all Health and Safety standards are maintained and that you show due diligence at all times. You should report any bad practices to the Health and Safety Adviser * To comply with all company policies and procedures e.g. health & safety, training & development, quality, disciplinary & grievance and sickness & absence etc * To carry out any other reasonable requests to meet the needs of the business What you will need: * Some form of administrative supply chain experience within a manufacturing environment OR a recent supply chain qualification * Experience of planning in a FMCG / Fast paced manufacturing environment. (Desirable) * Experience in ordering materials with suppliers (Desirable) * Experience of planning systems – MPS & MRP (Desirable) * Experience of an ERP (Desirable)