Materials Controller

Materials Controller

We’re Proud to be Bakkavor

Salary: £29,500 - £33,000, depending on experience

Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 0AT (Site based role)

Contract Type: Permanent

Shift: Sunday – Thursday, 8.30 – 5pm (Includes working BH’s)

Benefits include: Pension, flexible benefits, on-site canteen and staff shop, Long Service Awards, company wellbeing programme, £250 referral scheme and more. 

Why join us? 

We’re proud of what we do, why we do it and who we do it for. We’re proud to give everyone the opportunity and support to develop and progress their career. To nurture talent, fuel ambition and work with resilience and purpose to achieve the highest possible standards. We’re proud of our caring culture, loyal colleagues and future focus. But, most of all, we’re proud to enable and empower everyone to believe, achieve and succeed.

What we do. 

This particular role is at our Bakkavor Salads site, based in Bourne and specialises in preparing fruit, leafy salads, and stir fry mixes. It employs over 1,200 people and is only 16 miles from Peterborough and 12 miles from Spalding.

About the role.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to enhance their skills and experience.

The role of the Materials function is to schedule the inbound materials at Bourne Prepared Produce, to coordinate with production areas to not expose the site to risk of shortages. To Maintain stock levels within parameters to ensure low stock holding but will still keep stock readily available.

Role Accountabilities:-

• To Maintain standards of information produced to ensure accurate materials (inbound and outbound) schedules are sustained
• Forecast, order and schedule materials into the business in order to fulfil all sales within specified stock holding levels.
• Pro-actively contribute to improvement activities
• Participate in NPD, ensuring all new products for launch are researched with the procurement teams so that pre-pro’s and launches are undertaken smoothly within the business.
• To ensure the delivery of agreed KPI’s across the operation banner are complied with and that the department KPIS are adhered to and maintain at all times.
• Actively seek coaching and development to the required level of competence to encourage continuous improvement within the department and the business.

About you:

• Great organisation skills and forward thinking
• Good attention to detail
• The ability to analyse information, summarise and report your findings
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to ensure understanding
• Be comfortable communicating externally with Customers and Suppliers
• Ability to use initiative to propose solutions and overcome obstacles
• Self-starter with a drive to improve
• Good IT skills (Excel / Word / PowerPoint / Outlook)
• Ability to build strong working relationships cross functionally
• Be able to adhere to Health & Safety Requirements
• Is reliable, flexible and professional at all times

What you’ll receive.  
As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.   

You’ll enjoy:  

• Life Assurance (1 x salary)
• 33 days holiday (not including bank holidays)
• Staff Shop with hot food available
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Discount & Cashback Platform
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Free health check
• Free Independent Mortgage Advice
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
• Private Medical Insurance (after 5 years service)
• Free Carparking

Proud to be Bakkavor.  
  

We’re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We’re proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. We’re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!  

Find out more and apply.