Materials Controller

Materials Controller 

Salary: Competitive salary 

Benefits: Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension contributions, Life insurance Life insurance up to 4x salary

Location: Tilmanstone  

Ways of working: Site based  

Hours of work: Monday - Friday, 08.30-17.00

Contract type: Permanent 

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 39 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. 

Our site in Tilmanstone, near Dover, Kent, employs around 850 people and produces millions of bags of leafy salads and prepared vegetables for a dedicated customer. The site operates at a fast-paced, high-volume level. 

What you’ll be doing 

The Materials Controller is responsible for ensuring materials are available to meet the demands of all bread sites, through effective ordering and inventory control processes, liaising with a variety of internal and external parties, including suppliers and hauliers, to ensure highest levels of service are maintained both efficiently and cost effectively. 

Role Accountabilities: 

• Ensure that materials are always available and delivered on time to meet production schedules.
• Build and maintain internal relations in other functions and locations, including Commercial, Process Team, Technical and site stores and De Box areas
• Look at ways to improve customer service, short and long-term control systems development and further opportunities.
• Maintenance and upkeep of data in ERP & MRP systems used to schedule materials
• Daily use of department KPI’s to identify appropriate resource stock levels, minimizing waste, special vehicles and redundant stock write off.
• Represent department at internal and external meetings as required. Report back to the team with key actions and updates. Feedback to meeting stakeholders with action updates as appropriate
• Make challenges where appropriate with internal and external stakeholders to improve ways of working with the aim of reducing costs to the business
• Proactively develop collaborative working relationships with suppliers and continually review ways of working. 

What we’re looking for  

• Ideally you will have previous experience of a similar role within a fast-paced FMCG or food manufacturing setting. 
• Excellent Communication skills (both written and verbal) with attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• PC literate with a good knowledge of Microsoft office software. 
• Problem solving skills offering creative solutions. 
• Inquisitive in nature with a thirst to learn and absorb and understand information. 
• The ability to work well as part of a team and with people at different levels as well as the ability to work under own initiative when required. 
• To be able to work logically and systematically with good time management skills. 
• Competence with numbers, including costings, calculations, and performance data. 

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

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 

• Competitive matched pension contributions

• 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. 

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