Materials Scheduler

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 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. This role is a 12 months Fixed-Term Contract.

What you’ll be doing:

• As Materials Scheduler, you will work as part of a team controlling the materials Supply Chain and maintain continuity of supply in a very fast-moving environment.
• Contribute towards creating and maintaining a safe working environment for all colleagues in their area and ensure that their area meets the standards set out in the group Health and Safety policy.
• Seek input from and maintain effective ongoing communications with internal and external stakeholders.
• Produce, interpret, provide insight and react to KPIs which identify the performance of the Materials team.
• Ensure that materials are always available and delivered on time to meet production schedules.
• Communicate within the wider Supply Chain team to develop new methods of working and encourage effective collaboration and teamworking.
• Build and maintain internal relations in other functions and locations, including Commercial, Process Team, Technical and site stores and De Box areas.
• Proactively develop collaborative working relationships with suppliers and continually review ways of working.
• Responsible for stock days/stock value in line with agreed stock strategy, proactively look for opportunities to improve supply chain processes in order to reduce/improve stock management – Raw Materials / Packaging / Crates.
• Proactively look at ways to improve customer service, short and long-term control systems development and further opportunities.

What we’re looking for:

• Competence with numbers, including costings, calculations, and performance data.
• High levels of competence and confidence with systems and software programmes.
• High standard of comprehension and analytics for written and verbal information.
• Ability to use knowledge, information, data and experience to come up with new and innovative solutions to supply chain issues.
• Experience of working in a fast paced, demanding environment.
• Ability to diligently follow procedures and processes yet also be comfortable and willing to use own initiative, and work with a degree of independence and autonomy.
• Good communication skills, in writing and verbally, including the ability to influence, train and support others to gain buy-in to new working methods – both internally and with external suppliers.

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better. 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
• 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.