Manager, Supply Planning

Lead end-to-end pork supply planning across a complex, multi-site FMCG operation. The Supply Planning Manager will be responsible for:

• Developing the Pork Supply Planning team, covering raw material supply through to finished goods
• Ensuring robust, timely and informed supply plans are in place across all relevant sites
• Building a deep understanding of site capabilities, constraints and specifications, including run rates, welfare and origin requirements
• Partnering with site managers to evaluate capacity challenges and implement practical solutions
• Working closely with Carcass Balance teams to align demand, maximise meat availability and improve carcass and grade utilisation
• Supporting the NIRF process, ensuring new business opportunities are fully assessed from a supply and planning perspective
• Analysing trim and residual generation, collaborating with Sales and Carcass Balance to optimise internal use or additional sales opportunities
• Reviewing and improving planning systems, tools and ways of working to drive efficiency and effectiveness
• Using feedback from site schedulers to enhance forecast accuracy, yield visibility and plan quality
• Driving continuous improvement in the quality, consistency and value of material planned into Sofina's internal demand
• Developing broader understanding across other planning pillars to support resilience and cross-cover

Success in this role will be demonstrated through:

• Consistently timely delivery of accurate supply plans
• Improved productivity across production areas
• Reduced changeovers and increased factory fill rates
• Enhanced utilisation and value recovery from residual products
• Clear evidence of continuous improvement in planning efficiency and performance

Our new Supply Planning Manager will take ownership of supply planning across the Sofina Foods estate, managing the flow from raw material through to finished goods. This is a high-impact, multi-site role, critical to maximising factory performance, material utilisation and customer fulfilment.

Working at the heart of supply, operations and commercial teams, you'll balance demand, capacity and carcass utilisation while continuously improving planning systems, forecasting accuracy and production efficiency. You'll be part of a specialist planning team developing and playing a key role in shaping how pork and Seafood is planned, utilised and optimised across the business.

This role will require extensive UK and Ireland travel and will ideally be Malton based, however we will be open to alternate site bases for the right candidate.

Sofina Foods isn't just a food company - It's a place to build your future. With a team of over 13,000 people across 40 sites in Canada and Europe, we're passionate about delivering quality meats and seafood products to consumers around the world. Join a company where innovation, sustainability, and customer satisfaction drive everything we do. At Sofina, you'll grow your skills, make a real impact, and work with responsibly sourced products from more than 50 protein sources across five continents.

Our vision is bold: to be the most successful food company in the world. If you're looking for a rewarding career in the food industry, there's a place for you at Sofina Foods. This is a pivotal role within a growing, ambitious FMCG business where planning plays a critical role in performance and value creation. You'll have the opportunity to shape how pork supply planning operates across the estate, influence senior stakeholders and lead meaningful improvement across systems, processes and outcomes.

At Sofina, you'll be trusted to make decisions, encouraged to challenge the status quo and supported to develop both your team and your own career within a collaborative, values-led organisation.