Integrated Production Planning Scheduler in Bolton

As ‘the UK’s No. 1 Bakery Brand’ we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a fifth-generation family, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products including gluten and wheat free. Family and values are what makes us different, and we are a proud bunch, join us and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.

The Recipe

The task at hand is to develop national production schedules categorised through the integrated production planning system (IPP). The responsibility includes creating a detailed Gantt for days 2-10, hourly-based schedules, and days 12-42 daily schedules. Ensuring order fulfilment is crucial by effectively planning, scheduling, and executing production requirements in collaboration with key site manufacturing contacts, site dispatch contacts, customer forecasting, inbound materials planning, and Primary Distribution.

Key Accountabilities and Measures

• Create, deliver and communicate an effective weekly, forecasted manufacturing plan in line with Company guidelines.
• Create a daily schedule plan for use in manufacturing in line with Company guidelines.
• Check and upload the baking schedule into SAP and the transfer of the production plan to the Primary Control Tower.
• Working with the other planners and PCT monitor the execution of the plan with intervention when appropriate to ensure optimisation of order fulfilment.
• Effective communications are maintained with key contacts (customer team, PCT, Operations).
• Generate and distribute any business required reports.
• Excellent IT skills including SAP supply planning capability, expert level spreadsheet capability including pivot tables, look-ups etc. Access database knowledge desirable.
• Knowledge of Production processes understanding including maintenance/changeover/labour constraint. Experience of managing capacity in a multi-site, multi-product group organisation.
• Understanding/appreciation of best practice manufacturing planning approaches, preferably in a daily fresh manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Understands own responsibilities to treat others fairly and equally.
• Excellent communication skills is influential, articulate and persuasive. Strong influencing skills capable of driving change in multisite manufacturing environment.
• Excellent relationship builder is effective at establishing credibility with internal and external contacts at all levels.

Extra Dough

At last and by no means least you will want to know what your bread's worth.

• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share).
• Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra week's annual leave.
• Award winning pension scheme with company contributions of 7%.
• Life assurance.
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website.
• Continued investment in your personal development.
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service.

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.