Supply Chain Planner

About Cottage Delight

At Cottage Delight, we’ve been crafting exceptional flavours for over 50 years from our kitchen in the heart of the Staffordshire Moorlands.
Our passion for creativity and commitment to quality shine through in every jar, as we handcraft artisan jams, marmalades, chutneys, and sauces that inspire culinary adventures. With over 270 Great Taste Awards to date, our dedication to excellence is recognised nationwide.

We believe food should bring people together—sparking curiosity, encouraging exploration, and creating unforgettable moments. At Cottage Delight, great taste makes great times

We are a values\-driven business committed to excellence, sustainability, and creating a positive workplace culture.

The Role

This is not a traditional inventory management role.

We are seeking someone who can combine strong planning and inventory expertise with a passion for systems, data and continuous improvement. Working alongside an experienced team, the successful candidate will help build on established planning processes, supporting the continued development of systems and tools to enhance visibility, resilience and efficiency across our planning activities.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Logistics and Planning, you will be responsible for:

• Planning and scheduling assembly activities, including gift packs, labelling and rework operations.


• Managing inventory requirements for bought\-in finished goods, hardware, components, packaging, labels and assembly materials.


• Translating customer demand and seasonal forecasts into practical stock, capacity and resource plans, including requirements for the Christmas peak.


• Using EFACS, or any future ERP/MRP system, as the primary source for planning, inventory and supply information within the role.


• Helping to improve planning processes, reporting, data accuracy and system utilisation.


• Working closely with Production Planning, Purchasing, Warehouse, Assembly, Sales and Operations teams.


• Building shared planning knowledge and agreed cross\-cover to improve holiday cover and business resilience.


• Supporting continuous improvement and reducing unnecessary reliance on paper, standalone spreadsheets and individual knowledge.

We are looking for someone who can bring fresh thinking and a systems\-led approach while understanding the practical realities and changing priorities of a manufacturing environment.

You will have:

• Experience in supply chain, production, assembly, materials or inventory planning within a manufacturing, FMCG or similarly fast\-paced environment.


• Experience using an ERP/MRP system to support planning, inventory or purchasing decisions.


• Strong analytical and problem\-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail and data accuracy.


• Confident Excel and data analysis capability.


• The ability to engage and influence experienced colleagues, explain the benefits of change and challenge established practices constructively.


• A practical, collaborative and continuous improvement mindset.


• Excellent organisational, prioritisation and communication skills.

• Experience of EFACS or a comparable manufacturing ERP/MRP system.


• Food manufacturing, seasonal business or FMCG experience.


• Experience of demand forecasting, capacity planning, inventory optimisation or S\&OP.


• Knowledge of Power BI or similar reporting tools.


• Experience supporting system improvements and helping colleagues adopt new processes.

• Work in a premium fine food environment where quality really matters


• Play an important role in developing our planning processes and increasing effective use of ERP/MRP systems.


• Work alongside an experienced and collaborative operational team.


• Make a genuine contribution to improved visibility, resilience and efficiency across our planning activities.


• On site role \- full time hours

Benefits:

• Canteen


• Employee discount


• Free parking


• On\-site parking

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