Purchasing Assistant – Junior Buyer £22-28k M40

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and quality driven food manufacturer who supply a wide range of premium products primarily within the baking and ingredients categories.  You will be working with major brands as well as retailer own label products across a hugely diverse product range incorporating several hundred SKUs. As the company’s Purchasing Assistant your role will be extremely broad and cover a diverse range of raw material and packaging. You will provide supporting for the NPD department when sourcing new products / suppliers and also be responsible for developing longer term relationships with a group of core suppliers. This opportunity is working within an expanding privately owned business and as such you will also have involvement where appropriate with other departments across the business, as such a hands on “role your sleeves up” approach will be far more effective than a very corporate ivory towers mentality. Whilst you may be degree qualified this is by no means an essential requirement most importantly we are seeking a candidate who is able to work on their own initiative to deliver the required cost reductions with out any adverse effects to quality or service. As a driven purchasing professional you will be able to demonstrate that you possess a strong commercial acumen.  Strong and effective negotiation skills are a must as is the ability to convey and...

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Technical Co-ordinator Food Manufacturing £20-25k

Technical Co-ordinator Food Manufacturing                    £20-25k M40 Corridor   This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and quality driven food manufacturer who supply a wide range of premium products primarily within the baking and ingredients categories.  You will be working with major brands as well as retailer own label products across a hugely diverse product range incorporating several hundred SKUs.   Reporting to the Technical Manager you will provide support across all technical matters, liaise with internal and external customers on technical requirements, specifications and complaints. In addition you will maintain and up-date product information on the ERP system and web based customer supply chain platforms.  The role will also take responsibility for all artwork approval as well as providing quality support in the absence of the quality co-ordinator and working alongside them during peak times.   You will be a graduate with a Food Science / Food Technology degree or similar level of relevant qualification who is now seeking to develop their career by joining a growing and progressive organisation that is willing to give people responsibility and autonomy.  In addition to your academic qualifications you will be naturally numerate and able to demonstrate a level of commercial acumen and ability to understand the wider business picture and where you role fits within this.  It is crucial that you can demonstrate where and how you have...

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Production Planner£25-30k Cambs.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an international food manufacturer with a turnover in excess of £200 million.  Producing and selling fresh food and drinks across several categories this business has an extremely strong track record and is experiencing a period of significant growth. A great opportunity has arisen for a Production Planner to join our Supply Chain team. Reporting to the Planning Manager you will be responsible for ensuring Finished Goods (FG) supply meets the customers’ demands by maximising customer service while minimising the costs associated with FG and Raw Material (RM) waste and production inefficiencies. As the production Planner you will be expected to produce the Production and Capacity Planning for the short, medium and long term as well as producing the daily Production Scheduling and daily SKU & Customer Forecasting. You will already have gained high volume manufacturing supply chain planning experience preferably within a chilled food environment.  Whilst a degree level of education would be advantageous it is not essential and you may possess professional qualifications in forecasting or planning.  The ability to work under pressure and meet timely deadlines is essential as is the ability to work unsupervised, demonstrating ability to own projects and see through to completion.  Naturally for such a position you will be highly numerate and analytical with a proactive approach.  Strong interpersonal and influencing skills will be required to ensure...

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Warehouse Team Leader £25-30k Cambs

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an international food manufacturer with a turnover in excess of £200 million.  Producing and selling fresh food and drinks across several categories this business has an extremely strong track record and is experiencing a period of significant growth. A great opportunity has arisen for a Team Leader to lead our warehouse and distribution team on the night shift. You will provide a visible point of contact within the warehouse for all staff.  Reporting to the Night Shift Manager you will assist the Night Warehouse Manager as deemed necessary and work as part of a team to ensure accurate and efficient execution of distribution and warehouse duties. You will be working in a temperature controlled environment.  You will be expected to work as requested by the Senior Management Team on ad hoc projects. Attention to detail is essential, and the successful candidate should will be well organised, possess good supervisory abilities and excellent communication skills. As the Night Shift Warehouse Team Manager you will be responsible for the management of the Warehouse operations as well as the service levels to customers and ensuring that all stock rotation is maintained .  As and when required you will carry out any internal investigations and manage the absence.  As the leader of your team it will be expected that you will identify and action any training...

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Technical Co-ordinator Food Manufacturing £20-25k M40 Corridor

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and quality driven food manufacturer who supply a wide range of premium products primarily within the baking and ingredients categories. You will be working with major brands as well as retailer own label products across a hugely diverse product range incorporating several hundred SKUs. Reporting to the Technical Manager you will provide support across all technical matters, liaise with internal and external customers on technical requirements, specifications and complaints. In addition you will maintain and up-date product information on the ERP system and web based customer supply chain platforms. The role will also take responsibility for all artwork approval as well as providing quality support in the absence of the quality co-ordinator and working alongside them during peak times. You will be a graduate with a Food Science / Food Technology degree or similar level of relevant qualification who is now seeking to develop their career by joining a growing and progressive organisation that is willing to give people responsibility and autonomy. In addition to your academic qualifications you will be naturally numerate and able to demonstrate a level of commercial acumen and ability to understand the wider business picture and where you role fits within this. It is crucial that you can demonstrate where and how you have bought quantifiable benefits to your previous employers. Your experience to date...

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Restaurant Manager c£25k + Bonus Bury St Edmunds

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a truly dynamic and genuinely entrepreneurial food and drink retailer which is defying the UK High Street and achieving some astonishing increases in sales and most importantly profitability.  As part of a UK wide store expansion we are now seeking to appoint a Restaurant Manager to take full responsibility for a new store opening and ensuring that it meets and exceeds our sales expectations.   If you are seeking to join a corporate culture then this is NOT the opportunity for you. We are seeking a truly driven, commercial and numerically astute retail professional who will flourish when given the autonomy and room to grow within a store that they will be allowed to develop and grow.  You will already have had full P&L responsibility or a store and ideally have experience of working within a quality, service and customer orientated environment.  You may very well have a structured corporate background and now want to transfer your skills and experience into a more open environment where you can have a genuine input to the management of your store and the recruitment and development of your team.  You will need to be adaptable and able to react to change within a fast paced customer focused retail environment.  Most importantly for us you will have a burning desire to deliver quality products to our customers with...

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