MRP Coordinator

Location: Manchester

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to bepurpose-led,resilientandpositiveto succeed here because we expect pace andagility, we insist oncollaborationand demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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About the Role

At pladis, our supply chain teams play a vital role in making sure our products are available for customers whenever and wherever they need them. As a Material Resource Planning (MRP) Coordinator, you will be at the heart of this process, ensuring the right materials, information and resources are in place to support a safe, efficient and reliable manufacturing operation. This is a highly collaborative role where you will work closely with colleagues across Manufacturing, Supply Planning, Warehouse, Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Finance and HR, as well as our external suppliers.

You'll play a key part in maintaining material availability, improving planning processes, supporting new product launches and helping the site deliver against its performance targets. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys problem solving, working with data and building strong relationships to make things happen.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Materials Planning

• Manage daily and weekly material requirements to ensure packaging is available to support production plans.
• Run daily 'Available to Promise' (ATP) report and weekly MRP planning processes, ensuring suppliers have clear visibility of demand and call-off requirements.
• Maintain strong relationships with suppliers to support material availability and resolve issues proactively.
• Balance stock availability with working capital targets to support business performance.
• Identify and communicate material risks, shortages or constraints, working with stakeholders to minimise impact to production.

Planning & Operational Support

• Support the delivery of site KPIs, including customer service, plan adherence and manufacturing efficiency.
• Work closely with Supply Planning and Manufacturing teams to ensure production schedules reflect operational requirements.
• Support activity planning including engineering work, cleaning schedules, trials and new product introductions.
• Maintain planning rates, production rules and system parameters to ensure planning accuracy.
• Provide clear communication of capacity constraints and supply risks.
• Ensure planning and material data within SAP and other business systems remains accurate and up to date.
• Investigate and resolve stock discrepancies and data issues.
• Support stock count activities and ensure accurate inventory reporting.

Continuous Improvement & Project Support

• Support supplier changes, material transitions and packaging updates.
• Participate in cross-functional project teams, including New Product Development (NPD) and site improvement initiatives.
• Work with Marketing, Procurement and Commercial teams to minimise write-offs and maximise stock utilisation during product changes.
• Contribute ideas and improvements that simplify processes, improve accuracy and enhance service levels.
• Supporting the Wider Team
• The MRP Coordinator will develop the capability to provide cover across a range of supply chain activities, including (but not limited to):
• Production recording
• BOM maintenance and system updates
• Waste sales administration
• Stock reconciliation and reporting activities
• Labour and downtime reporting
• This flexibility helps ensure continuity across the Supply Chain team and provides excellent opportunities for personal development and wider business exposure.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, can confidently manage multiple priorities and is passionate about working collaboratively to deliver results.

Essential

• Experience working in a manufacturing, supply chain, planning, logistics or operational environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good working knowledge of SAP or similar business systems.
• Strong Excel and data management skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Resilient and adaptable in a changing environment.
• A proactive mindset and willingness to continuously improve processes.
• Demonstrates the pladis values and behaviours.

Desirable

Qualification in Supply Chain, Business or a related discipline.

Experience of MRP or production planning processes.

Understanding of food manufacturing environments.

Food hygiene and allergen awareness training.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.

We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.