Inbound Planning Assistant

Inbound Planning Assistant
£23,400 plus great benefits (Work Level 6C)
Manchester city centre (hybrid working)

We're looking for an Inbound Planning Assistant to join us as part of a team of 7 colleagues who are responsible for the scheduling of inbound supplier Purchase Orders (POs) across our ambient and frozen depot network. In this role you'll work in a hybrid way - spending at least one day per week working from the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).

As an Inbound Planning Assistant at Co-op you'll work with our supplier base to agree delivery times, while fitting within the delivery schedules and capacity constraints agreed with our depots. It's an important job that will make sure the flow of goods into our network is smooth and timely, so that the products our customers love are ready to be shipped out to our stores.

This is a great opportunity for you to gain exposure across our Supply Chain department and observe the many other functions within Supply Chain which would present opportunities for career progression - something we'd love to work with you on!

What you'll do

• Respond to phone calls and emails from our suppliers and hauliers and allocate booking slots to balance their requirements with that of the depots and Supply Chain targets
• Monitor any un-scheduled orders and contact suppliers to make sure that all orders are scheduled and planned for delivery
• Communicate with internal and external partners to build and maintain strong working relationships to support the resolution of service, delivery, and any other issues
• Monitor capacities for each depot and work with Supply Chain Demand Planners to understand future demands
• Work with suppliers/hauliers to re-book deliveries as quickly as possible in the event of failed deliveries
• Manage relationship with Depot Shift Managers to manage the inbound profile per depot
• Embrace a continuous improvement mindset and support other colleagues to identify and deliver opportunities for sustainable continuous improvement

This role will suit people who have

• A focus on process compliance and data quality
• Great communication skills and the ability to work in a team
• The confidence to negotiate with suppliers to maintain the agreed delivery schedule
• A continuous improvement mindset
• Strong problem solving skills
• Excellent time management and organisational skills

Why Co-op?

If you've got the skills and experience we're looking for, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You'll also get:

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training (e.g. Certified Scrum Product Owner and Reforge) to support your career development
• Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• YuLife - an app that rewards you for exercising with discounts and vouchers for your favourite brands

Building an inclusive work environment

At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme