NPD Picker

The British flower market is worth £1.2bn and MM Flowers supplies fresh cut flowers and bouquets to the U.K.’s and Europe’s leading flower retailers. We grow and source the highest quality and most beautiful blooms across the world, delivering color, passion, and inspiration through breath-taking blooms.

Established in 2007, MM Flowers has grown exponentially every year and is based in a purpose built, state-of-the-art facility in Alconbury, Huntingdon. MM Flowers employs over 900 people who are dedicated to delivering exceptional quality and service to our customers.

To continue our tremendous growth, we need the brilliant people to help us achieve our goals. We aim to deliver excellence at every point in the supply chain from distribution to processing, technical standards through to marketing, with consideration for our people and the planet at the heart of everything we do.

If this sounds like a company that you would like to be a part of, and you have the talent, energy, and drive to be a part of shaping our journey, we would love to hear from you.

We are currently looking for a NPD Picker

To lead, coach and mentor your team to deliver customer daily orders, to a high standard and in the most cost-effective manner whilst ensuring customer specifications and compliance with our site health and safety obligations are adhered to.

To work in collaboration and cross functionally across all Operations through the Supply Chain and departments.

On a daily basis you will be:

· Ensure compliance with company requirements regarding safety, quality, and legality of products.

· Adhere to Health & Safety policies to maintain a safe working environment.

· Collect individual flower stems from the warehouse and NPD chiller according to the Bill of Materials (BOM) and schedule provided by Studio Manager.

· Maintain a fully stocked, clean, and orderly chiller for an efficient picking system.

· Use the Rubicon and warehouse system to locate and retrieve items efficiently within the main warehouse.

· Manage stock rotation of all items within the NPD chiller and NPD warehouse area.

· Dispose of out-of-date or out-of-specification stock.

· Identify and select high-quality flower stems in line with customer requirements, providing additional stems for florists as needed.

· Track and chase incoming stock deliveries to ensure timely arrival for picking and production schedules.

· Escalate any material issues to the Studio Manager promptly.

· Support florists with ad hoc tasks or last-minute stem requests.

· Assist in picking and supporting stock arrangement for customer 'play days' as required.

· Inspect the quality of incoming stock at the individual flower level before placing in specific buckets for florists to make bouquets.

· Support the NPD team with picking and delivering to the studio ahead of florists' needs.

· Ensure products are correctly scanned and located in stores using the Warehouse Management System (WMS).

· Accurately record and label all chiller products.

· Scan all returning warehouse products to their correct locations.

· Ensure all stock movements in and out of Studio is scanned into NPD.

· Box up, label, palletise, and move NPD bouquets to dispatch for courier collection.

· Accurately assess and inspect raw materials.

· Assess and monitor the quality of flowers going into NPD against customer specifications using a predetermined checklist.

· Escalate issues with out-of-specification raw materials to the Studio Manager when sample execution is affected.

· Promote and uphold the 'clean as you go' policy.

· Foster a team approach to continuous improvement opportunities.

What you can already do.

· Experience within a warehouse environment (full training will be given)

· Good standard of education, specifically in English and Maths.

· High attention to detail, with strong organisational skills

· Problem solving

· Understanding of flowers is an advantage, however training will be provided

· Computer and systems literate in Microsoft Suite and WMS

· Good cultural fit against Company values and benefits

· Drive and determination

Excellent planning and organisational skills

We offer you an environment where we encourage you to think outside the box and challenge the status quo.

Teamwork is fundamental and you will be welcomed with open arms.

We celebrate successes and support career development opportunities.

So, what’s the package? When you work at MM Flowers you get more than just a salary.

·Holiday allowances are calculated on the days worked and you can find your allowance in your offer letter.

·Pension Scheme - You will be auto-enrolled onto the company pension scheme after 3 months. At present we operate an auto enrolment scheme where you will benefit from contributions from us.

·Onsite Parking – free parking is available onsite.

·Recommend a Friend Scheme – £250 is payable to you when you recommend a friend who is successful through the application process and successfully completes their 3-month probationary period.

·Career Progression – we actively encourage employees from within the business to consider roles which become available and whether that be within their field or want to consider a cross functional move.

·Wonderful working environment– we are all working in a modern contemporary purpose-built State of the Art facility.

·We are committed to an open ethical and fair working environment and have a Whistleblowing Policy in place to ensure complaints and concerns are handled appropriately.

·We work with an Occupational Health provider to support employees both mentally and physically.

·We run corporate engagement initiatives throughout the year.

·We gather employee feedback annually to see how we can improve the employee experience.

·Grocery Aid

So …… what are you waiting for, we would love to hear from you.

If this position doesn’t match your experience but you love the sound of MM Flowers we welcome speculative applicants, please forward your cv and a covering letter about the type of role or function you are interested in being considered for.

MM Flowers are a proud equal opportunity employer, and we understand the benefits of nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, genetic information. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation to complete the job role advertised are encouraged to apply.

We believe we can only achieve our potential if we employ a diverse population of people, ideas, and perspectives. We are committed to grow our workplace culture, encouraging team members to feel unique valued and engaged, enabling them to achieve their full potential.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• No weekends

Experience:

• Warehouse experience: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person