Job Description

We're looking for a highly organised and agile

Production Planner

who thrives on complexity--balancing fluctuating demand, tight lead times, and strict food safety standards to keep our supply chain running like clockwork. If you excel under pressure and have a sharp eye for detail, this is your opportunity to play a critical role in ensuring tasty, high-quality products reach shelves on time, every time.

The Person:

To be a successful Production Planner at PROPER SNACKS they will be able to operate in fast-paced and dynamic function, which is core to the business operation. Be able to balance multiple priorities and respond quickly to change. They will have a passion for problem solving and continuous improvement. They will enjoy building relationships cross functionally and working with our external suppliers and partners to fuel business growth.

The Role:

You will be responsible for medium-term production planning and short-term production schedulling for over 200 SKU's across 20+ production lines. Working closely with manufacturing, supply chain, and commercial teams, you'll ensure timely product availability while minimizing waste and downtime in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

Responsibilities:

Evaluate customer forecast and sales orders to create suitable production schedules aligning demand with available capacity and resources.

Work closely with Operations to ensure plan execution and work with the team to ensure production issues are resolved and production delays kept to a minimum.

Co-ordinate production schedules in accordance with available materials, labour and equipment.

Respond swiftly to unplanned events--such as downtime, material delays, or urgent orders, by adjusting the schedule while protecting key deliverables.

Identify and implement areas for continuous improvement within the planning fuctions, increasing efficiency and mitigating bottlenecks.

Run the weekly plan sign off meeting to align on future production requirements.

Attend the daily production meeting and represent on priorities around delivery and cost.

Support new product launches and seasonal planning activities

Own the adherence to plan reporting process.

Requirements:

To be successful in the role of Production Planner you will need to be extremely organised and have proven experience within a similar role (FMCG / Manufacturing experience desirable).

ERP experience, (Access experience would be an advantage but not essential)

Experience with scheduling production and managing finished goods inventory levels.

Understanding materials planning is advantageous but not essential.

Be able to manage to deadlines and demonstrate excellent time management skills.

Demonstrate effective problem-solving skills to ensure that production operations run smoothly.

Highly organised and able to work well within a team as well as on an individual basis.

Strong Analytical skills

Effective communication skills

Nuneaton Site - Food Manufacturing

At our site, maintaining the highest standards of food safety and hygiene is essential to protect our products, our people, and our customers. We've created clear guidelines around what needs to be worn in production areas. These are based on legal requirements, industry best practice, and our commitment to a safe and respectful workplace.


We also want to be clear: you are welcome to express your personality and individuality at work, just not in ways that could compromise food safety.

About PS:

PROPER SNACKS is the home of PROPER and Eat Real. The UK's fastest-growing major snacks company.


We're a diverse team of builders, thinkers, creators and makers - based in London and Nuneaton and serving snackers across Europe. Our brilliant team are united by an insatiable curiosity and driven by an entrepreneurial spirit. At PROPER SNACKS, we don't sit still. We scale fast, dream big and back our people to make stuff happen. Our values keep us grounded: Be builder. Dream bigger. Seriously fun.


Whether you're joining us in London - where the brands are built, and big ideas take flight. Or in Nuneaton where magic happens in our factory and every bag gets made - you'll be part of a team shaking up the snacking world. Get a flavour of what life is like at PROPER SNACKS here.

Our Approach:

PROPER and Eat Real is an equal opportunities employer and we do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age.


Please let us know if there is anything we can do to accommodate you to participate fully in the recruitment or interview process.