top 3 scores:
94%

Location flexibility

91%

Hours flexibility

90%

Autonomy

Job Description

Job Description:

Manufacturing and Inbound Planner

Kings Lynn

  • Salary £31,970 - £35,970 dependent on experience

  • Performance related company bonus

  • Mon-Fri – 37.5 Hrs

  • Permanent

Job purpose

The purpose of the job is to provide an actionable Production Schedule for the Operations department to comply to. Taking into account; factory line constraints, approved/planned line time requests from others, reaction to unplanned scheduling adjustments.

To ensure availability of packs required for planned production schedule, working with various packaging suppliers and commercial representatives. Daily co-ordination with European Planning team representative, Site Inbound Planner, Site MQM Technician and Site Outbound Planner to ensure schedule is attainable.

What are we looking for?

  • Knowledge of manufacturing environment

  • Relevant work experience in logistics, commercial or operations

  • Customer service/telephone skills.

  • Capable Excel user or knowledge of Excel functionality.

  • SAP systems knowledge preferred – or other relatable systems experience

What will be your key responsibilities?

  • Translate the Master Production Schedule delivered by the Production Planner into an actionable Weekly Production Schedule for the short term (current & week+2) which achieves the agreed CSL (Customer Service Levels) at minimum pipeline costs.

  • Assess the impact and approve/reject line time requests in cooperation with the Production Planner and Operations team

  • Monitor current weeks performance and make necessary scheduling changes, keeping close communication with Operations and inbound supply.

  • Ensure availability of packaging materials, keeping stock levels on target

  • Optimize order quantities by making a trade-off between fixed order costs and storage costs, taking into account the scrap risk. (pack changes related)

  • Co-ordinate new packaging introductions in close co-operation with Activity Management.

  • Attend/Facilitate Daily LMOS meetings to drive root cause, corrective and preventative actions.

What can you expect from Mars?

  • Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

  • Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

  • Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

  • An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

About Mars

  • Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®.

  • Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA™ and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries.

  • The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Open to compressed hours
Sabbaticals
Enhanced maternity leave – 26 weeks at 90% pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 26 weeks at 90% pay
24 days annual leave + bank holidays
“Pawternity” leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Bank holiday swaps
Shared parental leave
Adoption leave
Family health insurance
Pregnancy support
Neo-natal leave
Faith rooms
Meditation space
Dog friendly office
Dog friendly co-working space
Flexible working week
Annual bonus
Employee discounts
Cinema discounts
Referral bonus
Joining bonus
Cycle to work scheme
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Theme park discounts
Lunch and learns
In house training
LinkedIn learning license
Studying sabbaticals
Open to part time work for some roles

We asked employees of Mars UK what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
94%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
91%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
84%
Employees are very happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
80%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
81%
Employees feel that flexible working is part of the culture
Autonomy
90%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Additional employee ratings
(these do not contribute to the FlexScore®)

Diversity
75%
Employees feel that the diversity is good and there are continued efforts to improve it
Inclusion
78%
Employees feel that the culture supports equity and inclusivity well
Culture
86%
Employees feel like it is a really great environment to work in
Mission
84%
Employees feel very excited about and aligned with the company mission
Salary
70%
Employees feel that their salary is good and matches the value they bring

Working at Mars UK

Company employees

4,000 In the UK

Gender diversity (male:female)

57:43

Currently Hiring Countries

Denmark

France

Ireland

Poland

Spain

United Kingdom

United States

Office Locations

Awards & Achievements

1st – Large companies

1st – Large companies

Flexa100 2024
Consumer Goods

Consumer Goods

Industry awards 2023
3rd – Large companies

3rd – Large companies

Flexa100 2023
Retail & Ecommerce

Retail & Ecommerce

Industry awards 2022