Inbound Planner

Your responsibilities

We are looking for a competent Inbound Planner to manage and oversee the inbound function of the company within the SCM team. This includes managing the Suppliers and Manufacturers so that we keep all items in stock and meet the required service levels.

Duties to Include:

• Oversee and manage daily interactions with all suppliers.
• To place purchase orders promptly to ensure timely delivery while adhering to lead times.
• Inputting of goods receipt purchase orders into the system.
• Managing stock levels of packaging and finished goods.
• Day to day management of the producers making sure they produce in line with our forecast.
• Updating of monthly forecast.
• Arranging collection of goods when required.
• Transferring of stock between manufacturers and D2C warehouse.
• Resolving of any quantity or price issues with deliveries.
• Ensuring KPI’s are met including lost revenue, out of stock Sku’s and stock value.
• Working with the IT team to resolve any system issues in the inbound process.
• Driving continuous improvement in the inbound supply chain.

• Helping to design and implement any new KPI’s required to support the business.

  Your profile

• The candidate would be very self-motivated and be driven by targets and deadlines.
• All applicants must have strong verbal and written communication skills along with a friendly and approachable demeaner.
• Experience in the UK pet industry would be beneficial, however strong experience of order management and working with suppliers is essential.
• The individual would be a team player and support the strategy of the company and have the ability to adapt quickly to policy changes and implement accordingly.
• Applicants must be a team player.
• A good attention to detail and great at problem solving is a must, s it will help to ensure that the Inbound KPI's are met.
• Experience is Supply Chain is essential - approx. 3 years is desirable.
• The ideal candidate will have ambition and team spirit to take a hands-on responsibility when introducing new processes.
• Structure and communication skills are essential to be able to focus on the important issues.

What we offer

• Responsible, exciting, and varied tasks with a lot of creative freedom in a dynamic company that has flat hierarchies and an open, relaxed working atmosphere in which everyone is on first name terms.
• A friendly, open-minded team consisting of approximately 280 employees in Munich, Leipzig and West Sussex as well as several beloved office dogs.
• Flexible working hours (trust-based), home office options.
• 25 days of well-deserved vacation days plus the possibility to take up to 20 days of unpaid leave as well as special leave.
• Various internal as well as external training possibilities.
• Different employee discounts - for our humans as well as their pets!
• Regular team, company and family & friend’s events.
• Coffee, hot chocolate, tea, and other cool soft drinks such as water and juices as well as fresh fruit, small snacks and a well-stocked candy bars are available to you free of charge.
• Many other great benefits that we will gladly present to you in more detail during your recruiting process.

Interested ?

We are looking forward to your cover letter, CV as well as your potential start date and salary expectation.