General
Production Planner
Full-time
CHARTHAM, KENT
Manage the day-to-day operations of the Planning Department for the UK's leading fruit grower, delivering a complete service in fresh produce. You will ensure the timely completion of daily tasks, accurate processing of customer orders, and effective stock allocation, while maintaining Compliance and Health & Safety standards.
Responsibilities:
- Process customer orders accurately and promptly
- Allocate stock in line with customer specifications, receipt cards and internal procedures
- Support Production, PH, QC and Despatch teams by providing accurate information relating to orders, customer programmes and stock availability
- Complete all daily tasks as allocated by the Account Manager
- Identify potential issues that may affect order fulfilment and escalate them to the Account Manager in a timely manner
- Maintain regular communication with the Account Manager to ensure priorities and customer requirements are met
- Ensure optimum utilisation of fruit by monitoring stock levels, customer orders, specifications and price lists, maximising returns for both FWM and third-party suppliers.
- Work closely with PH Management to optimise grader set-ups and pack line performance, ensuring fruit is graded and packed to meet market requirements and maximise value.
- Ensure stock rotation procedures are consistently followed across all departments, including Warehouse and Packing Operations.
Skills:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good standard of written and spoken English.
- Proven ability to prioritise workloads and balance competing demands.
- Strong numerical aptitude.
- A practical, solutions-focused approach.
- Critical and analytical thinking.
- Confident in decision-making.