Planning Assistant
Posted on Jun 3, 2026 by CV-Library
Barlby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Logistics
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Temporary
Why Greencore?
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.
Here at Selby we employ a team over 750 colleagues. A site steeped in history, we are the UK's number one manufacturer of customer private label cooking sauces and pickles. We have been serving our customers out of our Selby site since 1914. We produce more than 160 million units per year across 600 different product lines for customers such as Morrisons, Tesco & Asda.
What you'll be doing
Working Hybrid - 8:30 17:00 (1 hour lunch) to support the implementation of optimum plans and schedules that deliver stock and service targets and/or procure materials / labour.
FTC - 6 months
Support planners maintaining Material availability
Manage risks within the plan and amend orders where possible/practical to achieve customer service and stock targets
Share forecasts with suppliers and work with them to resolve
Manage ongoing communication with the operations teams to ensure accurate exchange of information
Issue all paperwork to Operations and Warehouse teams
Monitor distribution providers' 'real time' delivery performance, escalating potential OTIF failures as early as possible - both internally and to customers
Quality of communication with distributor and Customer
Utilise available planning systems to convert sales forecasts into achievable production and material plans and schedules that optimally balance customer service and operational cost efficiency
Propose and implement continuous improvements in own area
What we're looking for
We're proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality.
Experience working in a fast-paced seasonal environment
Attention to detail skill and ability
Can demonstrate analytical thinking
Good communication & organisation skills
Confident and regular user of software packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPointIf this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.
What you'll get in return
Hybrid working
Competitive salary and job related benefits
Holidays
Competitive matched pension contributions
Life insurance up to 4x salary
Company shares save scheme
Greencore Qualifications
Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.
We reserve the right to close this advertisement before the stated closing date
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.
Here at Selby we employ a team over 750 colleagues. A site steeped in history, we are the UK's number one manufacturer of customer private label cooking sauces and pickles. We have been serving our customers out of our Selby site since 1914. We produce more than 160 million units per year across 600 different product lines for customers such as Morrisons, Tesco & Asda.
What you'll be doing
Working Hybrid - 8:30 17:00 (1 hour lunch) to support the implementation of optimum plans and schedules that deliver stock and service targets and/or procure materials / labour.
FTC - 6 months
Support planners maintaining Material availability
Manage risks within the plan and amend orders where possible/practical to achieve customer service and stock targets
Share forecasts with suppliers and work with them to resolve
Manage ongoing communication with the operations teams to ensure accurate exchange of information
Issue all paperwork to Operations and Warehouse teams
Monitor distribution providers' 'real time' delivery performance, escalating potential OTIF failures as early as possible - both internally and to customers
Quality of communication with distributor and Customer
Utilise available planning systems to convert sales forecasts into achievable production and material plans and schedules that optimally balance customer service and operational cost efficiency
Propose and implement continuous improvements in own area
What we're looking for
We're proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality.
Experience working in a fast-paced seasonal environment
Attention to detail skill and ability
Can demonstrate analytical thinking
Good communication & organisation skills
Confident and regular user of software packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPointIf this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.
What you'll get in return
Hybrid working
Competitive salary and job related benefits
Holidays
Competitive matched pension contributions
Life insurance up to 4x salary
Company shares save scheme
Greencore Qualifications
Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.
We reserve the right to close this advertisement before the stated closing date
Reference: 225195548
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Planning Assistant
Posted on Jun 3, 2026 by CV-Library
Barlby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Logistics
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Temporary
Why Greencore?
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.
Here at Selby we employ a team over 750 colleagues. A site steeped in history, we are the UK's number one manufacturer of customer private label cooking sauces and pickles. We have been serving our customers out of our Selby site since 1914. We produce more than 160 million units per year across 600 different product lines for customers such as Morrisons, Tesco & Asda.
What you'll be doing
Working Hybrid - 8:30 17:00 (1 hour lunch) to support the implementation of optimum plans and schedules that deliver stock and service targets and/or procure materials / labour.
FTC - 6 months
Support planners maintaining Material availability
Manage risks within the plan and amend orders where possible/practical to achieve customer service and stock targets
Share forecasts with suppliers and work with them to resolve
Manage ongoing communication with the operations teams to ensure accurate exchange of information
Issue all paperwork to Operations and Warehouse teams
Monitor distribution providers' 'real time' delivery performance, escalating potential OTIF failures as early as possible - both internally and to customers
Quality of communication with distributor and Customer
Utilise available planning systems to convert sales forecasts into achievable production and material plans and schedules that optimally balance customer service and operational cost efficiency
Propose and implement continuous improvements in own area
What we're looking for
We're proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality.
Experience working in a fast-paced seasonal environment
Attention to detail skill and ability
Can demonstrate analytical thinking
Good communication & organisation skills
Confident and regular user of software packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPointIf this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.
What you'll get in return
Hybrid working
Competitive salary and job related benefits
Holidays
Competitive matched pension contributions
Life insurance up to 4x salary
Company shares save scheme
Greencore Qualifications
Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.
We reserve the right to close this advertisement before the stated closing date
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.
Here at Selby we employ a team over 750 colleagues. A site steeped in history, we are the UK's number one manufacturer of customer private label cooking sauces and pickles. We have been serving our customers out of our Selby site since 1914. We produce more than 160 million units per year across 600 different product lines for customers such as Morrisons, Tesco & Asda.
What you'll be doing
Working Hybrid - 8:30 17:00 (1 hour lunch) to support the implementation of optimum plans and schedules that deliver stock and service targets and/or procure materials / labour.
FTC - 6 months
Support planners maintaining Material availability
Manage risks within the plan and amend orders where possible/practical to achieve customer service and stock targets
Share forecasts with suppliers and work with them to resolve
Manage ongoing communication with the operations teams to ensure accurate exchange of information
Issue all paperwork to Operations and Warehouse teams
Monitor distribution providers' 'real time' delivery performance, escalating potential OTIF failures as early as possible - both internally and to customers
Quality of communication with distributor and Customer
Utilise available planning systems to convert sales forecasts into achievable production and material plans and schedules that optimally balance customer service and operational cost efficiency
Propose and implement continuous improvements in own area
What we're looking for
We're proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality.
Experience working in a fast-paced seasonal environment
Attention to detail skill and ability
Can demonstrate analytical thinking
Good communication & organisation skills
Confident and regular user of software packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPointIf this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.
What you'll get in return
Hybrid working
Competitive salary and job related benefits
Holidays
Competitive matched pension contributions
Life insurance up to 4x salary
Company shares save scheme
Greencore Qualifications
Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.
We reserve the right to close this advertisement before the stated closing date
Reference: 225195548
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