• This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered
• We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
• The base location for this role is Greggs Kettering Distribution Centre, Kettering. Ideally, you’ll live within one hour travel of this area

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Central Ordering team at Greggs.

We can offer you:

• 25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day

• Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 10% of your salary

• Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year

• Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants

• Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme

• You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages

• Defined contribution management pension scheme

• Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year’s salary

• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products

• Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits

• Career progression and learning and development

• Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing

• Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers

• Cycle to Work scheme

• A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge

• Colleague Networks – internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another

• Coordinate a team to ensure an appropriate level of stock holding throughout the Greggs Network to maximise availability for onward distribution to manufacturing sites and shop.
• Identifying areas of continuous improvement to reduce; waste, costs of orders, stock holding and transport costs. 
• Involvement in a variety of projects that will include potentially repurposing existing operations where appropriate
• Ensure robust communication with cross functional stakeholders and suppliers around inventory.
• Liaising with site teams to ensure operations are running smoothly and promoting effective working relationships.
• Driving change initiatives throughout the team
• Monitor functional Key Performance Indicators and develop action plans to improve performance
• Ensuring there is a clear focus on giving our customers the best level of service we can, both internally and externally

• Have at least 2 years experience in Supply Chain Replenishment Planning

• Experience of managing a team

• Have an ability to manage data, analyse and solve problems and have an excellent working knowledge of planning systems

• Ability to work at a pace and manage multiple deadlines within challenging timescales
• Are results focused with strong planning, prioritising and organisation skills

• Are self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure and using own initiative

• Have advanced Excel skills to support with analysis and the ability to work with large data sets

• Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience of analysing information and issues to identify current and potential problems and develop and implement workable solutions

• Able to engage and work collaboratively with other teams to make improvements to processes and influence stakeholders at all levels

• A good communicator, able to operate at all levels clearly and concisely with the proven ability to communicate complex data terminology so it is understood by the data owner and the business

• Enjoy being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal, and celebrating results together

• Are supportive of an inclusive culture – recognising and valuing that difference is good

• Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey!

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views.