Vacancy Information
We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Central Planning team at Greggs, playing a key part in ensuring availability for our customers, whilst using a wider view of the business to balance efficiencies in our supply chain and optimise inventory levels.
We can offer you:
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25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day
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Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 10% of your salary
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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
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Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants
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Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme
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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
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Defined contribution management pension scheme
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Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year’s salary
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Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
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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
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Career progression and learning and development
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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
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Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
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Cycle to Work scheme
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A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge
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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
About the role
- This is a temporary role until circa September 2026
- 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 Q9, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8BU, Ideally, you’ll live within one hour travel of this area
What you'll do
- Develop and apply a deep knowledge of our Manufacturing sites and Logistics network, including constraints, capacities and potential outputs.
- Use the demand forecast to create a supply plan, balancing constraints and inventory levels to ensure availability of product to our shops and stability within our supply chain.
- Work on both a 12 week and 18 month horizon, planning supply for promotional campaigns, seasonal demand and planned events, whilst also responding to day to day challenges.
- Ensuring that inventory levels within the overall supply chain are balanced and maintained against agreed stock holding targets to ensure availability to pick, whilst minimising exposure to financial risk due to stock obsolescence or product going beyond agreed shelf life requirements.
- Investigate variances and review parameters to ensure accuracy of plans, risks and stocks.
- Work with relevant stakeholders to create/find potential solutions to constraints and challenges to ensure supply.
- Lead weekly meetings with Manufacturing teams and other stake holders to ensure plans remain valid and achievable, identifying potential risks. Preparing reports and further information to support the effectiveness of these meetings
- Undertake periodic project work and analysis to support continuous improvement and the current business changes and growth.
- Maintaining and improving ongoing processes within SAP to support improvements in the Supply Chain planning function
About you
You will fit right into this role if you:
- Are a strong team player, able to build good working relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels
- Have strong verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent computer skills are essential in this role, most notably an ability to work effectively with Excel. A knowledge of SAP would be beneficial, but not essential
- Have proven high levels of accuracy and attention to detail
- Are self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure and using own initiative
- Can multi-task and work with multiple priorities at pace, delivering results within tight timescales
- Are results focused with strong planning, prioritising and organisation skills, with an ability to analyse, problem solve and implement workable solutions
- Have some knowledge and experience in a Production / Logistics role
- Have a valid driving licence
- Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people, as part of a hard-working team on your Greggs journey!
About Greggs
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.