Supply Chain Planner
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 16, 2026.
Advert:
Supply Chain Planner
Location: Clitheroe, Lancashire
Department: Group Supply Chain
Are you an organised and analytical Supply Chain professional looking for an opportunity to play a key role in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment? We're looking for a Supply Chain Planner to join our Group Supply Chain team and help ensure our factories have the right materials, at the right time, to deliver exceptional service to our customers.
About the Role
As a Supply Chain Planner, you'll be responsible for planning raw materials, packaging, and production schedules to support both chilled and frozen manufacturing operations. You'll work closely with teams across Commercial, Operations, Procurement, Finance, Marketing, NPD and Process to ensure demand is accurately translated into supply plans while maintaining efficient stock levels and minimising waste.
This is a varied role that combines materials planning, production scheduling, data analysis, forecasting, and continuous improvement, making it an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working across multiple functions and making a tangible impact on business performance.
What You'll Be Doing
- Managing raw material and packaging requirements through ERP and MRP systems.
- Coordinating supplier call-offs and deliveries to maintain optimal stock levels.
- Planning and scheduling daily, weekly, and monthly production activities.
- Working closely with production teams to maximise efficiency and minimise changeovers.
- Managing material changeovers and promotional requirements while reducing obsolescence.
- Investigating and resolving invoice and supplier queries.
- Producing KPI reports, identifying trends, and recommending corrective actions.
- Maintaining accurate master data and supporting forecasting activities.
- Reviewing storage capacities and associated costs to drive efficiencies.
- Creating and updating SOPs to support continuous improvement initiatives.
What We're Looking For
- Previous experience in a Supply Chain, Materials Planning, Production Planning or similar role.
- Experience within FMCG, food manufacturing, frozen, chilled or other fast-paced manufacturing environments would be highly beneficial.
- Strong understanding of ERP and MRP systems.
- Advanced Excel skills and strong IT literacy.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- A highly analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail.
- A passion for continuous improvement and problem-solving.
What can we offer you?
- Option to purchase additional annual leave
- A day off work to support our charity partners
- Flexible working options
- Pension
- Medical benefit
- And access to a HUB that offers many discounts from a range of suppliers and retailers
About The Hain Celestial Group
Hain Celestial Group is a leading health and wellness company whose purpose is to inspire healthier living for people, communities and the planet through better-for-you brands. For more than 30 years, our portfolio of beloved brands has intentionally focused on delivering nutrition and well-being that positively impacts today and tomorrow. Headquartered in Hoboken, N.J., Hain Celestial’s products across snacks, baby/kids, beverages, meal preparation, and personal care, are marketed and sold in over 75 countries around the world. Our leading brands include Garden Veggie™ snacks, Terra® chips, Garden of Eatin’® snacks, Earth’s Best® and Ella’s Kitchen® baby and kids foods, Celestial Seasonings® teas, Joya® and Natumi® plant-based beverages, Greek Gods® yogurt, Cully & Sully®, Imagine® and New Covent Garden® soups, Yves® and Linda McCartney’s® (under license) meat-free, and Alba Botanica® natural sun care, among others.
Hain Celestial UK
In the UK, Hain is one of the UK's leading food companies. We create food and drink products with natural goodness at their core. We're the business behind a host of household brands - Hartley's jams and jellies, Sun-Pat peanut butters, New Covent Garden Soup Co., Linda McCartney's meat free food, and Yorkshire Provender to name a few. Nearly half of our business is private label - we create quality freshly prepared fruit and juices, desserts, soups, sweet spreads and meat free products for our retail partners.
Over our sites up and down the UK, we employ circa 1,200 people in roles within Production, Supply Chain, Product Development, Sales and Marketing, and through to our Finance, HR, IT and beyond. Each of our colleagues is vital to our continued success. That's why we target the best talent, and help to develop them through the ranks.
Our Values
Own It - I am empowered and accountable for improving Hain’s business results and impact
Win Together - I collaborate with others to grow, deliver and celebrate success.
Foster Inclusion - I create an environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and valued for their uniqueness.
Be Curious - I explore ideas & insights with a growth mindset.
Our Purpose
To inspire healthier living for people, communities & the planet through better-for-you brands
Our Mission
To build purpose-driven brands that make healthier living more attainable by empowering our people, engaging our partners, and living our lives.
If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can support you in the right way.
If Hain sounds like the company you'd like to contribute your energy and enthusiasm towards, and come on an exciting journey with us, then we can't wait to hear from you!
Skills
General Skills - Planning & Forecasting, General Skills - scheduling, General Skills - MARKETING, General Skills - EXCEL, General Skills - OPERATIONS, General Skills - FMCG, General Skills - Continuous Improvement, General Skills - Retail, General Skills - production schedules , General Skills - materials planning