Junior Supply Chain Specialist Material Planner (All Genders)

About the role: What's in the Box

The Material Planner's primary responsibility is to ensure on time, in full, and in quality availability of goods required for production.

This role involves daily incident management, requiring communication and collaboration with stakeholders, including the DC, Operational Procurement team, and Suppliers to swiftly resolve  any emerging issues within the production week. A core focus is complying with key performance KPIs, particularly those related to waste mitigation and error reduction and working on efficiency through the creation of processes and continuous improvement.

Your area of responsibility

• Inbound check and handling any OTIFIQ deviations from the suppliers. 


• Availability check every morning together with the inventory and production teams. 


• Handling of QC blockages in close contact with FSQA and the suppliers. Incident resolution, organizing pick ups of blocked goods. 


• Manage SKU Substitution, collaboration with culinary team and suppliers for error mitigation. 


• Daily waste mitigation checking all supplier and inventory deviations like BBD, Replenishment deviations at the DC, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions or processes to have a sustainable waste management approach. 


• Securing SKU availability for a seamless production by handling swiftly any incident that might occur on a daily basis. 


• Support with information gathering and documentation to create efficient and sustainable processes and work on continuous improvement. 


• Responsible for the calculation of carryover stocks at the end of the production week.

Your profile

• A Proactive Problem Solver: You don’t just spot a gap; you close it before it impacts production.


• An Analytical Thinker: You enjoy digging into the "why" behind errors to prevent them from happening again.


• A Master Communicator: You can navigate conversations with everyone from warehouse floor teams to external suppliers and culinary experts.


• Data Driven: ou leverage SQL and emerging AI technologies to streamline workflows, ensuring every process is optimized for maximum efficiency and continuous improvement. 


• B2 German is required.


• Driven license - Good to have.

What we offer you

• Modern and comfortable working space with great co-workers in Barleben near Magdeburg


• Discount for HelloFresh boxes


• Development possibilities along with internal trainings and a central Learning & Development budget for teams


• Extensive Onboarding


• Competitive salary and shift allowances


• 30 days of vacations


• Social events


• Discounted fitness offers with our Urban Sports Club and John Reed partners


• Well-being initiatives in cooperation with Headspace and Spill


• Company pension scheme


• Monthly allowance for the Deutschlandticket


• Selgros card


• Personal safety equipment


• Cafeteria on site

Are you up for a challenge?

Apply now with your complete application documents, also without a photo and without stating specific personal characteristics such as nationality or gender if you choose to do so. German or English language certificates and documents regarding residence and work permits are welcome.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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