
Supply Chain Planner
On site
Kingston Upon Hull, United Kingdom
Freelance
27-03-2025
Job Specifications
(12-Month Fixed Term Contract)
We are looking for a detail-oriented Supply Chain Planner to join our fantastic team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. In this role, you will be responsible for demand forecasting, inventory management, and ensuring smooth supply chain operations to meet business and customer needs.
What we're looking for:
An excellent team-player
Experience using SAP
A good understanding of relevant business processes i.e. Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Safety.
Highly numerate/good product knowledge
Customer focused and aware of customer needs
Excellent Communication, Organisational & Planning Skills
Experience using MS Office packages, especially outlook and excel
Key responsibilities:
Mastering data monitoring and maintenance (BoM’s, routings, vendor master, ICD lead times, distribution lead times)
Ensuring that a valid MPS and Materials Plan exists with no past due orders.
Re-style/Re-livery control of BoM’s and stocks to minimise stock write-offs etc.
Co-ordinating Inventory accuracy of components (Cycle counting) to a level achieving 95% accuracy as a min.
Liaising with Hull and Darwen planning to ensure availability of product (BOM components) in a timely manner to allow plan and schedule adherence to achieve 95% or greater.
Liaising with production and scheduling to ensure finished product availability to achieve plan and schedule adherence above 95%.
Liaising with Suppliers to ensure OTIF meets the requirements for Vendor Rating above 98.5%.
What’s in it for you?
9-Day Fortnight (get every second Friday off!)
A company culture that is inclusive, warm, welcoming, driven, and allows everyone to show up as themselves every single day without judgement
26.5 days basic annual leave each year (plus bank holidays)
Pensions, Group Income Protection and Life Assurance
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - 24/7 access to confidential support via an employee helpline with qualified counsellors
Health & wellbeing perks - a range of medical dental and optical treatments for you and you family
Ability to purchase significantly discounted products for personal use
Eating out, Retail and Leisure discounts available
Cycle to Work Scheme
Training and development throughout your role
About Crown Paints
Crown believes that every pot of paint is brimming with potential and we want to put that into the hands of everyone. As one of the UK’s leading paint brands, we support homeowners and professionals to ‘paint their own possible’ and create beautiful, transformative spaces for everyone to enjoy.
With a heritage dating back to 1777, the company has a rich and colourful history, pouring 200 years of knowledge and skill into every tin of paint. Headquartered in Darwen in Lancashire, the same town the company started in all those years ago, Crown also has a manufacturing site in Hull and an ever-growing network of over 177 Crown Decorating Centres located throughout the UK and Ireland. We’re proud to have held the Royal Warrant since 1949 in recognition of our commitment, passion and experience.
A Part of Hempel
Crown Paints forms part of the global coatings group Hempel, who service sectors including decorative, infrastructure, marine, wind and thermal power. Hempel is proudly owned by The Hempel Foundation, an ownership structure that is unique in the coatings industry. The Hempel Foundation is dedicated to making a difference through philanthropic initiatives that bring about positive change. This includes empowering children to learn, making coatings more efficient and sustainable and sustaining biodiversity all over the world.
About the Company
Crown Paints, with headquarters in Darwen, Lancashire has roots extending back nearly two centuries. The company of today is the UK’s largest and most successful independent paint manufacturer. The breadth of Crown Paints’ portfolio encompasses the professional and DIY user, with brands known for quality and reliability. Our professional finishes – notably Crown Trade, Sandtex Trade and Sadolin – are specified for some of the UK’s most prestigious buildings, while those for domestic use have found favour with several genera... Know more
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