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The Green House Growers — Ely, Cambridgeshire
We're looking for a proactive and commercially minded Planning & Supply Coordinator to join our commercial team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in ensuring our customers receive the right products, at the right time, while working closely with our growers, production, logistics and the commercial team to keep our supply chain running smoothly. If you're highly organised, enjoy solving problems and love making things happen behind the scenes, this is a role where your decisions will have a real impact!
Requirements
, crop availability and operational capacity. The Planning and Supply Coordinator is responsible for translating customer demand into achievable production plans, ensuring efficient utilisation of crops, minimising waste and supporting excellent customer service levels. Consolidate customer forecasts and maintain accurate rolling demand plans.
Analyse forecast accuracy, sales trends and demand to support continuous improvement. Develop production plans that balance customer demand, crop availability and operational capacity. Coordinate crop allocation to maximise customer fulfilment and minimise waste.
Monitor crop yields, stock levels and product availability, highlighting risks and opportunities. Work closely with Growing teams to understand harvest expectations and future supply. Produce planning and performance reports, including forecast accuracy, OTIF, waste and sales analysis.
Provide planning insights to support commercial, operational and margin decisions. Collaborate with Growing, Packhouse, Logistics and Commercial teams to keep plans aligned. Communicate supply risks and planning assumptions to key stakeholders.
Maintain accurate planning data and support improvements to planning systems, tools and processes. Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the planning function Previous experience in a production planning, supply chain, operations, manufacturing or scheduling role. Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy when working with data and production plans. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues and implement practical solutions. Confident using Microsoft Excel and other planning /ERP systems.
Ability to interpret forecasts, customer demand and production capacity to create achievable plans. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across production, commercial, logistics and technical teams.
and operational priorities. Commercial awareness with an understanding of the impact planning decisions have on cost, service and waste. Self-motivated, proactive and able to work independently while contributing positively to a wider team.