Raw Material & Packaging Analyst

Recruiting a Raw Materials & Packaging Analyst to be based in Wiltshire for an FMCG Business.

What s in it for you?

• Hybrid working. 3 days a week in the office or full time if you prefer
• Career Progression. Join a company that is passionate about this. And this is why we re recruiting this position again, career progression!
• Make an impact. Play a vital role in financial operations and strategic buying decisions.

This food manufacturing business is all about employing the right people and in this role, you can have the flexibility of hybrid working (3 days in the office per week) or you can be fully office based, the choice is yours. What is at the heart of this role are the finances of the business. In a systems-based role, you will focus on data analysis, generate & collate accurate information, to deliver the insights that really matter, as well as work strategically to ensure the process of buying and orders raw materials and packaging runs smoothly.

Your role as Raw Materials & Packaging Analyst:

• Full responsibility of running weekly and monthly reports for all raw materials, ensuring stock management is at its optimum.
• Be the go-to expert on all things packaging and ingredients ensuring stock levels are at the right level. There is a fine balance between too much stock (too much money spent!) and too little stock (the risk of not being able to run production).
• Work as part of a team to drive smooth product launches.
• Support the Business Controller as part of a team to ensure purchasing happens at the best financial time, as well as monitor foreign currency spend.

What you will bring as Raw Materials & Packaging Analyst:

• Sharp, analytical skills. You will be working with a huge amount of data, and you must know what the financial impact is with raw materials coming into the factory.
• Exceptional skills in Excel with prior knowledge of SAP ideally.
• Good understanding of manufacturing, ideally food or drink manufacturing.
• Strong project management skills as well as influencing across many departments, with great attention to detail a must.
• Self-motivated and be able to demonstrate this at interview stage.
• Thrive in working to tight time scales and be an exceptional communicator.

Job Reference: (phone number removed)

Salary: GBP36,000 - GBP40,000

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