Driscoll's
Harvest Planner
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Location:
UK - Maidstone
Job Family:
Supply Chain
Time Type:
Full time
Job Requisition ID:
R0009337
Experience Years:
3-5 Years of Experience
Employee Type:
Regular
Remote Type:
Onsite
About The Opportunity
As a Harvest Planner, you play a key role in connecting supply and demand across our fresh produce supply chain. You are part of the Harvest Planning team and responsible for creating accurate, short term plans that ensure our customers are supplied on time and in full. From grower submissions and daily planning to purchase orders and arrivals, you manage the operational planning cycle while working closely with growers and key internal stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Managing grower submissions, stock data and short term supply forecasts, ensuring accuracy and timely availability across all planning systems
- Building and executing daily (Day 1) harvest and allocation plans, aligned with weekly supply, stock age, quality, logistics constraints and demand priorities
- Allocating supply to demand using planning tools and ERP systems, identifying risks or gaps and coordinating adjustments with Planning, Logistics and Grower Operations
- Acting as a central communication hub between growers, commercial teams, master planning, logistics and intake
- Creating, updating and managing grower purchase orders, harvest orders and ASN related activities
- Supporting intake and site teams with arrivals, open stock visibility and operational queries
- Ensuring system inputs are accurate and contributing to continuous improvement of planning processes and ways of working
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Why join us?
You will join a collaborative and driven planning team where your work has a direct impact on supply continuity and customer service. This role offers broad exposure to the fresh produce supply chain and the opportunity to further develop your planning and operational expertise in an international environment.
Candidate Profile
This is a fast paced, hands on role where accuracy, communication and timely decision making are essential. The role follows fixed working hours from 06:30 to 15:30. You will work one weekend shift every other week, for which you receive one compensatory day off during the week.
What You Bring
- Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to balance accuracy and pace
- Clear and confident communication skills when working with growers and cross functional teams
- An analytical mindset, with the ability to interpret data, investigate variances and resolve issues
- Experience working with ERP systems (ideally Prophet) and strong Excel skills
- A proactive and resilient attitude, with confidence to take ownership in a dynamic environment
- Flexibility to work early starts, weekend shifts and adjusted weekly schedules
- Understanding of operational supply chain processes, including orders, arrivals and ASNs
About Driscolls
Driscoll's is the global market leader for fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. With more than 100 years of farming heritage and hundreds of independent growers around the world, Driscoll's is passionate about growing fresh, beautiful and delicious berries. Our values of humility, passion and trustworthiness have guided our mission to delight consumers around the world. Driscoll's exclusive patented berry varieties are developed through years of research using only natural breeding methods – meaning, no GMOs. From farm-to-table, we focus on delivering a high quality, premium berry experience with our many supply chain partners. Driscoll's is the trusted brand for Only the Finest Berries™.
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Driscoll's es el proveedor líder en la comercialización de Fresas, Frambuesas, Zarzamoras y Arándanos Azules en el mundo. Con más de 100 años de herencia en agricultura y cientos de productores independiente alrededor del mundo, Driscoll's es una compañía apasionada por cultivar Berries frescas, hermosas y deliciosas. Nuestros valores de humildad, pasión y confianza han guiado nuestra misión de deleitar a los consumidores en el mundo. Las variedades exclusivas de Driscoll's han sido desarrolladas a través de años de investigación usando sólo métodos de mejoramiento natural. De la granja a la mesa, nos enfocamos en ofrecer una experiencia de alta calidad con apoyo de nuestros socios de la cadena de suministro. Driscoll's es la marca de confianza de sólo las mejores Berries.
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