Planning Assistant – Fixed-term contract (12–18 months maternity cover)

Job Description: Why join us Get ready to own your path as a Planning Assistant at Trouw Nutrition GB, a Nutreco company, supporting our Companion Animal production site in Ashbourne. As global leaders in animal nutrition, our shared purpose of Feeding the Future drives innovation, collaboration, and meaningful impact. In this role, you will support the planning function by ensuring the timely availability of raw materials, maintaining accurate system data, and helping to keep operations running smoothly in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This is a hands-on, site-based role offering the opportunity to develop your skills in supply chain and planning while contributing to operational continuity and efficiency. What you’ll do Support planning and supply activities to ensure materials availability and smooth operations: Manage purchase orders and supplier communication Monitor supplier lead times and follow up on deliveries Maintain accurate data in ERP systems (MRP) Support inventory management and stock optimisation Identify and resolve supply or stock issues Work closely with internal teams to ensure alignment Who we’re looking for Experience in supply chain, planning, logistics, or similar roles is a plus Open to junior profiles with strong interest in planning Good Excel and system skills (ERP experience is an advantage) Strong attention to detail and organisational skills Proactive, hands-on, and solution-oriented mindset Good communication skills and team collaboration Location & Details Location: Ashbourne, UK Work model: On-site Contract: 12–18 months (maternity cover) What you’ll receive 25 days of holiday per calendar year based on full-time working hours, plus 8 UK bank holidays Training and development opportunities, including systems and planning processes Opportunity to build experience within a global organisation How and why to find out more We offer a role where you can develop your skills in supply chain and planning while contributing to the smooth operation of our manufacturing site. If you’re looking for a hands-on role with learning opportunities and real impact, we’d love to hear from you. We aim to review applications promptly and will get back to you as soon as possible. For more information, please contact Luisa Ligabo at luisa.ligabo@nutreco.com Our organisation: Trouw Nutrition is the global leader in innovative feed specialties, premixes and nutritional services for the animal nutrition industry. Trouw Nutrition provides species-specific nutritional solutions consisting of feed concepts, products and nutritional know-how. The unique combination of products, models and services Trouw Nutrition offers, boosts productivity and supports animal health through all life stages, contributing to our customers' peace of mind. Trouw Nutrition's nutrition solutions have met the need of farmers and home-mixers, feed producers, integrators and distributors. Trouw Nutrition has locations in 25 countries and around 5000 employees. Our mission is Feeding the Future. Equal Opportunity Employer: Trouw Nutrition is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Trouw Nutrition is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities. Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed. Our advanced nutritional solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide. Its two global company brands Skretting (aqua feed) and Trouw Nutrition (animal nutrition) have sales in over 90 countries. Our purpose Feeding the Future captures a big challenge: feeding 9 billion people in 2050. Our responsibility is twofold: we need to make a significant contribution to meeting the rapid increase in worldwide demand for food; on the other hand, we need to find the right balance in order that we can realize growth while making also responsible choices for people and planet. We believe in three core elements to future success: strategy execution, innovation, and competence of our people. Our values; capable, caring, collaborative, and innovative are supportive of those three core elements. To know more about us, please visit our website https://www.nutreco.com.