An Agricultural Company based in Manchester is seeking a Supply Chain Planner to join their team on a contract basis for 10 months initially. (Fully remote) Duties: The Planning Contractor will perform the role of a Supply Chain Planner and will be accountable for a small portfolio of active ingredients. Responsibilities will include: Creating a rough-cut manufacturing plan across a 27 month horizon to meet the sales forecast, issuing purchase orders for active ingredient to achieve the manufacturing plan, managing inventories, participating in new product launch teams and communicating and resolving any opportunities or issues. Key competencies: Communication, Decision-making, Learning agility, Drive and enthusiasm Critical knowledge: Applicants must have a background in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or Finance. Optimise the manufacturing and logistics infrastructure and coordinate para-professionals providing entry level support. Production: Supervise and coordinate on the manufacturing of active ingredients and intermediates into raw materials including guiding and assisting more junior employees. Operate and troubleshoot escalated issues for various formulating equipment. Perform routine and non-routine operations safely and efficiently. Execute all phases of crop protection or seed production for e.g., small seeded vegetables, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, squash, to ensure a high quality, reliable, and timely supply is delivered to the facility. Coordinate third party cleaning vendors, off-site inventory management and communication of scheduling, priorities and shipping needs between stakeholders, and work with specialists to test/implement new production concepts. Supply: Provide logistics and order management support to clients, including order management & distribution related transactions, including recommending modifications to be made to the processes to ensure optimisation. Entry: Strive to optimise the manufacturing and logistics infrastructure through lean methodologies and other strategies. Communicates with internal colleagues within manufacturing plants, transportation and storage Production: Manufacture active ingredients and intermediates into raw materials. Operate and troubleshoot various formulating equipment. Perform routine and non-routine operations safely and efficiently. Execute all phases of crop protection or seed production for e.g., small seeded vegetables, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, squash, to ensure a high quality, reliable, and timely supply is delivered to the facility. Coordinate third party cleaning vendors, off-site inventory management and communication of scheduling, priorities and shipping needs between stakeholders, and work with specialists to test/implement new production concepts. Supply: Support logistics and the internal order management processes, including recommending changes or modifications to be made to the processes to ensure optimisation.Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles. We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout. PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK