As part of our development, we are looking for a Material Planner to ensure the optimal availability of raw materials and packaging for the production of lasagnes at our production site in Wanze.

You prepare, interpret and execute the supply planning based on Material Requirements Planning (MRP) to ensure continuity of the production process.
You manage supplier orders and closely monitor deliveries.
You work in close collaboration with the central purchasing department, as well as logistics and production teams.
You provide forecasts of quarterly or annual requirements to enable the purchasing department to negotiate contracts with suppliers for the appropriate quantities.
established between suppliers and the central purchasing department.
You monitor supplier performance indicators (lead times, costs, quality) and take corrective actions where performance does not meet required standards.
You manage stocks of raw materials and packaging, taking into account storage capacity constraints, expiry dates, and delivery costs.
You work with an external warehouse to store raw materials and packaging when on-site storage capacity is insufficient. You organise deliveries to and returns from this external warehouse.
You pay particular attention to the supply flow of meat (minced meat), which is managed on a just-in-time basis.
You identify, collaborate on, and follow up improvement plans in cases of complaints, trial deliveries, commercial opportunities, market developments, etc., with the aim of improving purchasing performance and achieving cost savings within agreed timelines, budgets and objectives.
You work closely with your counterparts at the Marche-en-Famenne site, who manage similar raw materials and packaging. Planning in the food industry can be dynamic (quality issues with raw materials, delivery delays, etc.). When required, you take the initiative to bring together the relevant stakeholders (R&D, Quality, Purchasing, Production, Suppliers, etc.) You work within the Supply Chain team, reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, and in close collaboration with the Production Planner. You hold at least a bachelor’s degree.
You have initial experience in a similar role within a Supply Chain department.
You have a good knowledge of English. Knowledge of Dutch is an asset.
You are proficient in the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel.

As a Material Planner, you will join a stable, innovative and progressive Belgian food group with an international reputation.
We are a colourful family of food lovers who are eager to satisfy the appetite for conscious, daily meals. Being an innovative food group, we help people serve simple and tasty meals, like lasagne, pasta, pizza, world cuisine, plant-based and regional dishes. You may already know us from Come a casa®, but we also provide food services to professionals, including hotels or restaurants.
For the past 75 years, we have looked at ways of making sustainable consumption a natural daily choice by serving simple and tasty food, prepared with attention to people and planet. We do this with our workforce of 1,650 colleagues, in our Belgian head office, our six industrial plants in Belgium, France, Poland and the UK, and our 5 sales offices.