Who we are:
We are Fyffes! One of the largest and oldest tropical produce importers and distributor and for over 130 years we have brought a choice of tropical produce to countless millions around the world. Since our beginning in 1888, we have been committed to bringing the world the highest quality products, inspiring people to feel excitement about our products and making a positive difference for our growers and farmers, our customers and the environment. If you live in Europe, chances are that you have tasted one of our delicious products.
With an infrastructure that reaches across the globe, we are truly an international player, involved in the production, procurement, shipping, ripening, distribution and marketing of bananas, pineapples, and melons. We have over 4,000 employees and 1,200 active suppliers.
We are a company that shows great respect for our planet, its resources and its people. Shaping wellbeing for the world is our vision and we show a fearless approach in driving a positive change.
🚢🍈 Now we're looking for a Melon Planner to join our Importations/Logistics team, with a focus on supply chain planning, imports coordination and customer fulfilment across the UK melon category. 🍈🚢
Here’s what you will do:
Manage the day-to-day planning and coordination of the UK melon supply chain, ensuring product is delivered from origin through to customer efficiently and in line with service, cost and availability targets. You will work closely with imports, logistics, transport, customs, sales and demand planning teams to maintain visibility of supply, manage allocations and resolve operational issues.
Coordinate supply plans, monitor shipments and support customer order fulfilment, while ensuring import and export activities are completed accurately and in line with business requirements. You will also support reporting and performance monitoring, providing timely information on supply, service and logistics performance.
Track supply chain costs, manage claims and support the resolution of supply chain challenges, working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders. In addition to your core responsibility for UK melons, you will provide planning, logistics and operational support across other product categories and business areas as business needs require.
🍈Some key responsibilities:
- Coordinate supply plans and allocations to support customer demand and product availability
- Monitor shipments and manage the flow of product through the supply chain
- Support customer order fulfilment and service performance against agreed targets
- Ensure import, export and customs processes are completed accurately and compliantly
- Track supply chain costs and support claims management activities
- Produce and maintain reporting on supply, service and logistics performance
- Collaborate with internal teams, customers and service providers to resolve operational issues
- Support wider supply chain activities, projects and business priorities as required
🍈 What you need to bring:
- Experience in supply chain planning, import/export logistics or fresh produce operations
- Understanding of supply chain, transport, customs and logistics processes
- Strong organisational skills, capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced business
- Strong analytical and numerical skills, with excellent attention to detail
- Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with operational data and reporting
- Ability to identify issues, solve problems and make sound operational decisions
- Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively across teams and with external stakeholders
- Experience working with major UK retailers and/or perishable products would be advantageous
- Spanish language skills would be advantageous
What it is like to work at Fyffes:
We are ambitious, but grounded. We believe in high performance, but not at the expense of people. We operate globally, but value local relationships.
Our leadership principles guide us every day:
- We play to win as one Fyffes
- We shape the future
- We cultivate a growth mindset
- We are transparent and inclusive
- We are moved by doing good
Sustainability, responsibility and long-term thinking shape us and our actions every day - they are part of our DNA and how we operate. We truly believe that we thrive on diversity, and we treat all candidates equally.
Interested? We look forward to hearing from you!
We are not accepting unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies for this role - by email, phone, or any other channel. Any submissions will be considered unsolicited and will not be subject to agency fees.