About Deliciously Ella
Deliciously Ella’s mission is to help people eat real food again, with more plants, more of the time. We are growing fast and we’re looking for talented, passionate, purpose-led people who share in our mission to help us get there.
Every day, we work to cultivate positive change, sharing delicious, natural, plant-based recipes and food products with the aim of building the world’s leading plant-based platform. Starting from a recipe website, the business has evolved into a restaurant, a range of plant-based food products, an app, a collection of bestselling recipe books and a growing social media community that sits at the heart of what we do.
We launched our first food products in 2016 and have since launched a wide range of products across different categories. We work with all the major grocers and OOH retailers across the UK. We also have a growing international business in the US and Europe.
Take a look at our website to read more about
our story.
Working at Deliciously EllaWe have around 75 team members across three sites. Our Head Office is based in the heart of central London, on Tottenham Court Road, and this is where our Leadership Team work, alongside our Commercial, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing and People teams. Our restaurant, Plants, is just down the road near Bond Street, and is a celebration of plant-based eating. Our factory site near Milton Keynes produces some of our best-loved products like our energy balls, caramel cups, nut butter bites and dipped nuts.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for a Planning and Procurement Manager to join the team at our Deliciously Ella factory, based at Greenway Business Park just outside of Milton Keynes. We produce some of our most-loved products here, including our granola, energy balls, dipped nuts, and caramel cups. The role reports into our Managing Director, Liam Pithers.
This newly created position will own the raw material and packaging components of our finished goods costs, responsible for sourcing and purchasing of raw materials such as fruit, nuts, fats, oats and natural sugars, in addition to purchasing of packaging, from flow wrap film to cardboard outers.
You will quickly develop expert knowledge of our key ingredient markets, understanding the drivers of cost and availability and monitoring market reports to identify optimum buying timings & seasonal trends.
You will be expected to source other goods and services that the business may require at the most competitive prices. You'll be excellent at building external relationships with our suppliers, communicating our business mission and goals and partnering with them to deliver the best results for DE.
Within the factory you'll be responsible for planning the weekly cycle, ensuring team, packaging and raw materials are available to meet the demand shared by our demand planning team. Once built, you will be required to effectively and efficiently plan the factory’s workforce plan, making sure that all deadlines are met on time in full, in a cost-effective manner.
You'll embrace challenge and enjoy finding solutions quickly and effectively.
Last but not least, you’ll be expected to report weekly to the senior team on factory performance, OTIF, and attainment of production plans, as well as making recommendations to constantly improve efficiency to ensure the factory is operating in the most cost-effective way possible.
Your team
You'll report to Liam Pithers, Managing Director of the factory, and work closely with our Production Director Janice Wiseman and the Supply Chain team at Deliciously Ella HQ.
What you will bring (skills and experience)
You’ll be a team player, able to build relationships quickly at multiple levels, with a minimum of 3 years experience as a Production Planner and/or Procurement Manager.
You’ll be confident on Excel and other Microsoft tools, have strong numerical skills and be a strong communicator.
You have excellent attention to detail and time management capabilities, get energised by meeting deadlines and enjoy solving problems.
You’re a great negotiator and don’t shy away from challenging conversations.
You will be comfortable being on site at Greenway Foods Monday to Friday.
Ideally you have an interest in healthy, sustainable food and connect with our mission of helping people eat real food.
You have excellent excel skills & a passion for detail and spreadsheets
What we expect from you (behaviours & values)
We believe our team members are what make our business special, and we hire extraordinary people to fulfil our extraordinary mission. We strive for high performance and our values guide the way we work each day:
- proud We act in ways that make our families, colleagues and community proud
- think big We think big, constantly searching for ways to grow our business
- embrace challenges We embrace challenges head on and enjoy problem solving
- guardians We’re guardians of our brand and the values it holds
What we offer
You will have the opportunity to be part of a mission driven scale up business at a hugely exciting point in our growth trajectory, where your voice is heard and where you’re able to actively input in the strategic direction of our business. Some great perks in working for Deliciously Ella include:
- A competitive salary
- Free Deliciously Ella App Access for you and five friends and family
- Performance based annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of your base salary
- Contributory pension scheme with the People’s Pension
- 25 days holiday plus an extra day off for your birthday and an additional day after 5 years of service
- Health insurance through Vitality
- Bike2Work scheme
- 33% discount at Plants restaurant
- Twice-yearly team events
- Free Deliciously Ella snacks available in communal areas on site
- Access to GroceryAid employee assistance resources
- Enhanced maternity leave (16 weeks full pay) and paternity leave (4 weeks full pay)
- Workplace Nursery salary sacrifice scheme offering significant childcare savings
- Up to 8 days per year study leave for job relevant qualifications.
