As a Backoffice Planning Assistant, you will be instrumental in developing, coordinating, and monitoring production schedules to ensure timely product delivery while optimizing resources and maintaining high-quality standards. This position serves as a link between sales, sourcing, operations, and logistics, ensuring alignment with customer demand and business objectives. You will balance short shelf-life constraints, seasonal supply fluctuations, and operational efficiency while supporting food safety, quality, and continuous improvement goals.

Over Fresh Solutions

Fresh Solutions focuses on innovation, speed, sustainability, and a collaborative working culture. As a full-service provider of vegetables, fruit, flowers, and plants, we are proud to be part of the Greenyard group, supplying customers worldwide, including Europe's largest retailers. With over 400 dedicated colleagues across five locations in Germany and the Netherlands, Fresh Solutions plays a key role in the success of Greenyard.

Your Role as Backoffice Planning Assistant

In this role, you will:

• Develop, maintain, and update daily and weekly production schedules aligned with sales forecasts and customer orders.
• Balance production capacity with demand to optimize efficiency and minimize downtime.
• Proactively adjust plans in response to supply disruptions, urgent orders, or quality issues.
• Issue production plans to manufacturing teams and act as the central contact point between various departments.
• Clearly communicate schedules, priorities, and changes to stakeholders.
• Track production order progress and adjust schedules as needed to meet deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and regulatory standards.
• Maintain accurate data in ERP/MRP systems for production planning, yields, and inventory.
• Propose process improvements for better forecasting, planning, and productivity.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance sustainability and reduce costs.

What You Bring

• Completed vocational education (MBO level) in Logistics, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, or supply chain coordination.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems (SAP is an advantage) and MS Excel.
• Accurate, proactive, and able to work independently.
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and spoken (Dutch, German, or other languages is a plus).
• Flexible mindset and willingness to occasionally support weekend duties.
• Eligibility to work in the Netherlands without sponsorship and own means of transport.

Why Choose Fresh Solutions?

Applying for the Backoffice Planning role is an excellent opportunity to become a key driver of efficiency and collaboration within an international FMCG company. In this position, you will play a central role in connecting departments such as sales, sourcing, operations, and logistics, making you a vital link in ensuring that customer needs are met on time and to the highest standards. We believe our employees are the key to our success, which is why we offer a workplace where accuracy, teamwork, and personal growth are highly valued.

• Dynamic & International Workplace: A stimulating environment with friendly colleagues in an international setting where collaboration, growth, and development drive everything we do.
• Attractive Employment Package: Competitive starting salary aligned with your skills and experience, plus excellent benefits: free parking for car and bike, company-sponsored fitness, a non-contributory pension scheme, fresh vegetables, fruit, and flowers, and a tasty lunch in our company restaurant.
• Career Growth & Development: Opportunities to grow with our global organization and the market.
• Freedom & Flexibility: Hybrid work opportunities (2 days from home), flexible working hours, and short communication lines in an organization that values independence.
• Impact & Innovation: Be part of a smaller organization with the benefits of a global group.

If you see yourself in this role and are excited to join our team, apply today and grow with us at Fresh Solutions! Please send your CV and cover letter using the button below. We look forward to receiving your application!

Diversity and Inclusion

Fresh Solutions is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and endeavor to offer equal opportunities to all.