Backoffice Employee Planning | Assistant

As a Backoffice Employee (Planning), beyond simply managing schedules, you’ll gain valuable experience balancing real-world challenges like seasonal supply fluctuations, short shelf-life products, and resource optimization—skills that are highly transferable and in demand across industries. This role also allows you to contribute directly to continuous improvement, food safety, and quality initiatives, giving your work both strategic importance and real impact. For professionals who enjoy problem-solving, cross-functional collaboration, and making a measurable difference in operational success, this position offers both challenge and reward, along with strong potential for career growth.

About Fresh Solutions At Fresh Solutions, innovation, speed, sustainability and a positive, collaborative working culture take centre stage. As a full-service provider of vegetables, fruit, flowers and plants, we are proud to be part of the renowned Greenyard group of companies based in Belgium. The Greenyard Group supplies its customers around the world, including Europe's largest retailers, with delicious plant-based products every day through three divisions: fresh, frozen or prepared, and employs around 9,000 people in 19 countries at various locations worldwide.

With over 400 dedicated colleagues at a total of 5 locations in Germany and in the Netherlands, Fresh Solutions supplies one of the largest retailers in Germany with fresh products and contributes to Greenyard's global success.

Your role as Backoffice Employee (Planning) As a Backoffice Employee (Planning) you will play a vital role in developing, coordinating, and monitoring production schedules to ensure the timely delivery of products while optimizing resources and maintaining high-quality standards. This role acts as a bridge between sales, sourcing, operations, and logistics, ensuring production activities are aligned with customer demand and business objectives. It also requires balancing short shelf-life constraints, seasonal supply fluctuations, and operational efficiency, while supporting food safety, quality, and continuous improvement objectives.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and update daily and weekly production schedules that align with sales forecasts and customer orders.
• Balance production capacity with demand to optimize efficiency and minimize downtime.
• Adjust plans proactively in response to supply disruptions, urgent orders, or quality issues.
• Issue daily/weekly production plans to manufacturing teams.
• Act as the central contact point between production, sourcing, logistics, sales, and quality departments.
• Clearly communicate schedules, priorities, and changes to all stakeholders.
• Track progress of production orders 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 an advantage).
• Flexible mindset and willingness to occasionally support weekend duties.
• As our location is in Waddinxveen, it is important that you are eligible to work in the Netherlands without sponsorship and that you have your 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’ll 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. That’s why we offer a workplace where accuracy, teamwork, and personal growth are highly valued — giving you the chance to build your skills and make a real contribution to our planning activities.

• 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 organisation 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 organisation with the benefits of a global group.

How to apply Do you see yourself in this role and are you looking forward to joining 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 endeavour to offer equal opportunities to all.