Who We Are

apetito is the UK’s leading supplier of food to the health and social care sectors. Servicing over 400 hospitals, 450 care homes and thousands more through our work with Local Authorities, we produce delicious, nutritious and sustainable meals for people at home or in care. Through our food we look to ‘make a real difference’ to all our customers, up and down the country.

Our Values

Established in 1958, as a family-owned business, our values sit at the very heart of what we do. We are proud to be a business that ‘makes a real difference’, committed to producing ‘great food to be proud of’. We have developed a range of products designed to ‘enhance health and well-being’ for all our customers and are proud supporters of British food and farming with a focus on using the best ‘ethical and sustainably’ sourced produce.

We are not just a food company, we are driven by a ‘passion for service’. Partnering with our customers, we are dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people, offering healthy and delicious meals to customers across the UK.

Ethical & Sustainable

As a business which operates within food manufacturing, we believe we have an obligation to make a positive contribution on society. With over 300 products in our range, we ensure our produce is ethically and sustainably sourced, working only with suppliers who share our commitment to making a positive impact.

We’re a proud member of the Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI), a leading alliance of companies, trade unions and NGOs, that promote respect for workers rights globally. All our new suppliers now operate under the ETI’s guidelines.

We are also a member of The UK’s Plastics Pact, an initiative looking to transform the plastic packaging industry in the UK. As part of the initiative, we have committed, along with other ambitious targets, to eliminate unnecessary single-use plastic completely by 2025.

We have also made a commitment to our employees – we’re recognised as an accredited Living Wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation. Joining an elite group of FTSE 100 companies and public sector organisations.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong bonds with key business stakeholders to collectively identify and deliver value adding initiatives
• Continuous development of key business intelligence focusing on areas which provide Production Managers with a deeper understanding of the financial dynamics of activities
• Automate, streamline and improve the efficiencies and effectiveness of Manufacturing Commercial Finance processes.
• Producing KPI’s and other financial reports for production management to aide decision making
• Routine support and involvement in various areas of the Manufacturing Commercial Finance and wider Production teams to ensure all departmental objectives are met within the required timescales
• Be an effective team member and contributor to other ad-hoc support / project work
• Contribute to the month end reporting duties as required, by completing/ publishing & presenting reports as well as posting journals.

Qualifications

Essential:

• GSCE - Maths and English
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.

Desirable:

• Previous experience of SAP.
• A Level education

Personal Qualities:

• ‘Can do’ approach.
• Effective communicator.
• Being diligent and possessing good attention to detail.
• Understanding the ‘why’ of responsibilities not just ‘how’ to complete tasks
• Strong analytical and numerical skills
• Flexible and deadline focused
• Organised in your approach 
• Effective time manager