Supply Chain Planner - Northampton, United Kingdom - AVK UK

AVK UK

Verified Company

Northampton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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VACANCY:
Supply Chain Planner

LOCATION:

Northampton, NN4**
ABOUT US:AVK UK Limited is part of the AVK Group; who are market leaders in the design, manufacture and supply of valves, pipe fittings, hydrants and flow control equipment to the Water, Waste Water, Oil and Gas industries throughout the world.

The Supply Chain Planner role sits at the heart of the business and offers a varied and interesting workload.

This is an opportunity for a tenacious individual to make a real difference as part of an exciting, dynamic and ever-growing business.

You will be based at our Head Office in Northampton and oversee accurate stocking levels and set accurate stocking parameters, considering forecast trends and reviewing & raising all forecast movements.

Day to day involvement and leading reviews with our sister company suppliers & third-party Group Company suppliers to ensure service is to the highest standard.

You will champion AVKs strength in Manufacturing and Engineering with a focus on our future resilience and growth.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Create Weekly and Monthly Reports for various stakeholders; Order Intake vs Forecast Accuracy, Stock Forecasting & Service Performance and month performance vs forecast
Scrutinise data through Slim4 forecasting tool & work with AVK Group Logistics to present exceptions
Maintain and improve the Sales Forecast and ensure accuracy
Lead supplier improvement plans
Lead meetings with manufacturing teams to ensure all agreed deliverables are on track
Provide monthly stock waterfall of forward stock projections per vendor
Report and advise on slow moving inventory
Maintain a clean and accurate system through management of stocked item cards
Set up the customer contract lead times, per item, in Microsoft Navision & maintain against changing Service Level Agreements
Create all new vendor cards and populate
Champion system accuracy in customer orders vs incoming purchases/stock to confirm that customer order shipment dates are accurate to maintain the highest possible service through the Warehouse Shipment Report. If they are not accurate, advise the Customer Service team of the changes required & record reasons for future learnings

ABOUT YOU:

Recent and relevant industry experience of working within a Supply Chain Planning, Forecasting, Planning and / or Supply Chain Operations team (RCCP, MRP, CRP, MPS)
Ability to make decisions quickly based on the available facts
Competency with an ERP system and reporting
Organised, structured and able to handle complexity
Ability to identify trends and work collaboratively with suppliers and internal stakeholders to get solutions across the supply chain

WHAT WE OFFER:

A culture of shared values, goals, attitudes and business growth
Employee Assistance Programme (Welfare and Wellbeing)
Competitive salary
33 days holiday (including statutory Public Holidays)
Life Assurance plan (x3)
Company pension plan
Discounts and cashback across many highstreet and online retailers (Supermarkets, Entertainment, Fashion, Days Out, Technology, Home and Travel)
Companywide initiatives to share in our future success
A blend of training to help your career development

WORKING HOURS:

37.5 hours per week

Monday

Thursday
Friday

We know that our people are the most important asset to the AVK Group and we are looking for skilled, passionate and driven professionals to work with our inspirational leaders; to promote our culture, enable change and champion a lean environment.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

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