Supply Chain Demand Planner - Bridgwater, United Kingdom - Artis Recruitment
Description
Exclusively working with my client to recruit a Supply Chain Demand Planner to join a team that is very much the heartbeat of the business.
The organisation is an award winning and innovative business.This is a key role in ensuring the right supply tothe customer base through close liaison with both suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Supply Chain Demand Planner Responsibilities:
- Build key relationships with suppliers, operations and the sales team to deliver the right stock levels to support the phenomenal sales growth.
- Work closely with suppliers to understand their supply chain and identify opportunities that provide mutual benefit to both businesses.
- Work with the warehouse and key stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of raw materials and packaging to suppliers to support production plans.
- Provide suppliers with a stock demand plan based on the forecasted sales and stock policy
- Work with the SC team by providing visibility and resolution on any risks to service.
- Implement and lead monthly supplier meetings and work with suppliers to drive agreed KPIs.
- Implement a balance scorecard with suppliers to agree requirements on key metrics and drive improvement where required.
- Raise purchase orders for materials in line with the agreed stockholding criteria.
- Manage the implementation and discontinuation of products, whilst maximising service and minimising obsolete stock.
- Strong experience in a supply chain role (ideally gained within manufacturing or FMCG company).
- Production Planning experience would be a definite advantage.
- Experience and knowledge of supply chain best practice and the ability to implement that vision within an entrepreneurial environment.
- Intermediate to advanced excel skills and the ability to create your own production plans within excel.
- Fluent supply chain knowledge of systems and processes from supplier to consumer
- Proven ability to work quickly and accurately, with an eye on suggesting improvements to processes and systems.
- Able to effectively plan and prioritise.
- Able to influence and negotiate persuasively at peers and senior level internally and externally.
- Highly analytical with the ability to work with large data, whilst being able to summarise the detail and essence to key stakeholders.
- Resilient and unflappable in the face of making tough priority decisions and regularly changing priorities.
- Passion for customer service.
For full information regarding this Supply Chain Demand Planner role, please contact me directly, initially with a CV ahead of a conversation.
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