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Demand Planner - Folkestone, United Kingdom - Recruitment Solutions (Folkestone) Ltd
Description
A new instruction for an established key manufacturing client in the area for a Demand Planner that has become available on a long term temporary basis, in order to provide support within the Team, due to the high volume of projects currently underway.
Package:
Very attractive salary – depending on experience
4% company performance relate bonus
9% matched pension contribution
Health Cash Plan
Life Assurance cover at 4 x base salary
24 days holiday (+ bank holidays) plus you can buy or sell up to 3 days
Monday to Thursday 9am – 5pm, Friday 9am – 3pm
Attractive hybrid working: 50% on site and 50% working from home
The Position:
You will assist the Commercial Team to develop sales forecasts for all their products
Assist in maintaining the Manugistics forecasting system with all the data necessary to support the entry and storage of forecasts, and to produce accurate KPI's
To improve demand forecast accuracy
To work collaboratively through facilitating and strengthening S&OP process
To support on service, supply/inventory and capacity investment decisions through comprehensive analytics, to enable decision making on future business needs
To share best practises within the demand planning team for re-application in other geographies
Education & Experience we are seeking:
Ideally 3 years + demand planning experience preferred
Ideally BS/BSc in any field or related supply chain management, shipping, warehousing and inventory skills
Previous experience working in a forecasting environment particularly with SAP & JDA in the past would be considered advantageous
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
Well organised detail orientated able to handle multiple priorities and high volume of data in a fast-paced and team orientated environment, always adhering to deadlines
The ability to analyse data and determine opportunities for continuous improvement
Advanced excel skills
Regular Duties will include but are not limited to:
To maintain a rolling 12 to 18 month consensus demand plan and gaining full alignment with key stakeholders.
Influence and hold key partners in brand, sales and finance, accountable for consistent forecast inputs and address any input gaps.
To challenge sales forecast information provided by commercial teams, where significant changes have occurred
To support decision making considering risks and opportunities by presenting alternative scenarios and assessment of risk and opportunities around the demand plan, and align with the commercial team on the consensus
To support business understanding of volume forecasts and business performance through comprehensive analytics, including drivers of forecast changes and actual shipment variances to forecast.
to communicate monthly forecast error results and KPI versus established targets and identify the report on root cause, for error above targets
Work continuously to improve all metrics and reporting processes
To integrate with supply chain teams proactively in managing trade-off between inventory levels and service levels, via the monthly S&OP processes.
Provide relevant guidance for new product development SKU rationalisation, remnant inventory avoidance, and overall supply chain complexity optimisation
To alert supply chain on an anticipated demand changes likely to be of an exceptional nature
Responsible for root cause analysis and providing information to the wider business around insight and reasons the changes to the demand plan
To continually improve forecast accuracy using best statistical data and regular communication with the commercial teams and their distributors
Responsible for customers where necessary to ensure updated forecasts are received monthly on a timely basis
Work with commercial teams to continuously improve the current demand planning process and information exchanges with distributors liaising with other functions ie.
If you have the skills, knowledge an experience we are seeking, please apply with your CV preferably as a word document and you will be contacted as soon as possible.
Recruitment Solutions (Folkestone) Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers.
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