Head of Demand Planning - Huntingdon, United Kingdom - Aliaxis
Description
The Opportunity/Role
Reporting to the UK Supply Chain Director, the Head of Demand Planning will play a pivotal role in the development and functional leadership of the Demand Planning function.
The Head of Demand Planning shall be responsible for developing the strategy, forming, and developing the function to effectively translate commercial information from a variety of sources into a high-accuracy demand forecast.
This shall ensure all supply chains and value streams are provided with a clearly defined and modelled consensus forecast that allows clear actions to be made.
They will be the primary IBP practitioner within the business working with core stakeholders.- The Head of Demand Planning, together with their teams, shall design and model forecasts to meet current and future build rate readiness, planning the product from introduction through to supply whilst measuring and developing the supply chain performance and mitigating supply chain risk and issues. They will take a
The role shall work with the wider Manufacturing, Finance, Procurement and Supply Chain functions and Leadership Team to develop and govern all processes.
Functional competencies- Ability to define with practicable experience of the implementation of a forecast management and alignment process, recognising all constraints ensuring optimal demand planning balance across the supply chain to maximise customer satisfaction.- Experienced in developing and managing an end-to-end supply chain design at all levels within the value chain, recognising key changes across the product and portfolio lifecycle which could affect the commodities/supply chain value stream.- Ability to validate the quality and robustness of demand planning activity to ensure (a) risks to planned performance are understood and actively addressed; and (b) impact such as promotional activities, product lifecycle, and supply chain change are known and managed.- Clear methodology in the management of supply chain and commercial risk to ensure all risks are identified, prioritised, escalated and disseminated within the wider organisation.
Required Experience and Knowledge- Proven ability to lead and direct a diverse functional and cross functional team(s)- Well organised, systematic, and rigorous approach to planning work and priorities.- Delivery of results (value) from successfully working with stakeholders and customers- Degree qualified or significant experience in a relevant functional discipline, ideally with supply chain management qualification (i.e.
- ideally SO99+, Imperia, or SAP.
- Integrated Business Planning practitioner, with experience of embedding and developing processes.
- Participated at a mid/senior level in transformation, relocation, or system migration projects and able to demonstrate success in implementation.
Benefits:
- 33 days holiday (inc bank holidays) with the option to purchase up to 5 more
- Life Assurance 6x annual salary
- Critical illness cover
- Hybrid working policy work from home two days a week
- Enhanced parental leave
- Great discounts on local retailers and restaurants
- Fantastic Health & Wellbeing package including an Employee Assistance Programme
- Company Pension contributions up to 10%
- Dental and healthcare cash plan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Plus many more
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