Chilled demand planner

Lamb Personnel Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a global leader in fruit and dairy processing as a Chilled Demand Planner, where you'll manage the chilled supply chain and enhance forecasting accuracy. This role offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with European factories, develop customer relationships, and tackle service level challenges. You'll thrive in a dynamic environment, utilizing your analytical skills and commercial mindset to drive improvements and support seasonal demands. With a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a thriving industry.

Benefits

Health care coverage

Permanent health insurance

Company pension contributions

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company sick pay

Death in Service cover (4x salary)

Qualifications

• Experience in demand planning within a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to influence and motivate others in the business.

Responsibilities

• Improve forecast accuracy and implement strategies for performance.
• Analyze business data to identify trends and resolve issues.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

Data interpretation

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Global leader in fruit and dairy processing – selling products in more than 100 countries with 25 factories worldwide; requires an excellent Chilled Demand Planner to join the busy team.

You will be responsible for all aspects of the chilled supply chain, including developing relationships with customers, factories, and forecasting.

This role requires someone who understands the supply chain within a manufacturing environment. Demand planning is a significant part of this role. You will decide the quantities of products to be delivered to UK depots for two factories across Europe. Other factories will manage their stock in the UK depot directly; you will support them in understanding the UK market and provide necessary information, challenging them to achieve KPIs such as service level and wastage.

Main responsibilities include:

1. Improving forecast accuracy and implementing strategies to enhance forecasting performance.
2. Aligning forecast accuracy with factory stock management and reviewing security stock rules based on specific issues.
3. Developing action plans to resolve service and waste level issues.
4. Analyzing business data to draw conclusions for process improvements.
5. Communicating with European factories working on push flows to help them understand the UK market and share activity event information.
6. Supporting seasonal uplifts such as Easter, Christmas, and promotional periods.
7. Forecasting chilled desserts and managing stock levels.
8. Liaising with warehouses, counterparts, and retailers regarding promotions and other activities.

Candidate Profile:

The successful candidate will have experience in a similar role, demonstrating professionalism, maturity, and the ability to influence, motivate, and convince others within the business and with retailer partners.

You should be commercially aware, with attributes such as tenacity, the ability to meet challenging deadlines, adapt to change, problem-solve, and propose creative solutions with limited resources.

You will be highly analytical, with a clear and passionate communication style.

Background:

• Analytical skills for forecasting and studying raw data to identify trends and resolve issues.
• A commercial mindset capable of building strong customer relationships.
• Good common sense, understanding that supply chain management combines mathematics with practical decision-making.
• Initiative to improve workflows and propose better ways of working.

Skills:

• Strong communication and influencing abilities.
• Excellent analytical thinking, attention to detail, and data interpretation skills.
• Hardworking, highly organized, and efficient.
• Effective team player with good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Good project management skills and multi-tasking ability.

Location:

Full-time position based in West London (Hammersmith).

Company Package:

• Market leader in their products and sector.
• Salary approximately £30,000.
• Health care coverage.
• Permanent health insurance.
• Company pension contributions.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Company sick pay.
• Death in Service cover (4x salary).