Demand Manager

FLIR; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Lincoln is seeking a Demand Planning Manager to optimize inventory and supply chain efficiency. The role involves forecasting product demand, managing MRP purchasing, and collaborating with other teams to ensure product availability. Ideal candidates will have experience in demand planning within electronic manufacturing and proficiency in SAP ERP, data analysis, and communication skills. This position offers competitive company benefits including salary sacrifice pension plans, stock purchase plans, and comprehensive wellbeing support.

Benefits

Salary sacrifice-led pension plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Free life assurance cover

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Holiday purchase scheme

Internal reward and recognition scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Comprehensive wellbeing programme

Competitive employee discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Enhanced family-friendly benefits

Company sick pay

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee

Qualifications

• Experience of demand planning in electronic manufacturing.
• Familiarity with creating a new planning function.
• Strong communication and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead Sales, Inventory and Operations planning.
• Provide forecasts for factory capacity and production.
• Analyze forecast trends and supplier performance.
• Develop effective Supply Chain function.
• Act as liaison between sales and delivery teams.
• Provide reports on demand performance.

Skills

Demand planning experience

SAP ERP proficiency

Data analysis

Microsoft Excel

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Leadership

Job description

Be visionary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Who We Are

We are Teledyne Energetics UK, part of the wider Teledyne UK group, who have been designing and developing solutions for the safety, arming, and initiation technology sector since 1984.

We are a small, friendly team based in Lincoln who have big plans for future growth and expanding our business. We value a positive attitude and eagerness to learn from our employees, alongside skills and experience, and are interested in hearing from people who want to have a real career, instead of ‘just another job’.

What We Are Looking For

As the Demand Planning Manager for Teledyne Energetics UK, you will be responsible for forecasting product demand to optimize inventory, production, and supply chain efficiency. You will oversee a newly developing team with an aim of managing MRP purchasing, production orders, logistics, material kitting, and help to provide accurate revenue forecasting for the business. You will collaborate with other teams to ensure product availability to meet customer commitments and improve factory on time delivery.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead Sales, Inventory and Operations planning (SIOP) to drive alignment across all functions and deliver to customer first promise dates.
• Work with sales to provide forecasts to address factory capacity planning, production efficiencies, and highlight bottlenecks.
• Analyse forecast trends, customer behaviours, and supplier performance to refine planning strategies.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and identify root causes for deviations, driving corrective actions to improve future delivery performance.
• Develop an effective Supply Chain function to address MRP buying, receipt and control of stock, planning of sub-assemblies, kitting, production order management, and allocation and backflushing of finished product.
• Work closely with document control and quality assurance to align Supply Chain systems and processes.
• Help to manage cashflow in the business through optimising logistics and ensuring triggers for invoicing.
• Develop and manage the overall demand plan for the on-time delivery of multiple product lines or a major business segment.
• Help to develop a strong supply chain team, overseeing day-to-day activities and professional development.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including sales, marketing, procurement, manufacturing and engineering, to gather input and validate demand forecasts.
• Act as a key liaison between customer-facing functions (sales) and the site delivery team.
• Optimize management of customer owned stock and help manage any demand risks.
• Improve factory profitability by helping to align operations with future demand.
• Provide reports on demand performance and supply chain metrics.
• Best utilize SAP ERP and other planning systems and analytical tools, while also identifying process improvements.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Experience of demand planning in a niche electronic manufacturing environment would be helpful, along with familiarity of the challenges of establishing a new planning function in an SME.
• Proficiency in forecasting, SAP ERP, data analysis, and use of Microsoft Excel and Teams.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, problem-solving, decision-making, leadership, and strategic thinking abilities.

Teledyne UK Company Benefits

As part of the wider Teledyne UK group, we also offer our employees a range of company benefits that include:

• Salary sacrifice-led pension plan that matches employee contributions up to 7%.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Free life assurance cover at the value of four times basic annual salary.
• 25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays.
• Holiday purchase scheme which enables employees to purchase an additional week’s worth of annual leave each year.
• Internal reward and recognition scheme linked to internal benefits platform.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Comprehensive wellbeing programme that supports employees with their physical, mental and financial health, as well as their cultural/environmental wellbeing.
• Competitive employee discounts platform that provides employees with discounts with leading brands/retailers.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Enhanced family-friendly benefits and policies.
• Company sick pay.
• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee that supports and champions employee diversity.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.