Demand Planner

Nicholas Associates; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established client in Lincolnshire is looking for a Demand Manager to optimize inventory and supply chain efficiency. You will lead a new team, forecast product demand, and ensure product availability. Experience in demand planning in the electronics sector is preferred, alongside knowledge of SAP ERP. This role offers a competitive salary and numerous benefits, including a pension plan and generous holiday allowances.

Benefits

Salary sacrifice-led pension plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

25 days holiday per annum

Qualifications

• Experience in demand planning in electronic manufacturing.
• Familiarity with challenges of establishing planning functions.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Forecast product demand to optimize inventory.
• Oversee a developing team for MRP purchasing.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure product availability.

Skills

Demand planning experience

Proficiency in forecasting

SAP ERP knowledge

Data analysis

Strong communication skills

Tools

SAP ERP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Position: Demand Manager

Location: Lincolnshire

Salary: 50K

Nicholas Associates have an excellent opportunity for a Demand Manager, to join an established & expanding client in Lincolnshire.

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

As the Demand Planning Manager you will be responsible for forecasting product demand to optimise 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. Our key sectors include aerospace and defence, 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.

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.
• Optimise 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 utilise 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 used of Microsoft Excel and Teams.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, problem-solving, decision-making, leadership, and strategic thinking abilities.

Company Benefits

• 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.

About Us

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options.

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