Demand Planner

Valeo Foods Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Valeo Foods Group is seeking a Demand Planner to join our team in Leeds. You will be responsible for all forecasting activities for a defined portfolio of customers and products, creating and maintaining forecast models and management information, and acting as the main liaison for customer supply chain with Commercial and SOP teams.

You will collaborate with Commercial to maintain an 18-month rolling forecast, review historical trends, develop statistical forecasts, and monitor KPI reporting.

Qualifications

• Must have experience in forecasting and demand planning processes.
• Ability to analyze data and generate actionable insights.
• Strong communication with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Commercial to maintain an 18 month rolling forecast at multiple levels of aggregation for SKUs and customers.
• Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data and develop statistical models.
• Create, monitor and revise forecasts for all or part of the Snacks portfolio to ensure accuracy.
• Establish relationships with key customers to improve forecasts and optimise inbound supply.
• Participate in Integrated Business Planning meetings and provide demand projections.
• Analyse trends and promotional volumes to adjust forecasts and recommendations.
• Support production planning to maximise customer service levels and inventory strategies.
• Maintain and report KPI metrics pertaining to the demand planning process.

Skills

Forecasting

Demand planning

Analytics

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

We are looking for a Demand Planner to join our team, they will be responsible for all forecasting activities associated with a defined set of customers and products. Create and maintain forecast models, management information and be the key liaison for customer supply chain, working closely with Commercial and SOP teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Commercial to maintain timely and accurate 18 month rolling forecast at multiple levels of aggregation and time horizons as part of a demand planning function for your portfolio of SKUs and customers.
• Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.
• In close co-operation with the Commercial teams, create, monitor and revise forecasts for all or part of the Snacks portfolio ensuring accuracy measures are met and continuously improved.
• Establish close working relationships with key customers in order to improve forecasts and optimise inbound supply, including regular customer facing reviews.
• Maintain a collaborative approach to forecasting to maximise benefits for both parties.
• Actively participate in Integrated Business Planning meetings generating reports and providing demand projections for the horizon, analysed by working with Sales, Marketing and Finance.
• Ensure due diligence and rigour in IBP Forecast Challenge meetings.
• Analyse trends and promotional volumes to make adjustments and recommendations to cross functional groups where necessary.
• Maximise customer service level via effective liaison with the production planning team and monitoring of daily forecast/demand.
• Provide input to the Supply Planning organisation in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new product, and product phase-out.
• Maintain integrity demand planning systems and software.
• Prepare and maintain relevant reports and KPI’s pertaining to demand planning process.