Demand Planner

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company based in the UK seeks a Demand Planner to oversee demand streams, analyze market trends, and ensure timely product delivery. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership abilities, at least 2 years of experience in a planning role, and proficiency in data analysis and Microsoft Office. This role involves running monthly demand reviews and collaborating with various departments to meet business needs.

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required.
• Ideally at least 2 years of experience within a planning role in any industry.

Responsibilities

• Run the monthly site Demand Review as part of the Sales & Operations cycle.
• Analyze market trends to inform decision making.
• Provide a framework to capture future demand from customers.
• Work closely with business development to deliver bids on time.
• Help understand future staffing levels for new product development.
• Develop business planning to ensure timely product development.
• Be accountable for Original Equipment demand.
• Support the Production Department for demand analysis.
• Maintain Demand Plan KPIs including forecast accuracy.

Skills

Strong indirect leadership and ability to influence

Good understanding of planning process

Ability to analyse data efficiently

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Good Microsoft Office suite knowledge

At least 2 years of experience in planning role

Job description

Overview

The Demand Planner's main responsibility is to collate AMETEK Air Technology demand stream and ensure that our business is driving towards a validated demand profile that will delight our customers. This will include series production – firm and forecast demand, bidding on exciting new technology and scheduling our new product development team.

Responsibilities

• Run the monthly site Demand Review as part of the Sales & Operations cycle. This will be working alongside our SLT.
• Analyze market trends and present data to help inform effective decision making at Senior Levels in the business to ensure we respond to market trends
• Provide a framework to capture future demand from our customer base
• Working closely with business development, engineering and project management to ensure we are able to deliver bids on time to meet deadlines
• Help our departmental heads understand future staffing levels required across new product development through running a collation of demand from all areas of the business.
• Develop our business planning process to ensure new products can be developed on time to market and customer needs
• Be accountable for the Original Equipment demand expressed in our Navision system
• Support the Production Department for "What ifs" and/or Demand analysis.
• Maintain Demand Plan KPIs for the site. This will include demand forecast accuracy (conversion rate) along with business exposure to risk.

Skills / Qualifications

• Strong indirect leadership and ability to influence
• Good understanding of the complete planning process: Sales & Operations Planning, the Master Scheduling and Shop floor planning
• Ability to analyse data with a high degree of efficiency to summarise the information
• Ability to work with different levels of management
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good Microsoft Office suite knowledge
• No formal qualifications required
• Ideally at least 2 years of experience within a planning role in any industry

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.0 billion. AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers' most complex challenges. We employ 21,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK (NYSE:AME) is a component of the S&P 500. Visit www.ametek.com for more information.