Flow Planning Manager

Funko; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the collectibles industry seeks a dedicated individual for inventory management and commercial planning. The role focuses on improving stock flow, enhancing collaboration between teams, and delivering accurate reports. Ideal candidates should possess strong analytical and communication skills, coupled with a customer-oriented approach to problem solving.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in commercial and flow planning.
• Excellent people management skills.
• Strong analytical and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support inventory flow and manage hold orders.
• Provide weekly stock reports and identify order blockers.
• Liaise with the Senior Supply Chain Manager effectively.

Skills

Commercial planning

Inventory management

People management

Problem-solving

Communication

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Excel

Job description

Role Purpose

The primary purpose of this position is to work closely with Planning, Sales, Operations, and the DC’s in Coventry and Rhenus in order to:

• Supporting the flow of inventory, from inbound to OTIF for our EMEA customer base and to support in reducing our aged inventory position.
• Be responsible for liaison between the sales and DC planning teams.
• Utilise hold orders & allocations to maximise the flow of stock into the DC and to suggest continual process improvements.
• Run and maintain weekly stock reports for sales and SMT.
• Evaluate inbounding stock and provide consumption percentage of each container.
• Support the Pricing Administrator andSenior Sales Coordinator, Distributors.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop & manage the flow of stock, through hold orders and any allocations which deem appropriate.
• Support and control embargo date releases, FTM exclusive timings and Channel/Retailer strategy flow.
• Suggesting Stock flow to ‘fulfil and payback’ stock against future incoming containers, to maximise the flow of stock to the current orderbook.
• Reviewing the current orderbook to identify any blockers and taking appropriate action to remove blockers.
• Ensuring stock transferred between the warehouse attaches to the correct SOs where applicable.
• Provide weekly stock reports containing category, product tiering, aged and sales data.
• Review current tiering of all stock and recommend any changes for the upcoming month.
• Support the Aged inventory sells off process by updating and monitoring weekly stock reports and ensuring system pricing application.
• Support the merchandise planning manager with stock requirements e.g. FSDUs, Value Packs, and Bundles.
• Regular ‘face to face’ liaison with the Senior Supply Chain Manger and Team in Coventry to understand operational requirements and challenges.
• Carry out monthly SOXs pricing audits.
• Ensuring the pricing within D365 is correct and any agreed changes are loaded promptly.

What You’ll Bring:

• Demonstrated experience across all activities of commercial planning and flow planning/ Inventory management.
• Excellent people management skills.
• Customer-oriented approach to problem solving.
• Well-developed communication skills while building strong cross-functional relationships.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Keen analytical skills.
• Excellent Excel skills.

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Funko is an equal opportunity employer. We know that every superhero has a unique origin story and the diversity of these stories enrich what we do. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin or disability status.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by this role holder. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required and all employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.