Forecast Manager

Jobwise Ltd; Bolton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Free parking

28 days holiday

Private healthcare cashback plan

Job summary

Jobwise Ltd in Bolton is seeking a Forecasting Manager to join a UK office of a multinational. You will work with a team to forecast stock, coordinate orders from start to finish, and ensure forecasts and orders are received correctly.

The role offers a base salary of £27,500, rising to £28,500 after 12 months, plus a team commission of up to £5,000, 28 days holiday, private healthcare cashback, hybrid working, pension and free parking.

Qualifications

• The candidate has experience in stock forecasting or supply chain coordination.
• Experience in logistics coordination or Sales Support / Sales Administration / Service Coordinator is suitable.
• Excellent IT skills with Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Experience with SAP or EDI systems is beneficial.
• Excellent communication skills and strong analytical ability.
• Highly organised with the ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist a range of high-profile customers.
• Manage customer orders from start to finish.
• Ensure electronic orders and forecasts are received correctly.
• Maintain accurate stock and customer data in SAP/EDI.
• Investigate stock forecast discrepancies with production planning.
• Liaise with customers on orders and delivery dates.
• Monitor reserve/consignment stock to ensure availability.
• Coordinate with Production, Planning, Warehouse and Finance.
• Resolve SAP self-billing issues.
• Set up customer product information in the in-house system.

Skills

Excel

Word

Outlook

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Highly organised

Tools

SAP

EDI

Job description

Do you have experience in Stock Forecasting or Supply Chain Coordination? Maybe you've worked in Sales Admin or some other form of customer coordination role. Are you looking for a company with a fantastic team environment, superb prospects and an amazing holiday allowance?

This UK office of a highly successful multinational company is looking for a Forecasting Manager to join their team. They offer a salary of up to £27,500 along with a team commission where you can earn another £5,000 pa, a superb working environment and benefits including an amazing 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, a bonus scheme based on individual performance, free parking and a pension. The role come with fantastic prospects for career development.

What will you be doing as a Forecasting Manager:

• Working as part of a team, you will be assisting a range of high profile customers
• Managing customer orders from start to finish.
• Making sure electronic orders and forecasts are received correctly
• Keeping customer and stock information accurate in the company's systems, mainly SAP and EDI
• Checking for issues between stock orders and forecasts, investigating any issues
• Liaising with customers about their orders and delivery dates
• Monitoring customer reserve /consignment stock levels to ensure they are available when needed
• Working closely with Production, Planning, Warehouse and Finance to ensure products are manufactured, shipped and invoiced correctly
• Resolving any errors in the SAP system relating to the self-billing process
• Setting up customer product information in the inhouse system

We would LOVE to hear from you if you have the following skills and experience:

• Previous experience in a similar stock forecasting or supply chain coordination role would be very interesting
• Experience in Logistics Coordination, Sales Support, Sales Administration Service Coordinator or other similar business to business coordination role would also be suitable
• Excellent IT skills with the ability to use Excel, Word and Outlook
• Experience of SAP or EDI systems would be beneficial
• Excellent communication skills
• Accurate with a strong eye for detail and the ability to analyse
• Highly organised and able to meet deadlines

What will you get in return for your work as a Forecasting Manager:

• A salary of £27,500 (rising to £28,500 after 12 months)
• Commission scheme based on team performance of up to £5,000 a year
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Private healthcare cashback plan after 6 months
• Hybrid working
• Pension scheme
• Free parking