Planner

Supply Technologies; Needwood; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Supply Technologies is seeking a Planner to oversee demand and supply planning, ensuring optimal inventory and alignment with customer demand. You will partner with procurement, warehousing, and customer operations to maintain product availability while balancing cost and service levels.

The role requires several years in planning roles, familiarity with ERP/MRP systems, and strong Excel skills. You will contribute to continuous improvement and support NPIs and lifecycle planning across the

Qualifications

• 3 years professional experience in materials planning, inventory planning or demand forecasting.
• Planning experience with SAP would be advantageous but not a requirement.
• Experience in a distribution environment is a plus.
• Demonstrate attention to detail, be able to prioritize multiple tasks, adapt to changing situations and work under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and ability to work in teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain demand forecasts using historical data, customer insights, and market trends.
• Create and manage supply and replenishment plans to ensure product availability.
• Monitor inventory levels and implement strategies to avoid stockouts while minimizing excess and obsolescence.
• Coordinate with customer operations, sales, and procurement to align supply with requirements.
• Identify and resolve supply chain risks such as shortages, delays, or demand fluctuations.
• Analyse planning data and performance metrics (service levels, fill rates, inventory turns) and recommend improvements.
• Manage and maintain planning parameters and master data within ERP/MRP systems.
• Support new product introductions (NPI) and product lifecycle planning.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across planning processes and supply chain efficiency.

Skills

Communication skills

Planning

Excel

Tools

SAP

Job description

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About the Role

As a Planner, you'll play a key role in managing demand and supply planning activities to ensure the efficient flow of products across the supply chain. This role focuses on maintaining optimal inventory levels, aligning supply plans with customer demand, and supporting operational excellence across procurement, warehousing, and customer operations. The Planner plays a critical role in ensuring product availability for industrial customers while balancing cost, service, and inventory efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain demand forecasts using historical data, customer insights, and market trends.
• Create and manage supply and replenishment plans to ensure consistent product availability.
• Monitor inventory levels and implement strategies to avoid stockout while minimizing excess and obsolescence.
• Work closely with customer operations, sales, and procurement teams to align supply with customer requirements.
• Identify and proactively resolve supply chain risks such as shortages, delays, or demand fluctuations.
• Analyse planning data and performance metrics (e.g. service levels, fill rates, inventory turns) and recommend improvements.
• Manage and maintain accurate planning parameters and master data within ERP/MRP systems.
• Support new product introductions (NPI) and product lifecycle planning.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across planning processes and supply chain efficiency.

Qualifications

• 3 years professional experience in materials planning, inventory planning or demand forecasting.
• Planning experience with SAP would be advantageous but not a requirement.
• Experience in a distribution environment is a plus.
• Demonstrate attention to detail, be able to prioritize multiple tasks, easily adapt to changing situations, and work well under pressure.
• Have strong interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to work in teams with members from various disciplines.

Required Skills

• Ability to communicate at all levels, to build and maintain strong working relationships
• Ability to plan and organise workload, to work to tight timescales, managing priorities and pressure.
• Proficient in Excel

Preferred Skills

• Planning experience with SAP would be advantageous but not a requirement.
• Experience in a distribution environment is a plus.

Pay range and compensation package

Not specified.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Supply Technologies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Our Values:

Do The Right Thing and we will succeed:

• We insist on honest and ethical behavior;
• We treat others respectfully;
• Our actions are underlined with high integrity;
• We partner with others who hold these same values.

Go One Better to achieve greatness:

• We are curious and seek alternative viewpoints;
• We will not accept the status quo and tirelessly seek to improve.

Customer First balanced with Company results:

• We serve our customers with a sense of urgency;
• We strive to anticipate our customer’s needs;
• We work with our customers to ensure we are providing them the best solutions they value;
• We help to deliver the long-term success of our company.

WE DO what we say:

• We seek clarity and understanding;
• We follow through on our commitments;
• We respectfully challenge and collaborate to achieve mutual success;
• Once we agree, we move forward and make no excuses.

Together we win:

• We respect and value each other’s thoughts and opinions;
• We make the time to develop meaningful relationships;
• We seek new opportunities to continuously learn:
• We never miss an opportunity to bring out the best in others.