Strategic Demand Planner: Forecasting & Production Coordination

MTrec Ltd Technical; Bedale; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time permanent

Modern facility

Immediate start

Career progression

Competitive salary

Company pension

Onsite parking

Generous holidays

Job summary

MTrec Technical are representing a well-established manufacturing client in their search for a dedicated and passionate Demand Planner. This role will be responsible for ensuring the smooth flow of production through methodical and strategic planning in a busy environment.

You will issue daily production plans, review and adapt customer forecasts, support the Demand Lead in strategic production reviews, and participate in weekly customer and daily production meetings.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in production or demand planning is essential.
• Strong communication skills and numerical ability.
• Ability to work in a team and stay calm under pressure.
• Analytical mindset and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Issuing production plans on a day-to-day basis for the production lines.
• Review, analyse and adapt customer forecasts to the production plan.
• Support the Demand Lead in strategic production reviews and addressing challenges.
• Review short-term customer forecasting.
• Attend and support weekly customer meetings from a planning perspective.
• Attend daily production meetings with key stakeholders across internal areas.
• Lead weekly production meetings with stakeholders across internal areas.
• Review production plan movements and report to stakeholders.
• Review feasibility and communicate movements within the firm period with customers and internal departments.
• Work with the Demand Lead to support customer and business requirements.
• Build relationships with customers and cross-functional teams.
• Ensure parameters are reflected in SAP and review to optimise inventory.
• Ensure plans align with 12-week production parameters including hours and quality requirements.
• Identify slow-moving and obsolete SKU risks and coordinate with teams.

Skills

Demand planning experience

Good communicator

Numeracy

Team player

Positive mindset

Analytical mindset

Tools

SAP

Job description

MTrec Technical are representing a well-established manufacturing client in their search for a dedicated and passionate Demand Planner. This role will be responsible for ensuring the smooth flow of production through methodical and strategic planning in a busy environment.

You will issue daily production plans, review and adapt customer forecasts, support the Demand Lead in strategic production reviews, and participate in weekly customer and daily production meetings.