Supply Chain Job - Demand Planner, EMEA

First People Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in London is seeking a Demand Planner to manage forecasting and supply planning tasks. The role requires collaboration with various departments to ensure efficient stock management. The ideal candidate has experience in Demand Management and strong analytical skills. A hybrid working model is offered, with a salary of up to £50k per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast moving, complex Demand, Supply or Inventory Management role is essential.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Experience in providing summary level reporting for senior management.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for end-to-end forecasting of demand.
• Collaborate with Sales, Suppliers, and Logistics.
• Drive best practices in the S&OP process.

Skills

Experience in Demand, Supply or Inventory Management

Attention to detail

Summary level reporting for senior management

Experience working with suppliers and customers

MRP tools knowledge

Intermediate to Advanced Excel

Effective team player

Strong communication skills

Category expertise

Analytical insights

Tools

MRP tools

Dynamics 365

Job description

Your New Job Title: DemandPlanner, EMEA

Your New Salary:Up to £50k per annum

Location:West London, Staines area

Working hours:Monday to Friday 8.30 - 5.30 pm/ hybrid working (2 days working from the office and 3 days working from place of your choice)

Job status: Permanent

Start date: ASAP

Who You'll Be Working for:Leading IT accessories business.

DemandPlanner, EMEA - What You'll be Doing Each Day:

As part of the EMEA Operations Planning Team, the Supply Chain Planner, is responsible for end-to-end forecasting of demand as well as execution of the supply plan for a designated product category range. This role works closely with Sales, Suppliers and Logistics to maintain a forecast, providing the most up to date and realistic S&OP plan and prepares a weekly stock buy plan for their category to ensure sufficient stock on hand to meet the forecast while controlling inventory and working capital in line with business rules. This role is responsible for the transactional management of the inbound supply from the point of purchase order to receipt into stock. This role will help drive best practice in the S&OP process through collaboration with other teams such as Sales, Product, Finance, Global Sourcing and Logistics and reporting on operational KPI’s.

Demand Planning

• Maintain the regional & customer forecasts for designated product categories/subcategories

• Review and action exception reports e.g., stock constraints, forecast errors

• Work cross-functionally when clarity is required on a forecast and to validate the demand pipeline of deals entered into Salesforce

Supply Planning

• Run weekly Master Production Schedule for designated product categories/subcategories and create PO recommendations aligned to company inventory policy

• Place approved POs with suppliers and manage the administration of designated POs to ensure timely shipment / receipt of stock and visibility of inbounds

• Work with Suppliers and Freight Forwarders to approve sea freight shipments optimising container fill

• Work with Logistics team to coordinate inbound shipments and maintain excellent system visibility of inbound stock

• Review inventory levels on weekly basis to and pull-in/ push out POs as required.

S&OP

• Attend and lead relevant S&OP meetings

• Be a champion and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Forecasting, Supply & Inventory levels for your designated categories - Drive initiatives to clear excess stock as well as sales accountability to deliver against agreed forecasts

KPI Reporting

• Drive KPI reporting and root cause analysis for customer fill rates & Supplier Performance

• Manage & drive accountability for Excess & Obsolete inventory levels within designated category

Logistics

• Work with the Inbound Planning Team to ensure accurate visibility and timely booking of stock on to ERP for earliest order fulfilment and availability

• Work with Inbound Freight Provider & 3PL to prioritize inbound deliveries and optimize free storage at port

DemandPlanner, EMEA - The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:

• Experience within a fast moving, complex Demand, Supply or Inventory Management role with a consumer product organisation is essential
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Experience in providing summary level reporting for senior management
• Experience working with suppliers and customers to deliver challenging requirements
• Experience of using MRP tools (Demand Works/Netstock & Dynamics 365) an advantage, but not essential); understanding the logic and long lead time constraints
• IT/Systems skills, Intermediate to Advanced Excel (essential)
• Effective and self-motivated team player who will strive for continuous improvement
• Ability to work confidently with sales and marketing teams
• Becoming an expert in a product category is essential in this role
• Being able to see beyond SKU codes and data by adding product category knowledge and business insights

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