Supply Chain Job - Demand Planner, EMEA

First People Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Demand Planner for the EMEA Operations Planning Team. You will manage demand forecasting and supply plans for designated product categories, ensuring inventory meets business goals. The role includes collaboration with sales and suppliers. Experience in supply or demand planning is essential, along with strong Excel skills. This is a maternity cover position based in the West London area, offering a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Experience in Supply Planning or Demand Planning.
• IT/Systems skills, Intermediate to Advanced Excel (essential).
• Self-motivated team player striving for continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for end-to-end forecasting of demand.
• Maintain regional & customer forecasts for product categories.
• Drive KPI reporting and root cause analysis for customer fill rates.

Skills

Experience in Supply Planning or Demand Planning

Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills

Effective team player

Excellent attention to detail

Tools

MRP tools (Demand Works/Netstock & Dynamics 365)

Job description

Your New Job Title: Demand Planner, EMEA

Your New Salary: To £40k 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: Maternity Cover until end of December 2026

Start date: ASAP

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

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
• Work cross-functionally 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 inbound
• 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
• Support in updating wider S&OP presentation decks
• 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

The Skills You\'ll Need to Succeed:

• Experience in Supply Planning or Demand Planning
• Experience of using MRP tools (Demand Works/Netstock & Dynamics 365) an advantage, but not essential
• IT/Systems skills, Intermediate to Advanced Excel (essential)
• Effective and self-motivated team player who will strive for continuous improvement
• Excellent attention to detail

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