Supply Planner

Parkside; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supply chain company in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced individual to manage the total supply chain process. The role involves optimizing distribution costs, coordinating forecasts, and ensuring product availability. Candidates should have previous experience in supply chain operations and tools like Excel and SAP. This is an opportunity for a motivated self-starter to drive efficiencies and solve problems effectively.

Qualifications

• Previous experience within Supply Chain.
• Strong customer focus.
• Excel and SAP proficiency.
• Self-starter with the initiative to solve issues.
• Effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the total supply chain process.
• Coordinate and maintain article forecasts.
• Schedule fittings and deliveries.
• Work closely with Supply Chain Operations Managers.
• Identify and communicate sales opportunities.
• Manage manual replenishment orders.
• Monitor product availability.
• Oversee product lifecycle management.
• Take ownership of supply-related issues.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the total supply chain process, including forecasting, inventory management, replenishment, and order fulfilment


• Coordinate and maintain article forecasts using customer information and order book data


• Schedule fittings and deliveries, ensuring timely invoicing aligned with service provider deliveries


• Work closely with Supply Chain Operations Managers, Account Managers, and customers to optimize distribution costs


• Identify and communicate sales opportunities into the forecasting process


• Manage manual replenishment orders on a weekly basis and follow up on inbound deliveries


• Monitor product availability, especially for key SKUs, in collaboration with the Supply Chain Planner


• Oversee product lifecycle management: phase-in/phase-out of SKUs and clearing obsolete or quarantined stock


• Take ownership of any issues related to supply, order management, and customer forecasting

Skills & Experience

• Previous experience within Supply Chain


• Strong customer focus


• Excel and SAP


• A motivated self-starter


• Lateral thinker with the initiative to investigate and solve issues along with the ability to communicate effectively both internally and externally