Supply Chain Planner (FMCG)

We are working with a global manufacturing business based in North Manchester who are looking to expand their Demand Planning team. This is an exciting opportunity for a planner with a passion for FMCG to take ownership of key planning processes and play a pivotal role in ensuring product availability, optimising stock levels, and supporting business growth.

The Role:

• Continuously reviews the Sales/Production forecast of defined portfolio of a country or a group of countries in short, mid, and long term, in quantity and value.
• Orders items from production sites, suppliers, and co-packers, and follows up deliveries in order to fulfil the sales/production plan in timing and quantities.
• Communicates, manages, and solves actual and potential supply issues.
• Develop and manage demand and supply plans across the product portfolio.
• Maintain optimal stock levels to balance availability and inventory costs.
• Identify supply chain risks and drive proactive resolution strategies.
• Collaborate closely with procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and commercial teams.
• Maintains and periodically reviews planning master data in SAP and IPB to implement adequate forecasting model, replenishment, and stock strategies.
• Responsible to achieve agreed SFD, stock levels and CSL, monitors ICSL, SSL for the defined portfolio.
• Coordinates co-packing activities with main focus on availability, saving costs, production schedule and raw material replenishment.
• Ensures the sales forecast input from other departments is on time and accurate (promotions, launches, delisting).
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance supply chain performance (process improvements, new SCM solutions, support to central tenders).

The Package:

• Medicash
• Bupa Private Medical
• Flexitime
• Hybrid working
• £35-£45k
• On Site Parking

Requirements:

• Professional training in business administration or comparable and at least 5 years’ experience in SCM functions.
• Detail driven.
• 2 years’ experience in Demand planning in consumer goods company or B2B is a plus.
• Confident working with forecasting and planning tools (e.g. SAP, Excel, ERP/MRP systems).
• Knowledge of IBP and BI.
• Basic financial knowledge.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

If you are interested in this job role please submit your application, alternatively give us a call to be the first to apply. Due to the large number of applications we receive, we may not be able to respond to every applicant. If you have not heard from us within two weeks, please consider your application for the currently advertised position unsuccessful. However, we may contact you regarding other suitable roles.

We want to emphasize that no wording in this advertisement is intended to discriminate based on gender, marital status, race, religion, ethnicity, age, disability, or sexual orientation. All candidates will be evaluated solely on their merits, qualifications, and ability to fulfil the responsibilities of the role.

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