Demand Planner / Analyst
£27,000 - £33,000
FMCG
Irlam - Hybrid Working
Our client, a supplier of fast-moving consumer goods to the retail and trade sector now has an exciting opportunity for a Demand Planner / Analyst to join their team in Irlam.
Main Job Purpose:
The successful candidate will have ownership of a key customer account and will be responsible for forecasting both manufactured and purchased goods using historic sales, seasonal trends and promotional plans. It is critical that the candidate has a collaborative approach and is comfortable working in a customer facing role as well as cross functionally within the business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Use customer EPOS and shipment history to produce accurate sales forecasts and plan these in SAP.
- Work collaboratively with the customer to agree promotional forecasts and challenge these where necessary.
- Run regular meetings with the customer and share updates on service level, supply risks and discuss any proposed changes to the forecasts.
- Maximise customer service level by troubleshooting supply issues and working with other departments to find solutions.
- Lead a weekly forecast meeting and use analysis to share proposed changes with commercial colleagues and agree these collaboratively.
- Identify risks and opportunities within the plan to help protect supply, manage stock levels and enable sales.
- Basic knowledge of all customer accounts to provide holiday cover.
- Work to established KPIs.
- It will be necessary to work cross functionally and on occasion visit customers.
Experience Required:
- High attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
- Good people management skills are crucial.
- A high level of competency in Excel is required
- Previous demand management experience.
- Previous SAP experience would be an advantage as would working in an FMCG environment.
Apply online or for further information contact one of our specialist consultants quoting reference number: NJR15746
