Supply Planning Co-ordinator / Demand Planner

Our client, an international company with Headquarters in Bracknell are looking for a Supply Planning Co-ordinator.

The Supply Chain Department are responsible for ensuring the maximum satisfaction of European customers on product availability by balancing the need for smooth Factory production & logistics while still matching customer & sales requirements.

Role:

This role will make a fundamental impact to European business by supplying the products to the markets while making sure maximum profitability both locally in Europe and worldwide.

Reporting to the Supply Chain Department Manager, the successful candidate will enjoy rare, growing and ever-changing challenges within the European and global organisation.

Main Responsibilities:

- Balance customer & sales requirements with Factory production & logistics constraints by matching orders from branches & distributors with factories production plans.
- Anticipate, analyse and apply counter-measures on supply problems in order to achieve maximum sales with minimum sales stock and maximum production efficiency, still sustaining customer requirements.
- Ensure good communication between sales, factory and logistics from order to delivery for branches & distributors.
- Coordinate Swap for efficient use of stock where required.
- Coordinate French Translation Label operation to comply with the regulation in French market.

Monthly Supply Operation
- Master Data Maintenance in PLS (Pan-European Logistics System) system and EPP (European Product Planning) systems
- Order & Production Allocation Management

 Collect, consolidate & submit orders from branches & distributors to the factories
 Prepare presentation and attend Sales & Production Meetings with factories
 Allocate production capacity plan supplied by factories to branches and distributors
 Coordinate order change requests
- Presentation material preparation for Sales &Operation Planning Meeting
- Weekly and ad-hoc Supply Information management for Branches/Distributors (shipping information, branches stock, etc.)
- Supply Issue solving - day to day management of production and logistics issue resolution

Qualifications, skills and experience required:

 Excellent numerical and logical analytics skills with very high level of accuracy - a logical thinker, with a methodical approach.
 Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Presentation and general communication.
 Planning and organisation skills
 Negotiation skills - balance of Win/Win with Branches and Factories
 Supply chain planning knowledge and experience - Good understanding or experience on demand & supply planning, production & logistics processes.

Parkside Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.Parkside Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.