Demand Planner - 12 month FTC

This business are a growing and dynamic company and are seeking a Demand Planner / Forecast Analyst to join them and assist in the demand process, data cleansing and working collaboratively across multiple teams within the supply chain function.

Role - Demand Planner - 12 month FTC

Location - Local to Basingstoke

Salary - up to £35,000

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE POSITION OF DEMAND PLANNER / FORECAST ANALYST -

• Key user level understanding for Oracle Demand Planning tool Demantra
• Demonstrate and train Demantra application to internal users globally with ECHO project
• Full understanding of demand process, timeline and support on data quality, data cleansing and data transformation in product demand planning
• Support on product sales forecast / demand process for countries not yet deployed with Oracle tools
• Support decision making through S&OP by preparing summary reports and recommendations as input to the executive review
• Executions of actions from S&OP/demand planning review interacting with other deps within the business globally
• Report on agreed KPI and other trends and suggest areas of improvement
• Carry out predictive analytics using supply chain operational data to exploit patterns that can lead to the identification of risk and opportunity
• To support ad-hoc performance reporting requirements as required
• Manage advanced steps of demand planning processes from set up to deployment. Participating in informal / formal testing, and highlighting business continuity risks / issues in a proactive and timely manner leading to successful global deployment
• Planning accuracy development identification of areas for improvement and action planning with Countries/ Regions and align with Finance reporting on subject
• Championing change within Planning Teams providing Subject Matter Expertise

KEY INTERFACES FOR THE POSITION OF DEMAND PLANNER / FORECAST ANALYST -

• Demand and Global Commercial and Sales teams
• Global Supply Planning team
• Global Product Management
• Central & Regional Finance teams
• External support team for ECHO project related tasks

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING REQUIRED FOR THE POSITION OF DEMAND PLANNER -

• Graduate level of education with experience in business analysis and/or customer roles
• Experience of using an Oracle system (JD Edwards, Oracle Sales Cloud, Demantra, ASCP)
• Experience of developing Analytical Solutions
• Knowledge in the use of MS Office
• Experience in integrated business planning (Oliver Wight) is an advantage

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES FOR THE POSITION OF DEMAND PLANNER / FORECAST ANALYST -

• Team player
• Ability to evaluate and prioritise issues
• Work within defined boundaries, meet deadlines
• Proactive
• Analytical and report writing skills
• Results Orientated
• Service Orientated
• Strong Communication Skills

If you hold the above experience whilst working as a Demand Planner, and are seeking a new opportunity, then please apply below.

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