Planning Manager / Demand Planner - Food / Retail
- Employer
- Genesis Associates
- Location
- London, South East England
- Salary
- 40000 - 45000
- Closing date
- 28 Apr 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Demand Planner
- Sector
- Accountancy, Advertising & Creative, Automotive, Aviation, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Charities & Not For Profit, Construction, Consultancy, Customer Service, Defence, Distribution, Education, Electronics, Energy & Utilities, Engineering, Event Management, FMCG, Food Services, Healthcare, Housing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Internet, Insurance, Legal, Leisure, Management & Executive, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Military, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Private sector, Production & Operations, Professional Services, Public Relations, Public Sector, Recruitment, Retail, Sales, Scientific, Secretarial & Administration, Social Services, Telecommunications, Training, Transport & Distribution, Travel & Hospitality, Utilities
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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Planning Manager / Demand Planner - Food / Retail
LOCATION: Central London
SALARY: £35-38K depending on experience
Current job titles may be: Demand Planner / Project Planner / Operations Coordinator / Operations Manager / Packaging Planner / Production Planner / Planning Manager / Capacity Planner / Supply Chain or similar
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:
*You will be working within the food and retail sector and be client facing dealing with stakeholders face to face.
*Your role will be to support the client services team in all aspects of NPD project planning, batching and data management.
*Ensuring accuracy of project data, capturing and managing projects for amends and to be in line with legislation
*Work strategically and co-operatively across the categories and suppliers in order to maintain efficient work levels and delivering the agreed plan in line with the client's expectations.
*Collate, capture, manage and communicate data that forms the transition plan.
*Work with the programme team and relevant stakeholders to ensure regional variants, packaging formats and bespoke requirements are captured within the plan.
*Provide reporting of performance against the plan and any blockers within the process which may affect delivery.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
*Previous work experience in a project planning role is ESSENTIAL.
*Retail / FMCG / food project planning industry experience would be preferable.
*Ideally you will have worked for a large FMCG / food / retail company or worked with FMCG / food / retail clients
*Impeccable organisation, communication and presentation skills and must be confident in meetings and face to face
*Experience in multi-tasking and cradle to grave project management, planning & tracking.
*Data management and analytical skills.
*Must be a strong problem solver and a solutions person
*Strong administrative skills and happy to complete ad-hoc admin tasks.
*Experience of using spreadsheets, databases and bespoke systems.
*Knowledge of artwork, design, retail, brand or packaging is extremely beneficial.
If you have suitable project planning experience in FMCG / food / retail and are interested in a new opportunity, please forward your details to us ASAP! Reference number CM11880
LOCATION: Central London
SALARY: £35-38K depending on experience
Current job titles may be: Demand Planner / Project Planner / Operations Coordinator / Operations Manager / Packaging Planner / Production Planner / Planning Manager / Capacity Planner / Supply Chain or similar
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:
*You will be working within the food and retail sector and be client facing dealing with stakeholders face to face.
*Your role will be to support the client services team in all aspects of NPD project planning, batching and data management.
*Ensuring accuracy of project data, capturing and managing projects for amends and to be in line with legislation
*Work strategically and co-operatively across the categories and suppliers in order to maintain efficient work levels and delivering the agreed plan in line with the client's expectations.
*Collate, capture, manage and communicate data that forms the transition plan.
*Work with the programme team and relevant stakeholders to ensure regional variants, packaging formats and bespoke requirements are captured within the plan.
*Provide reporting of performance against the plan and any blockers within the process which may affect delivery.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
*Previous work experience in a project planning role is ESSENTIAL.
*Retail / FMCG / food project planning industry experience would be preferable.
*Ideally you will have worked for a large FMCG / food / retail company or worked with FMCG / food / retail clients
*Impeccable organisation, communication and presentation skills and must be confident in meetings and face to face
*Experience in multi-tasking and cradle to grave project management, planning & tracking.
*Data management and analytical skills.
*Must be a strong problem solver and a solutions person
*Strong administrative skills and happy to complete ad-hoc admin tasks.
*Experience of using spreadsheets, databases and bespoke systems.
*Knowledge of artwork, design, retail, brand or packaging is extremely beneficial.
If you have suitable project planning experience in FMCG / food / retail and are interested in a new opportunity, please forward your details to us ASAP! Reference number CM11880
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