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Demand Planner

Employer
People First
Location
Weybridge
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
22 Aug 2022

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Specialist Area
Demand Planner
Sector
Manufacturing
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Your New Job Title: Demand PlannerYour New Daily rate: To GBP65k per annumDuration: PermanentLocation: Weybridge, SurreyStart date: ASAPWorking hours: 37.5 hours per week

Who you'll be working for:

Market leading home electronics business.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Demand Planning team as a Home Appliances Demand Planner.

Our HA Team is responsible for selling and distributing our fantastic range of white goods, including refrigerators and washing machines. As a Demand Planner, you will play the key role in maintaining the forecast performance and supply plan information flow for their respective business unit.

Whatyou'll be doing each day:

  • Working in conjunction with Marketing, Sales & Supply Chain Managers to develop, progressively improve forecasting process, improve accuracy and reduce forecast volatility through co-ordinated innovation activity.
  • Analysis of historical trend, PSI and market trend on a weekly basis using statistical analysis tools to generate weekly forecast.
  • Collect and review sales forecast on a weekly basis, identifying trends on fast & slow moving products.
  • Maintain seasonality trend and impact of exceptional market changes: Promotional activity, national/international events.
  • Facilitate Consensus meeting with relevant teams to confirm sales forecast.
  • Manage agreement and drive judgement towards realistic and accurate forecast & delivery plan.
  • Collate, share and input weekly forecast data to GDI.
  • Monitor periodical performance measures and supplier/customer non conformance to enable process improvement in the Supply Chain.
  • Provide fact based analysis with corrective action plan.
  • Build on collaborative working relationships with key customers to drive forecast accuracy, process improvements and free flow of information.
  • Enhance inventory management and supplier/customer working relations.
  • Key objective is to optimize Inventory velocity (LTS/DIO) and cash flow.
  • Weekly S & OP meeting with supplier factory to update production plan and preparing rolling forecast template.
  • Ensure regular review and reporting of progress to Product Director

The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:

  • Prior knowledge and experience of Demand Planning, Forecasting and Supply Chain principles
  • Good overview of the commercial process, production planning and retail interface / order fulfilment.
  • Understanding of the consumer electronics market is a plus
  • Highly Proficient in using Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, V-lookups, formulas) and confident using new systems
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Ability to work assertively to debate/challenge forecasts or tackle issues and reach a consensus between all parties
  • Logical common sense and proactive approach to problem solving
  • Good presentation skills
  • Excellent organisational and administration skills & attributes
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Team Player
  • Highly focussed and capable of sustaining a fast pace in a dynamic environment
  • Completer finisher - able to be resilient to drive issues through to a successful customer focused solution
  • Experience of working within a performance management environment - KPIs and Service Level Agreements

Please follow us on Linkedin: people-first-supply-chain

We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.

People First is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability.

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