Demand Planner

Your tasks

The key objective is to support and deliver Supply Chain objectives including supply planning and stock forecasting to meet the stock holding targets.

• Work collaboratively with suppliers and contract manufacturers to ensure orders are shipped correctly and on time to achieve continuity of supply of products always ensuring 99% stock availability.
• Partnering with fellow Supply Chain Planners and Coordinators to procure, transfer and produce to plan in a timely manner in line with co-manufacturing plans.
• Manage the planning and ordering processes, ensuring minimum order quantity, stock levels and delivery dates are all achieved.
• Continuously monitor stock holding and planning cycles within your portfolio, working with the wider business to ensure no residual inventory.
• Track and manage supplier performance through regular reviews.
• Monitoring and checking outstanding orders, ensuring all orders are updated and there are no overdue orders.
• Correctly place purchase orders within necessary lead times to ensure material availability.
• Forecast and manage material requirements in line with the demand pattern.

Requirements

The Candidate

• Comfortably able to build working relationships with internal colleagues/wider group and external suppliers.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office including Excel.
• A previous background of operations planning, coordination and demand planning.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience of Supply and/or Demand planning within a Supply Chain or Inventory Management role.
• Exposure to SAP.

What we offer

• Early finish on a Friday – 3:30pm
• Hybrid working available.
• Private healthcare.
• Death in service.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Excellent career prospects.
• On-site car parking

How to apply

The first stage of the application process is to apply online. If you would like any more information about this vacancy before applying, please get in touch with Tom Whitsey.

Other

Macildowie Supply Chain, Procurement & Logistics · Demand Planner – Up to £35,000 – Permanent Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5pm – Sutton-in-Ashfield Macildowie Supply Chain is delighted to have partnered with a global organisation to recruit a Demand Planner.