Demand Planner - Lucy Walker Recruitment Ltd : Job Details

Our client is a global and innovative leader dedicated to enhancing the automotive experience for motorists, technicians, and commercial vehicle specialists. With a heritage in high-specification trade products, they continually push the boundaries of technology to deliver high-performance solutions.

Due to natural growth, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Demand Planner to join a proactive and highly successful supply chain team.

You will be responsible for; collating information, inputting data to generate sales forecasts which will become part of the wider sales targets and budgets. Looking at stock and product cover, working with suppliers, both internal and external stakeholders. You will be managing open to buy schedules, purchase orders and supporting with wider analytical projects.

You must have previous experience within an analytical, demand planning capacity and have knowledge with advanced Excel including use of VLOOKUPS, Pivot Tables, Conditional Formatting, Macros, Data Validation and a solid knowledge of formulas such as Trim.

You will be part of a friendly team who offer a hybrid working pattern, long-term career and development opportunities and a competitive salary with additional benefits such as 25 days holiday + BH, Pension, health vouchers etc.

If you come from a supply chain, FMCG background and have the experience and relevant skills to deliver within his role. Please send us your CV today. Our client is actively recruiting and looking to schedule first stage interviews week commencing 11th March 2024.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create reliable demand plans for various product categories, ensuring inventory aligns with company DIO targets.
• Analyse and challenge sales forecasts, utilizing ERP system data and Excel models to assess historical trends.
• Place timely purchase orders with suppliers, considering lead times and freight timings.
• Manage open orders, collaborating with factory partners to optimize cash flow and meet service level targets.
• Organize routines for order expediting, ensuring supplier manufacturing aligns with agreed-upon timelines.
• Utilize open-to-buy models to maintain target DIO levels and follow company guidelines for approvals.

Key Competencies/Attributes:

• 3+ years of experience in demand planning roles.
• Advanced systems and Excel experience.
• Experience with Aurora or SAP
• Strong analytical skills to make sense of high volumes of data.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated with a passion for driving continuous improvement.
• Thorough knowledge of the company, its products, and processes. Experienced in a fast-paced organization.
• Excellent time management and decision-making skills.

We are unable to respond to all applications, if you haven't had a response within 5 days, please note your CV has not been shortlisted.