Demand / Supply Chain Planner

Your new companyAn exciting and innovative global brand operating in a fun-loving sector, with a supportive and collaborative working culture.

Your new roleSupporting the Supply Chain Planning Manager, you will create Demand Forecasts for product categories across multiple time horizons, and work with the Sourcing teams to ensure availability is optimised, including working on New Product Launches and other projects, executing and tracking Purchase Orders through to arrival. You will work closely with various stakeholders across Supply Chain, Commercial / Marketing, Product Management, Internal & External Logistics.

What you'll need to succeedYour CV will demonstrate experience and achievements in a similar role. You will have a good understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain, although it is not a problem if your experience so far is biassed towards either Demand or Supply side. You will have strong Analytical and Planning skills, and be able to demonstrate how you have positively impacted Supply Chain KPIs. You will be comfortable getting into the detail to resolve problems, and will also enjoy working collaboratively on process improvement projects, continuously driving for improved performance. You will enjoy being the expert for your subject area, and have a strong understanding of how to optimise inventory to best meet customer needs, while keeping downward pressure on costs. You will have strong Excel skills, and also be familiar with established ERP systems (eg SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics etc).

What you'll get in returnHighly competitive salary (circa GBP40k) plus bonus, generous pension and benefits package. There are also opportunties for ongoing career progression within this supportive and successful team.

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