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SalaryJunior Demand Planner
(Commercial Executive)
Wigan - Hybrid Working
Would suit a Graduate with placement year or a Supply Chain / Planning Administrator looking for the next step.
Our client is a product sourcing company and supplier to retail who due to continued growth now have an excellent opportunity for a Commercial Executive to join their team in Wigan.
Your role will be to:
- Manage product level forecasts through use of historical sales and stock level targets.
- Work with customers (where appropriate) to manage the forecast in-line with customer planned activity.
- Work with sales/supply colleagues to manage the consolidated forecasts on stock held lines in order to maximise availability within the parameters of stock targets.
- Utilise customer databases to analyse customer stock levels (both depot and store) and work with key customer contacts to ensure optimum levels are maintained where possible.
- Updating the weekly order planners post ERP.
- Produce weekly & monthly reports to summarise by category % forecast vs sales and what this means in terms of our stock position.
- Model volume and operation efficiencies.
- Reporting and analysis of stock profile, optimum stock levels/stock turn.
- New line reporting.
- Aged stock analysis and suggested actions.
The successful candidate will:
- Educated to degree level or past experience in an analytical role.
- Previous experience in a similar role desirable.
- Strong Excel and Powerpoint skills.
- Ability to work to deadlines (and ensure others do so).
- Demonstrate excellent organisation, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Good team player with a positive attitude to driving team goals.
- You should possess the following personal attributes.
- Committed to continuous improvement of internal processes.
- Commercially minded and be able to build rapport and communicate effectively at all levels.
- Completer finisher approach to work. Commitment to see tasks through to a successful conclusion within a set timeframe.
In return our client offers a competitive salary and benefits package and excellent career progression opportunities.
Apply online or for further information contact one of our specialist consultants quoting reference number: NJR14703
