Demand Planner
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Area | Loughborough, Leicestershire |
| Sector | Operations |
| Start Date | |
| Job Ref | 10909 |
| Job Views | 197 |
- Description
- TITLE: Planner
JOB REF: 10909
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Permanent
LOCATION: Loughborough
SALARY: £29,000 ++ or more depending on experience
HOURS: Full time, Monday – Friday
JR Personnel are an employment agency acting on behalf of a client who is looking for an experienced Demand Planner.
The Opportunity:
A position has become available to work in a very successful company where you will be responsible for leading the demand planning process for the product line. You will be managing forecasts using specialised software and working alongside the commercial part of the business.
The Company:
An established provider of services across the world, they have been continually growing and have a strong reputation for delivering a valued service.
Size:
A small to medium sized business
Why Join:
Joining at this stage provides an opportunity to help shape the role around you. A very low staff turnover has instilled a positive working environment, focussed on delivering an exceptional service to their customers.
Prospects:
As the company continues to grow, opportunities will open up offering internal promotions and development paths.
Role profile:- Lead initiatives to align commercial functions
- Add market intelligence to the statistical forecasts
- Validate and promote data quality
- Report on exemptions to demand
- Report potential sales trends
- Recommend actions based on investigations
- Analyse data
- Collaborate with the supply chains to ensure the output of demand reviews are considered when implementing replenishments of supply
- Ensure timely completion of agreed daily work load in line with KPI’s
- Ad hoc project work
Person profile:- Degree educated
- 3-5 years of demand planning experience
- SAP knowledge ideally
- Ability to work across countries and departments
- Excellent attention to detail – high accuracy levels are required at all times.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills – the candidate should be able to understand issues and convey accurate information.
- Good time management & organisational skills – the ability to complete tasks in a timely manner and to a deadline.
Essential criteria:- Proficient in Microsoft Office – intermediate knowledge of Excel is preferable, although training could be provided to the right candidate.
Desired criteria:- Manufacturing or engineering industry experience
Due to the number of responses generated we are unable to get back to every applicant. If you have not heard from us within seven days you will not have been successful on this occasion.