Demand Planner / Supply Chain Planner / FMCG Planning

Recruiter
networx Ltd
Location
Tipton
Salary
GBPCompetitive
Posted
10 Mar 2017
Closes
25 Mar 2017
Sectors
Procurement
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Demand Planner / Supply Chain Planner / FMCG Planning / Customer Portfolios / Forecasting / SAP / Manufacturing / Food Production / FMCG

Tipton, West Midlands commutable from Dudley, West Bromwich, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Stourbridge and Sutton Coldfield

GBPCompetitive

Monday - Friday, 8:30am-5pm

Our client is the UK's leading food solutions business, supplying all major food retailers, wholesalers and foodservice companies with a wide range of quality products. They provide consumers with a comprehensive range of products in four key mega-categories - fresh meat & sausage, bacon & gammon, cooked meat, and convenience & snacking. Their farm-to-fork operation is unique in the industry, while their strategic framework puts customers, product, efficiency and people at the heart of everything they do, all with a view to growing responsibly. As part of the the largest pork provider in Europe and the biggest exporter of pork in the world, our client is well-placed to deliver its ambitious plans for sustainable growth. If you have an appetite for more, this could be the role for you.

They are seeking a Business Demand Planner to join the group supply chain function, the role is site based at Tipton. Ideally you will already hold a degree and have experience working in a FMCG planning environment and have a sound understanding of weekly, daily planning and forecasting. Training may be offered if the successful candidate can demonstrate the behaviors and other key skills required. You will be responsible for customer portfolios, setting up, managing and maintaining forecasting in SAP, especially focusing on daily demand planning. You will gain consensus of forecasts from sales and customers to develop a demand plan.

It is essential that you can work within tight deadlines and have a flexible attitude and that you are extremely customer focused with strong communication skills, enabling you to build and maintain close collaboration with the sales team, our customers and operation teams.

Their ideal candidate will be analytical with experience providing reports and performance measurements. You will be self-motivated, always seeking to evaluate working processes, making recommendations to improve overall performance, equally you will have strong conceptual and problem solving skills, offering solutions to overcome obstacles and issues identified. Equally it is essential that you are using Excel at an advanced level and have a sound knowledge of SAP.

As an international organisation, our client pride themselves on creating high quality food and exceed many recognised industry standards. They care about people and offer an excellent package. If you are as serious about food as they are and ready to help them make a difference, they would like to hear from you.

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