Demand Planning Manager
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Marlow
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 10 Jun 2021
- Closes
- 08 Jul 2021
- Sectors
- Construction & Skilled Trades, Planning
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
My client is currently recruiting for an accomplished and driven Demand Planning Manager with strong experience of coordinating operational and functional activities.
The purpose of this role is to manage the demand planning and forecasting, with commercial insight. You will be required to develop strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure timely forecasting and reporting of data. You will need to be resourceful and creative in your skills to be able to find effective solutions to problems.
Responsibilities:
* Overall responsibility of preparing local Demand Valuation working with the Commercial Managers, Sales & Marketing and Finance
* Responsible for collaboration with Sales Team to drive collection of accurate sales forecasts
* Regular reporting and communication relating forecast accuracy and inventory measurements in respect of Demand Plan vs. targets
* Overall responsibility for proactively facilitating, re-engineering, best practices & consensus between functional experts
* Responsible for designing and generating monthly forecast reports and managing S&OP meetings with EMEA and counterparts. Assemble and analyse all data pertinent to creating the sales forecast (historical sales, market trends, seasonality, promotions, and inventory levels
* Liaise with Product Managers/Sales Team/EMEA to ensure the effective management of products throughout their lifecycle and data management through IT systems
* Evolving and maintaining documentation and standard operating procedures for demand and requirement planning processes and systems working with EMEA.
* Responsibility for local data management to support, inventory planning and replenishment via the forecasting process in line with changing demands working with EMEA
* Responsible for managing reports in respect of excess and obsolete stock to achieve defined targets working with EMEA
* Key user for local Demand Forecast System implementation and an initiator for process improvement and documentation
The ideal candidate will be experienced with Demand Planning, Supply & Inventory Planning and have knowledge of the Sales & Operations Planning process. You will possess excellent analytical abilities and project management skills as well as being strategically minded. You should also have the ability to work with people in multicultural & cross functional environments as well as excellent communication skills. Advanced Excel skills are also a requirement.
Whilst we would love to be able to respond to every application we receive, it isn't always possible. If you have not heard from us within 7 working days, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion
The purpose of this role is to manage the demand planning and forecasting, with commercial insight. You will be required to develop strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure timely forecasting and reporting of data. You will need to be resourceful and creative in your skills to be able to find effective solutions to problems.
Responsibilities:
* Overall responsibility of preparing local Demand Valuation working with the Commercial Managers, Sales & Marketing and Finance
* Responsible for collaboration with Sales Team to drive collection of accurate sales forecasts
* Regular reporting and communication relating forecast accuracy and inventory measurements in respect of Demand Plan vs. targets
* Overall responsibility for proactively facilitating, re-engineering, best practices & consensus between functional experts
* Responsible for designing and generating monthly forecast reports and managing S&OP meetings with EMEA and counterparts. Assemble and analyse all data pertinent to creating the sales forecast (historical sales, market trends, seasonality, promotions, and inventory levels
* Liaise with Product Managers/Sales Team/EMEA to ensure the effective management of products throughout their lifecycle and data management through IT systems
* Evolving and maintaining documentation and standard operating procedures for demand and requirement planning processes and systems working with EMEA.
* Responsibility for local data management to support, inventory planning and replenishment via the forecasting process in line with changing demands working with EMEA
* Responsible for managing reports in respect of excess and obsolete stock to achieve defined targets working with EMEA
* Key user for local Demand Forecast System implementation and an initiator for process improvement and documentation
The ideal candidate will be experienced with Demand Planning, Supply & Inventory Planning and have knowledge of the Sales & Operations Planning process. You will possess excellent analytical abilities and project management skills as well as being strategically minded. You should also have the ability to work with people in multicultural & cross functional environments as well as excellent communication skills. Advanced Excel skills are also a requirement.
Whilst we would love to be able to respond to every application we receive, it isn't always possible. If you have not heard from us within 7 working days, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion