| Description: | For: Demand Planner
Meyer Scott Ref: VR/03319
Hours: 37 hrs per week
£25,000 - £30,000
Main scope of role:
· Generation and maintenance of bulk business forecast.
· Monitor sales promotions, analysis of actual sales volumes vs projected.
· Liaise with Production Planners to edit factory build quantities, based on discussion and agreement with sales.
· In partnership with Marketing and Commercial, Management of the phase in/phase out product plans.
· To identify and provide analysis on forcast error.
· Support analysis of risk stock performance.
· Monitor of ne SKUs and achievement of commercial team on sell through.
· Customer collaboration.
Key result areas (key activities of role containing action to be taken and measurable outcomes):
· Stock availability.
· Monitor of the stock situation, production plan, orders to date, dispatches to date throughout the month.
· Liaise with sales and/or production when any issues arise - such as - sales volumes under budget, sales volume under/over forecast, no available stock to cover orders, no planned production to fulfil current/forecast orders.
· To provide the link between sales, marketing and production on sales promotions.
· Provide analysis on forecast error, with the aim to increase forecast accuracy.
· Management of the phase in/phase out plans, to ensure a smooth transition.
Knowledge, skills or experience required:
· Demand or supply chain manager strongly preferred.
· SAP knowledge desirable.
· IT skills (particularly Microsoft Excel)
· Analytical skills.
· Numerical skills.
· Attention to detail.
· Strong communication skills, be able to develop and maintain effective communications on all levels.
· Ability to work well within a team.
· Ability to work within a busy environment, delivering short and long term results.
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