Supply Planning Specialist

1 month ago


Bracknell UK, Berkshire, United Kingdom Parkside Recruitment Full time

Our global automotive manufacturing client requires an experienced Supply Planning Specialist to join their team for a 12 to 15-month period


Role:

The Supply Chain Department's motorcycle division is responsible for ensuring the maximum satisfaction of our client's European customers on product availability by balancing the need for smooth Factory production & logistics while still matching customer & sales requirements.


This role will make a fundamental impact on the European motorcycle business as a centre by planning the supply of the product to the markets while making sure of maximum profitability both locally in Europe and worldwide. It will also provide an excellent opportunity to gain a grounding in the motorcycle supply chain within the complex motorcycle markets.


Reporting to Supply Chain Department Manager, the successful candidate will enjoy rare, growing, and ever-changing challenges within our clients' European and global organizations.


Main Responsibilities:

Overall

  • Balance customer & sales requirements with Factory production & logistics constraints by matching orders from our branches & distributors with factory production plans.
  • Anticipate, analyze, and apply counter-measures to supply problems to achieve maximum sales with minimum sales stock and maximum production efficiency, while still sustaining customer requirements.
  • Ensure good communication between sales, factory, and logistics from order to delivery for branches & distributors.


Monthly Supply Operation

  • Master Data Maintenance in PLS (Pan-European Logistics System) EPP (European Product Planning) and ONO (one Niguri Operation) systems.
  • Order & Production Allocation Management:
  • Collect, consolidate & submit orders from our branches & distributors to the factories.
  • Prepare presentations and attend Sales & Production Meetings with factories.
  • Allocate production capacity plan supplied by factories to the branches and distributors.
  • Coordinate type and colour fix of allocated production plan to branches & distributors.
  • Presentation material preparation for Sales & Operation Planning Meeting.
  • Weekly and ad-hoc Supply Information management for Branches/Distributors (shipping information, branches stock, etc.).
  • Supply Issue solving – day-to-day management of production and logistics issue resolution.
  • French Translation Label (FTL) management – manage the FTL stocks and procurement with the Spare Parts division.


Project Work

  • Project work as necessary and process improvement work on an ongoing basis.


Qualifications, skills, and experience:


Required

  • Excellent numerical and logical analytics skills with a very high level of accuracy - a logical thinker, with a methodical approach.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills – Presentation and general communication.
  • Microsoft Excel – advanced level (lookups, pivots – must / Macro, power pivots – desirable).
  • Planning and organization skills.
  • Negotiation skills – balance of Win/Win with Branches and Factories.
  • Supply chain / planning knowledge and experience - Good understanding of demand & supply planning, production & logistics processes.
  • Willing to learn new operations and continuously develop both operational and personal skills.
  • Self-starter, with the ability to work on own initiative to prioritize tasks and projects to meet deadlines.


Desirable

  • Understanding of motorcycle products.


Duration: 12 to 15 Months Contract


Interested? Please apply



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