Demand Planner

4 weeks ago


St Albans, United Kingdom Lotus Bakeries Full time

Job description

About the Role

Working as part of supply chain team, you will assume responsibility for all elements of customer demand planning, working across a variety of different accounts and all product ranges. You will also take the lead in developing our S&OP process, establishing collaborative forecasting processes and building relationships with key customers.

We are a highly ambitious team and as a result, you will be given great opportunities to develop in the role and take on more responsibility quickly. The successful candidate will play a fundamental role in the Supply Chain team working closely with the Head of Supply chain on the development of the S&OP process.

These would be some of your main responsibilities:

Demand Planning

Own the demand planning process for all customers- working with sales to ensure an accurate 12 month rolling forecast for all SKUs Play a key role in the budgeting process alongside the sales & finance team to ensure we have a robust budget for the following year Lead monthly forecasting meetings with account managers Generate long term forecast (2 years) to guide future Supply Chain strategy

Customer Collaboration

Develop collaborative forecasting processes with key customers to improve FA/BIAS targets Ensure robust promotional forecasts are in place and are aligned to customer systems Use insight into customer stock holdings & EPOS to assist with forecasting and to influence orders where possible

Processes and Systems

Work with the sales and supply chain teams to develop improved forecasting systems and processes Develop tools to enhance understanding of sales patterns, promotional uplifts and growth in order to improve the forecasting process Assist with development of a forecasting model that’s fit for the future of the business (e.g. Statistical forecasting)

Supply Chain Team and Continuous Improvement

Actively identify continuous improvement projects across the entire supply chain to support team objectives, including service and cost Participate in weekly and monthly team meetings, defining appropriate KPIs and measures

Profile

About you

Here are the most important things we’re looking for from you:

Incredible attention to detail Grrreat communication skills Team Player with a can-do attitude Confident presenting to all levels within the business Readiness to work in a fast grrrowing entrepreneurial brand. Strong interest in Supply Chain field and the wider processes Embrace change Confident analysing data Highly competent user of Excel. Experience with SAP/IBP preferred but not essential
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