Demand Planner

3 weeks ago

Uxbridge, United Kingdom Hasbro Full time

Wizards of the Coast, (‘WotC’) is one of the world's largest publisher of adventure games, including Magic: The Gathering® Trading Card Game and Dungeons & Dragons® Roleplaying Games.WOTC Europe is part of Hasbro European Services and is based in Stockley Park - UK.

The Role

Greetings, brave Planeswalker We’re looking for a UK-based Operations Flow Planner to join a fast-moving, growing, and vibrant Wizards of the Coast team.

 

Wide-ranging in scope, the Operations function at EMEA WotC are responsible for inventory management, forecasting, order fulfilment, building long-lasting relationships with our internal/external customers, European pricing as well as keeping our cost base under control. The candidate must possess high attention to detail, be inquisitive and reactive, build working relationships across various business streams quickly, highlight risks and opportunities, and must always be passionate about our product range.

 

Reporting to the Demand Planner, the responsibilities are split into two fundamental areas, Critical Planning Activities and Inventory Management & Communication:

 

DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THIS WIZARD

 

Critical Planning Activities

 

  • Monitor and sustain the Product Tracker file, ensuring the timely supply of products to our EMEA distribution centres. The planner will foster solid working relationships with Cartamundi Belgium, as well as the Supply Chain team at WotC headquarters in Renton, US. Highlight any product arrival risks to management and Ops team, particularly ahead of an upcoming launch.
  • Ongoing maintenance of the Critical Path Planner, a milestone report that details tasks that need to be completed ahead of every launch. Communicating with EMEA colleagues responsible for those tasks on a weekly basis, ensuring any roadblocks to success are overcome.

 

 

Inventory Management

 

  • Management of the stock transfer process between EMEA DCs.
  • Ensure monthly inbound / outbound reporting for all EMEA distribution centers. This provides DCs with visibility of product arrival dates, as well as forecasted customer shipment dates. This will facilitate good DC inventory management.
  • Be reactive to significant changes in market demand and sales forecasting changes, ensuring demand requirements are met and inventory is balanced across all EMEA distribution centers, keeping out-of-stocks to a minimum.

 

 

Additional Operational activities

 

  • Responsibility for the point of sale (POS) process within EMEA, ensuring a smooth flow of promotional materials from the US to distribution centers. These tasks coincide with major releases of product, as such they are ad-hoc.
  • Collaboration on internal operational documentation and processes as required.

 

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • 2-3 years logistics experience, preferably within toy/game industry
  • Experience with global supply chain and forecasting.
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
  • Highly organised
  • Knowledge of inventory control and shipping would be an advantage. 
  • SAP experience is desirable.
  • Flexible and able to adapt to unique and new situations.
  • Able to solve problems with constraints and limited time.
  • Able to work under pressure effectively to meet deadlines.
  • Strong teamwork capability, be able to cooperate with colleagues from different background, department, and levels.
  • B.A., B.S. or equivalent degree, or relevant work experience

Due to high volume of applications, we will only contact those short listed for role. 

 

Our Values

  • Be legendary: practice excellence, improve on our legacy, create awesomeness.
  • Build a well-rounded crew: inclusivity and diversity in both our teams and games.
  • Delve into dungeons: embrace challenges with openness and creativity.
  • Don’t split the party: agree or disagree but commit. Collaborate and have respect for each other.
  • It takes a multiverse: we are driven by the lifelong satisfaction of our fans.

 

We are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for satisfactory performance in this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of the duties, responsibilities, or requirements of the position.

 

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you are selected to move forward in our application process and need to request an accommodation, please let your recruiter or coordinator know

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