Senior Demand Planner

• £40K/yr - £45K/yr
• Rochester
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Position: Senior Demand Planner

Location: Rochester

Package: £40K/yr – £45K/yr

This is a great opportunity for a Demand Planning professional to join an established food manufacturer in Kent. This is a newly created role due to the company’s continued growth and will take control of their demand planning function.

You’ll be responsible for proposing & implementing solutions to improve forecast accuracy by analysing historical data, market trends, customer information & commercial insights. Build both Long term and short term forecasts to ensure product availability

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the Supply Planner & Supply Chain administrator
• Take the lead on forecasting in conjunction with the Commercial Team. Hold regular reviews & analyse data accordingly
• Interface with customer planning functions to obtain data to assist with building forecasts and relationships.
• Ensure compliance in line with HMRC regulations for all Supply Chain transactions
• Use Budget/Forecast data to regularly review site capacity
• Build & maintain a 12 month rolling forecast
• Help drive continuous improvement both within the Supply Chain Team & wider business
• Good understanding of the S&OP process
• Manage obsolete & slow moving stock to mitigate potential write offs

Experience

• Proven experience in Demand Planning role ideally food/drink/fmcg
• Strong understanding of end to end Supply Chain
• Excellent Customer Service skills and the ability to build strong internal & external relationships
• Good Commercial & Finance understanding
• Highly proficient in Excel
• Experience of Managing or supervising a small team