Demand Planner

Demand Planner - Castleford/Hybrid - Competitive Salary + Bonus & Benefits

Elevation Recruitment Group are proud to be partnering with PUMA UK in the search for 2 x Demand Planners to join their team at their modern UK Head Office in Castleford.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly successful global sports brand, embrace the 'Forever Faster' mindset and elevate your career to the next level!

Benefits:

• Flexible hybrid working (work from home 2 days per week)
• Profit share bonus scheme
• 45% off Puma products
• 25 days holiday + bank holiday + option to buy 5 additional days
• Life assurance
• Critical illness cover & sick pay
• Benefits platform
• Pension scheme (10% employer and 5% employee)
• Employee assistance program

Demand Planner Duties:

• Provide reliable and accurate demand forecasts that support the business needs, customer demand and optimise supply chain efficiency. Creation & Maintenance of Demand planning seasonal working files.
• Generate and issue Demand plans to Supply planners for purchase placement
• Generate the Biannual (Seasonal) Supply Plan. Data collation, processing and preparation. Cross-functional communication with Sales, Merchandising and Business Operations
• Assist in completion of the Mid-season Forecast update, cross-functionally with Business Operations and Global Go to Market team
• Regular communication with Global Sourcing teams, Buy rate, capacity, and Demand anomalies
• Request and collate risk specific Sales feedback pertaining to the demand planning process including digital files and monthly update calls
• Align global order windows to Demand files & Sales documentation
• Track & analyse risk performance and proactively communicate cross-functionally
• Identify fulfilment opportunities from internal Free stock pools
• Continuous review of Seasonal Purchase rates vs Sales Forecast and Risk exposure. Reporting to Management as required
• Preparation and delivery of relevant reports pertaining to the Demand Planning process.
• Review Order window accuracy collaborating with Supply Planning
• Establish a seasonal calendar for all Demand task deadlines
• Ensure requested risk is authorized within procedural limits
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Demand Planning Operations by offering solutions in streamlining processes and reporting infrastructure
• Key Project Support

Required Skills:

• Strong analytical skills, proficiency in statistics, demand forecasting/forecasting methods and financial understanding
• Previous relevant experience in a Demand planning environment or similar role An understanding of supply chain operations is preferred
• Advanced Excel – VLOOKUP’s and Pivot Tables
• Work on improving current processes

If you would like to discuss this Demand Planner opportunity in more detail, then please get in touch with Lewis McCallum at Elevation Recruitment Group now.