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The Demand Planning Specialist leads the forecasting & demand planning function of the business.
Client Details
Fast-growing brand in the Food & Beverages industry.
Description
- Manage the portfolio wide demand planning process.
- Deliver industry leading customer supply service level and minimise product waste through critical forecast reviews.
- Manage phase in, phase out portfolio changes in our demand forecasting.
- Working closely with the Customer supply and Commercial teams to align on customer demand forecasts and key volume events (range reviews, promotions, in store activation, etc).
- Support the supply chain optimisation and growth agenda; adapting the supply and demand planning models to service a varied customer base of Retailers, RTMs and international customers.
- Support the Head of Planning in developing our medium- to long-term Capacity and Capability modelling to deliver our future growth and supply contingency.
- Drive continuous improvement in the planning process, adopting it to the fast growing business's demands.
Profile
- Minimum 3+ years of relevant demand planning experience in the FMCG industry.
- Demonstrable strength in demand planning helping balancing supply and wastage risk.
- Strong understanding of forecast and production order cycles.
- Strong data presentation skills, simplifying complex data sets and decision processes for wider business alignment.
- Experience working with leading retailer's forecasts and supplier portals.
- Strong data analytical skills and advance excel capabilities, either in VBA or Power Query.
Job Offer
- Competitive Salary Package.
- Hybrid Working System (3 days/week working from the office).
