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Demand Planning Specialist

Michael Page Procurement & Supply Chain
Posted 9 hours ago, valid for 4 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£45,000 - £54,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Demand Planning Specialist will lead the forecasting and demand planning function for a fast-growing brand in the Food & Beverages industry.
  • The role involves managing the demand planning process, minimizing product waste, and aligning forecasts with the Customer supply and Commercial teams.
  • Candidates should have a minimum of 3+ years of relevant demand planning experience in the FMCG industry and strong data analytical skills.
  • The position offers a competitive salary package and supports a hybrid working system with 3 days per week in the office.
  • The specialist will also drive continuous improvement in planning processes to adapt to the business's growth demands.

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).

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.