Demand Planner - Shoreham-by-Sea

Demand Planner (100% office based)

Responsibilities:

• Utilising historical data to accurately predict product demand.
• Develop and implement inventory strategies to optimise stock levels, minimise shortages, and reduce excess inventory.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including logistics and sales, to align supply chain processes and ensure timely product availability.
• Monitor inventory levels and analyse inventory performance metrics to identify trends and make data-driven recommendations for improvements.
• Communicate regularly with a global supplier base to negotiate terms, manage lead times, and maintain strong vendor relationships.
• Develop and create reports and provide insights on inventory forecasts, supply chain efficiency, and performance metrics to support decision-making processes.
• Identify potential risks in the supply chain and develop contingency plans to mitigate disruptions.
• Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.
• Interact with sales, marketing and finance to understand demand forecast drivers
• Utilise a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales, Marketing and Finance to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecasts.
• Prepare data and contribute to monthly S&OPs, providing in depth analysis
• Provide input in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs by providing a firm supply forecast as well as a liable supply forecast.
• Communicate priorities for incoming containers
• Prepare stock purchase orders
• Follow-up the delivery times of the order and initiate action when changes occur

Requirements:

• At least 2 current years’ experience in a similar role (Demand Planning with Inventory)
• Experience liaising with offshore suppliers
• Advanced excel skills
• Experience using an ERP
• Highly analytical mindset with excellent numerical, data visualisation and reporting skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbally.
• A self-starter who can work autonomously
• Excellent organisation skills
•  Ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Initiative and problem-solving ability
• Target driven
• Commercial and retail awareness
• Confidence in reporting findings to management
• A results-focused approach - looks for new ways of working to help drive the business forward.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and a cooperative attitude – must be able to work as part of a team and liaise with other departments.

Benefits:

• Enhanced contributions to company pension scheme
• Private BUPA medical healthcare (after probationary 6 month period)
• BUPA cash plan (after probationary 6 month period)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays that increases with service
• Contemporary office space
• Staff social events
• Staff discount
• 10 days paid sick leave (applicable after 2 years’ service)
• Performance related bonus scheme.
• Career progression: each department is continuing to grow