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About the role
Demand Planning Manager is key to the strategic decisions we make in our Pharmacy Hub. You will own the planning & forecasting processes within the business while establishing a sales & operations planning function (S&OP) across all brands & geographies within the HeliosX Group. The role will be responsible for the creation & management of forecasting, purchasing & capacity planning inputs/calculations.
Key Responsibilities
* Work with commercial, finance, product & operational management teams to define standard processes, global forecast requirements across buying, manufacturing & fulfilment operations.
* Create & manage the tools / trackers / dashboards used across a number of teams to plan labour, activity & costs.
* Work closely with commercial & product management teams to have their input in the demand profiles & develop the right cadence of reviews with them.
* Ongoing governance, audit & continuous improvement of all the demand & inventory planning standard work including the use of ERP systems.
* Set up & run monthly sales & operations planning (S&OP) meetings with growth teams.
* Review item forecasts for new, existing & discontinued products.
* Collaborate with retail, consumer sales & Operations teams to facilitate effective demand planning.
* Prioritise production & purchasing based on supply chain deficits, product demand & sales forecasts.
* Propose & implement solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy.
* Provide actionable data analysis to support business cases for demand plans using data-driven methods.
What you’ll bring
Experience:
* Proven experience in a Manufacturing/ Supply Chain /Logistics planning environment, ideally within the pharmaceutical industry.
* Proven demand planning skills, inventory modelling & product forecasting.
* Previous experience of creating, developing & embedding S&OP processes / tools.
* Full understanding of the S&OP process & how key stakeholders input to the process.
* Start-up / scale-up experience, demonstrating working in high growth operations with both scale & complexity.
* Rigorous attention to detail including proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.
* Proven ability to work independently with a high degree of accountability, while also being able to collaborate cross-functionally.
* A leader & critical thinker with an eye for continuous improvement.
Skills:
* Experience with SQL, Advanced Excel, Google Sheets, Google Analytics, PowerBI or similar systems / tools.
* Detailed working knowledge of MRP / ERP systems.
* Data driven with the ability to master complex business problems.
* Fluent in statistics, spreadsheets & root cause analysis methodologies.
* Great communication skills across various stakeholder management.
* Demonstrated business acumen & decision making skills.
Why work with us?
At HeliosX, we want to improve healthcare for everyone, and to do this we need a team of brilliant people who share that ambition. We are currently a diverse team of HR professionals, Talent specialists, scientists, clinical researchers, physicians, pharmacists, marketeers, and customer care specialists committed to our mission - but we need more talented folks to join us, if we want to achieve our global ambitions!
Benefits
* 25 Days Holiday (+ all the usual Bank Holidays)
* Private health insurance, along with extra dental and eye care cover
* Enhanced parental leave
* Cycle-to-work Scheme
* Electric Car Scheme
* Free Dermatica and MedExpress products every month, as well as family discounts
* Home office allowance
* Access to a Headspace subscription, discounted gym memberships, and a learning and development budget
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