Demand Planner
Castle Cary
Company performance bonus
Hours: Mon-Fri
Permanent
Working with the senior demand planner to help deliver an accurate forecast for 700 products across,14 sales channels and 2 territories in collaboration with Sales, Marketing and other stakeholders. Improving predictability of our sales volumes, you’ll positively impact the customers service levels and support inventory optimisation.
2+ years supply chain experience (either demand or supply planning)
~ Previous experience of planning systems such as (e.g. FuturMaster, SAP)
~ Aptitude for working with data systems and analytics tools such as Power BI
Collaborate with the Demand function to co-create accurate and aligned volume demand plans for specific segments and customers, covering short, medium, and long-term horizons
Facilitate periodic demand reviews with each key account manager during forecast alignment meetings, ensuring alignment on demand communicated to the entire local business through the S&OP process
Maintain & ensure excellent data quality in planning systems; managing product launches, delists and route to market changes in planning system.
Identify potential improvements and automate or streamline manual processes to reduce cycle time.
Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA™ and Pet Partners™. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request.