Job Description
Demand Planner
Office Based - Southampton
£32,000 p/a (plus excellent benefits)
All applicants must have Right to Work in the UK, please note Garmin do not offer Sponsorship.
About Us
Here at Garmin, we love what we do - fuelling people's passions for fitness monitoring, sports timing, mapping and management, driving and/or sailing while using GPS to navigate the world. Our people truly enjoy bringing our products to the world and everyone of us feels part of a global success story which has grown tremendously over the past few years.
The Role;
Responsible for the Demand Management for all Garmin products for forecasting and non-forecasting customers and Garmin Offices.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
* Manage forecast & orders with customer, sales team and Demand Planners to ensure right product, right time.
* Regular communication with Garmin Offices to understand local variances, sales trends and promotions/deals which will impact future demand. Ensure any extraordinary activity is reflected in the forecast and communicated to product category Demand Planners.
* Work with Product Manager to manage combined forecast for a product category, ensuring overall forecast is in line with company targets.
* Primary interface between global supply planning and Garmin customers and the demand expectations from Garmin’s EMEA customers.
* Input into forecast meetings with Senior Managers & Product Managers. Reviewing recommended sales forecast and inventory goals in line with S&OP targets (emphasis on accuracy, road map transitions, NPI, EOL& promotions)
* Monitor sales vs forecast for all customers and Garmin Offices on all products.
* Challenge over/under sales patterns and suggest/implement forecast changes as required.
* Work with internal departments to ensure correct dating of orders to avoid unnecessary past-due orders and to manage customer expectations.
* Co-ordinate inter-office/office customer transfers as required
* Review excess inventory levels and communicate to Garmin Offices as necessary, report back to team on action taken.
* Work with Global Supply Chain on production priorities and requirements and dealing with allocations on arrival of goods.
* Raise purchase orders to ensure supply of third party materials
* Accept and complete projects and other miscellaneous duties as assigned and any ad hoc duties as requested by management.
Education & Experience
* Proficient use of Microsoft – Excel, Word, Powerpoint & Outlook
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Strong analytical abilities and attention to detail
* Previous demand planning/forecasting/procurement experience desirable
* Must be flexible and able to work in a fast paced environment
* Highly motivated self starter.
* Oracle & Demantra experience an advantage.
What we can offer you
* Enhanced Pension
* Enhanced Maternity/Paternity
* Hybrid working after Probation (3 days office, 2 days WFH pw)
* Employee Share Scheme
* Private Medical/Dental
* EAP
* Discounted Products
* Company Events