Our client, a market leader based in Marlow, is looking for a Demand Planner to work alongside the Demand Planning Manager to support with Demand Planning analysis across the business to support with the strategic focus and forward planning for the year ahead.
We need someone who is highly analytical, with a minimum 1 year of Demand Planning experience. You must also be confident with Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, Slicers, IF statements etc).
Hybrid after 3 months.
Our client offers superb benefits and excellent career development is available for this role.
Responsibilities
Review and analyse sales forecasts and break these down by both customer and product to give recommendations and flag any risks and anomalies in the numbers
Historical cleansing activities to ensure better statistical forecasts
Phase in/phase out maintenance, master data maintenance in the local forecasting system
Updating the system with forecasts where necessary
Support the Demand Planning Manager in the monthly demand reviews with the sales managers
Weekly revision of overselling and underselling SKUs
Support with regular reporting and communication relating to forecast accuracy in respect of the demand plan vs business targets
To carry out other ad hoc responsibilities as requested by the Line Manager from time to time
Skills
A minimum of one year Demand Planning experience is required
Strong analytical thinking skills are essential
Experience working for a consumer goods company desirable
Able to work under pressure in a fast paced environment and able to multi task
Experience with analysing data within a Demand Planning position
Comfortable performing routine tasks with consistency and accuracy
Intermediate excel skills (V Lookups/X Lookups, Pivot Tables, If Statements, Sumifs)
Experience working with SAP, highly advantageous
Good communication skills, both written and verbal
Able to communicate with stakeholders across the business at different levels
Please note that we will only contact those candidates that we assess as suitable for the positions we have currently available based on their experience, training, and skills. If we do not have anything suitable, we will not keep your CV for more than 30 days.
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