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The people at Azelis embrace change as an invaluable opportunity to grow, learn and become ever better at what we do. We are a team united in passion, vision, and values. And we believe that we can work together to achieve everything we set our minds to. Our industry is ready for disruption, and we are looking for enthusiastic and innovative people who are thirsty for a challenge to join us and make a difference.
Based in Hertford / Runcorn, this full-time position offers the flexibility of hybrid working, empowering you to balance your professional and personal life while making a meaningful impact. This is a full-time role, providing a unique opportunity for a motivated self-starter to gain valuable experience and make a real difference.
Mission
The planner is responsible for managing and developing purchasing strategies across a defined principal portfolio as well as for formalising a stock policy according to demand forecasts, Principals capacities and available stocks in order to maximise NWC (networking capital) and COGS (costs of goods) efficiency whilst meeting principal needs and supporting “best in class” customer satisfaction.
This role interacts with both Commercial and Operational Teams, working closely with commercial assistants and supply chain administrators.
Main Accountabilities
1. Ensure optimal stock management
2. Manage demand planning for a defined principal portfolio.
3. Manage procurement strategies, stock management actions and quality of tools.
4. Set up and regularly maintain master planning data in ERP
5. Define/review principals’ expectations/specifications through interaction with Product Manager
6. Elaborate and provide purchase forecasts to suppliers when required. Ensure purchase orders alignment with forecasts provided.
7. Optimize stock rotation, limitation of impairment and rationalization of logistics expenses.
8. Ensure best balance between margins maximization (volume effect on COGS) / DIO optimization.
9. Analyse sales and understand customers behaviours (volumes, seasonality, risks) while interacting with the Commercial Assistant and Product Manager.
10. Generate and send replenishment reviews to Supply Chain Administrator. Collaborate with Supply Chain Administrator and Product Manager to ensure goods receipt if required.
11. Analyse stock availability based on upstream and downstream information and open SO & PO in ERP. Join Product Manager and Supply Chain Administrator to create Principals ID cards, including Supplier requirements (minimum quantities, values, purchasing frequency etc).
12. Support Master Planning process within AX in order to maximise stock availability, minimise lead times and reduce Net Working Capital.
13. Provide Stock Replenishment Order Reviews to the back office team.
14. Liaise with commercial assistants to ensure accuracy of sales forecasting.
15. Assist Supply Chain Administrators, Warehouse and Logistics functions for stock variance/discrepancies – investigation, explanation and corrective actions with financial impact on the business unit.
16. Participate and initiate in conjunction with the Finance Team – stock count and reconciliation procedures for designated supplier portfolio and/or specific warehouse locations.
17. Ensure new Principal and Product set-up, identify sample stock requirement as part of the set-up process.
18. Draw up yearly budget and KPIs & tools to follow costs in detail and assess results; take corrective actions where needed - DIO per Department and per Supplier - Obsolete stock value - Impairment value. Exactness of replenishment reviews (number of modifications) - Accuracy of purchase forecasts.
19. Master business related IT tools (AX, BI, CRM).
20. Ensure conformity & contribute to sustainability.
21. Ensure compliance with all QA and SHE requirements, procedures and working instructions in order to maintain high service standards and quality of Data Management.
22. Translate the Group’s Sustainability Strategy into concrete job-related action items and contribute actively and timely to the implementation of the sustainability KPIs
23. Contribute to continuous process optimization and excellent teamwork
24. Join Business Reviews (Department and Suppliers) and share Planning Dashboard.
25. Ensure information flow to other team-members within the supply chain team.
26. Continuously follow up on market trends, Principals/Suppliers organisations, product range specifications (goods availability, Minimum Order Quantity, leadtimes, pallet size, batch size, packing etc.)
27. Follow principal supply behavior, detecting opportunities, developing operational relationship.
28. Constantly look for possible savings (financial, time, resources).
KPIs
29. Forecast accuracy of the planned goods
30. DIO per Department and per Supplier
31. Coverage rate on Runner products - Obsolete stock value - Impairment value.
32. Exactness of replenishment reviews (number of modifications)
33. Relevance of purchase forecasts.
Experience, Skills & Education
34. Bachelor with at least 3 years of experience
35. Commercial and dynamic mindset
36. Passionate about achieving goals/targets
37. High service level standards
38. Understanding of market dynamics and requirements
39. Strong relationship building and negotiation skills
40. Excellent organisational skills
41. Team player but with the ability to work independently
42. Ability to adapt to new & changing requirements and a flexible approach to working under pressure
43. Strong communication skills
44. Very good IT skills (CRM, AX Dynamics, Excel)
45. Confidence in decision making when dealing with principals versus Azelis challenges.
46. Assertive when dealing with both principals and Azelis internal stakeholders.