About the business
Following a period of successful growth and the acquisition of ASG in early 2024, the Knetic/ASG Group has become a leading player in the automotive accessories space, with six sites across the UK and Europe, plus best-in-class design, manufacturing, operational and direct-to-consumer sales capabilities.
Our design, engineering and manufacturing expertise enables us to offer high-quality, innovative products that are often first-to-market.
Our direct-to-consumer brands include Travall, a leading provider of dog guards and automotive accessories with a worldwide sales footprint, as well as our Van Demon, NOMAD and Car Mat Co labels, all sold across our website and marketplace channels.
All of this is underpinned by an agile operational capability, made possible via multiple seven-day-a-week distribution centers (in the UK and EU).
As we embark on the next stage of our growth journey, we are pursuing top talent across a number of areas to strengthen our team further.
Your role
The Demand Planner is responsible for ensuring we have optimal stock and resource to meet customer demand.
You will plan the inbound requirements for a mixture of products, including finished goods from international suppliers, raw materials for our on-demand production facility and packaging for our D2C orders.
1. Monitor and forecast customer demand based on historical sales trends, market data and input from Sales, Marketing and Product teams.
2. Effectively manage and optimise the flow of stock into the business in line with customer demand and commercial frameworks.
3. Raise purchase orders with suppliers, monitor supplier OTIF rates and reconcile supplier invoices, managing and maintaining relationships throughout the supply chain.
4. Proactively solve problems and resolve any inventory-related issues that may arise, such as stock discrepancies and excess stock.
5. Arrange replenishment of stock between our warehouses in both the UK and Europe.
6. Plan resource requirements to ensure our Warehouse and Production functions are staffed appropriately, and report on throughput vs. capacity.
7. Collaborate with our Sales, Marketing, Product and Warehouse teams to ensure stock lands smoothly and in line with planned activity.
8. Establish and report on stock profile, ensuring we manage the product lifecycle effectively (new launches, exiting stock, etc.).
Requirements
1. Comfortable using ERP/inventory management systems.
2. Ability to maintain a high attention to detail in all aspects of the role.
3. Strong numerical and analytical skills, and highly competent handling large data sets in Excel.
4. Ability to build SKU-level forecasting models in Excel from scratch, based on run rates, target stock on hand, etc.
5. Proficiency in SQL would be advantageous.
6. Experience in a similar supply chain/demand planning role is essential, preferably in an eCommerce business with a large SKU count.
7. Strong and effective communication skills - comfortable sharing reports and findings with key stakeholders across the business.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £34,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Company events
* Company pension
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
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