Howdens Joinery is looking for an experienced Demand Planner to join our busy commercial business planning department at our site in Howden, East Yorkshire. As a FTSE 100 business undergoing an exciting period of transformation and growth, this role offers an ambitious and data-focused individual the opportunity to directly impact the capacity and resource planning for manufacturing, logistics, and suppliers.
This role offers the opportunity to collaborate closely with key stakeholders across the business. We are looking for someone who can build strong relationships and effectively communicate the demand plan, providing relevant context to the supply planning and purchasing teams while ensuring its accuracy. As a confident communicator with experience in creating presentations, the ideal candidate will take the lead or provide support in stakeholder meetings.
What will you be doing as a Demand Planner:
Forecast the expected demand for stock on all Primary Distribution Centres for a chosen group of products as accurately as possible.
Reviewing sales, allocations & despatch history and adjusting it where necessary.
Creating the most appropriate statistical forecast models, seeking out and applying relevant MI, and selecting the best forecast model based on forecast accuracy metrics, sales, and growth/decline trends.
To build strong relationships with marketing, route to market support...