Supply Chain Maidenhead Full-time United Kingdom
Job Description
The Demand Planner creates a forecast for future sales volumes and plans demand volumes to optimize service levels for the UK&I market.
* Create a demand forecast representing the prognosis of future shipments to customers based on historical trends and planned activities and events. The Demand planner applies continuous improvement techniques to improve Forecast accuracy & Forecast bias KPI measurements
* To create the demand forecast the demand planner works in close collaboration with Sales, Marketing and Finance and regional planning to create a plan to maximize business performance; Plans match MSU strategic plans, delivering high service level and low cost
* Optimizing service level for the country/MSU by communicating product availability (including New Product Developments)
* Identifying & resolving service risks, with escalation to the Regional Supply Planner for decision-making in case of stock shortages or inventory excess
* Deliver input to the monthly Integrated Business Planning (IBP) meetings and align the forecast with agreed actions
* Monitor slow moving, obsolete and aging stocks and propose improvement actions for approval by Regional Supply Planning (in case of principal MSU)
Qualifications
For this role as a demand planner, we’re looking for someone who has the following skills and experience
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