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Demand Planner
- Competitive
- Permanent, Full Time
- Closing in 28 days
- DPL Limited
The Group Demand Planner plays a critical role within the supply chain infrastructure, ensuring that product availability is aligned with market demand.
The postholder is responsible for analysing sales data, generating accurate demand forecasts, and managing the parameters that drive our inventory and purchasing systems.
Through meticulous analysis and collaboration with Sales and Operations, this position ensures we maintain optimal stock levels to meet customer orders on time and in full, while minimising excess and obsolete inventory.
Forecasting & Analysis: Develop and maintain statistical demand forecasts. Analyse sales patterns, historical data, and market trends to improve forecast accuracy.
Data Management: Take full responsibility for all calculations associated with stock purchasing, whether performed in Microsoft Excel or within the company's ERP system.
ERP System Maintenance: Methodically maintain and optimise ERP purchasing parameters, including reorder points, safety stock levels, lead times, minimum order quantities, and order multiples.
Collaboration: Work closely with the Sales and Marketing teams to validate forecasts, understand outlying sales events (e.g., promotions, new business), and incorporate their market intelligence into the demand plan.
Inventory Optimisation: Suggest strategic purchases and stock movements based on forecast analysis to ensure product arrives on time and in full, while optimising working capital.
Process Improvement: Adopt a forward-facing approach to continuously improving demand planning processes, tools, and reporting.
Supply Chain Rationalisation: Contribute to the constant rationalisation of products within the supply chain, identifying slow-moving or obsolete stock and recommending appropriate actions.
Communication: Proactively highlight potential supply chain issues or stock shortages to relevant stakeholders with ample notice, proposing solutions where possible.
Reporting: Generate and circulate regular reports on forecast accuracy, inventory levels, and other key supply chain metrics.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
Forecast Accuracy.
Stock Availability / Service Level (OTIF).
Inventory Turn.
Value of Slow-Moving & Obsolete Stock.
Backorder Rate.
To make an application for this position please visit our recruitment platform: https://akw.octo-firstclass.co.uk/candidates/account/login/196388?aisId=12&rmId=4351
