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Customer Demand Planner

Employer
Vertical Advantage
Location
West London
Salary
£40000 - £45000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Closing date
7 Aug 2017

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Supply Chain & Logistics

Job Details



Are you an experienced Demand Planner with experience of working within the FMCG industry? Are you analytical but with great customer service skills? If so, I am recruiting for a great new opportunity for a Customer Demand Planner to join their team due to work collaboratively with some of the top Grocers in the UK.

As the Customer Demand Planner you'll be responsible for collaborating with internal and external stakeholders in order to achieve excellent forecast accuracy and service levels across the UK customer base.

As the Customer Demand Planner you will be responsible for a variety of responsibilities including;

- Demand planning across all brands for base and promotion brand plans including shelf and off shelf
- To pro-actively challenge customer where required, becoming advisor an to your customers.
- Using high levels of analysis in order to report of performance of varies supply chain KPI's
- To build strong relationships with some of the UK major multiples and become that number 1 point of contact for your customer
- To lead and steer collaborative review meetings with customers supply chain team
- To have a continuous improvement mindset and be a part of ongoing supply chain projects whilst

As a customer demand planner you will possess the following;

- Graduate calibre candidate or equivalent working experience
- Previous experience of working within an FMCG food business
- Previous knowledge of demand planning in a customer facing role
- Be a strong influencer and has the ability to build excellent interpersonal relationship
- Strong analytical and computer skills with an intermediate level of excel
- To be able to work cross functionally across all levels

Think you've got what it takes? Apply now to find out more



Company

Vertical Advantage have a rich history in sourcing within the FMCG and Grocery marketplace. We specialise in placing candidates in the mid to senior end of the market within Category Management, National Accounts, Marketing, Supply Chain and Logistics.

We guarantee comprehensive support and expert guidance through professional consultants with proven track records from industry. At Vertical Advantage we are proud of how accomplished our people are and how they have built exceptional networks over their time in the recruitment sector. It is these networks that will give you confidence to work with us.

Our first instinct is to search and this is ingrained in the fabric of our work. We leave no stone unturned to deliver exceptional people for exceptional businesses. Our way of operating suits today's working lifestyle where people are short on time and need to make hiring decisions based on seeing low numbers of high calibre candidates.

Vertical Advantage is a lean, flexible consultancy that works with our clients and candidates to find the right solutions for them.

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