Global Demand Planner
- Employer
- Vertical Advantage
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £45000 - £50000 per annum + bonus and benefits
- Closing date
- 8 Mar 2018
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Supply Chain & Logistics
Job Details
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Global Demand Planner to join my client a market leading, dynamic and fast paced FMCG business based in London. The business is going through a phase of growth and so have created this new role to help. Their culture is diverse and lively and are invested in developing their employees.
As the Global Demand Planner you will be responsible for leading and developing the Regional demand capability centrally. You will be working cross functionally with senior stake holders and the sales teams.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Develop Demand, Supply and Innovation business recommendations based on global regional insights.
- Utilise statistical techniques and software tools to analyse sales history, promotional data and inventory levels to predict future market trends as accurately as possible.
- Feed and lead the S&OP Process to integrate Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain and Finance Strategies into one picture for the leadership teams.
- Coordinate Demand Planning actions related to New Products Launched, Discontinuation process, phase in - phase out, inventory reductions, excess and obsoletes reductions.
- Support and drive improvement projects (process, tools, systems etc.) with implications on the markets.
- Working with the regional demand planning teams to ensure effective end-to-end demand planning and forecasting performance.
- Ensure that the forecast of each launch is properly entered in the systems by the BUs and follow the evolution of the demand
The ideal candidate will have:
- Proven progressive experience in Supply Chain or related field to that includes management of Demand/S&OP processes.
- Previous SAP and Demand Solutions experience preferred
- Experience managing external relationships
- Is able to lead the change and influence people at varying seniority
- Strong IT and analytical skills as well as good knowledge of Excel.
- Strong communication skills
- Process improvement mentality
- Good leadership skills
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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