Demand Planning Project Lead
- Employer
- Vertical Advantage
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £40000 - £50000 per annum + bonus and benefits
- Closing date
- 1 May 2019
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Supply Chain & Logistics
Job Details
Are you a Demand Planning professional looking for something a little different? Do you have experience working on or leading projects? Well this could be the role for you!
I have a fantastic opportunity for an established and experienced Demand Planning Professional to join my client a multinational, blue-chip FMCG organisation based in London as part of an exciting project to create a centre of supply chain excellence. As part of this project you'll have significant autonomy and a chance to shape the future forecasting landscape for the business.
As a Demand Planning Project Lead you will be responsible not only for the long terms forecasting but also being involved in change management, process improvement projects as well as a systems implementation projects. You will work cross functionally across the wider supply chain team and will be required to build strong relationships both internally and externally to deliver the best possible service to the customer.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Creating and being responsible for relocating and creating long term forecasts
- Support standardisation and optimisation opportunities across regions
- Analysis and improvement of demand planning capabilities
- Working cross functionally with the rest of the demand, supply and commercial teams
- Driving efficiencies across process improvement and planning capabilities
The ideal candidate will have the following:
- Graduate calibre or equivalent working experience
- Highly analytical with strong attention to detail
- Experience working in planning systems e.g. SAP
- Previous experience working in a demand planning roles ideally from a FMCG background
- Project Management experience advantageous
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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