Job Description

• Job Reference:48408JE3_1729263829

• Job Type: Permanent

• Job Industry: FMCG

• Contact Name: James Edwards

• Job Location: Birmingham

• Job Title: Demand & Supply Planner (Home Based)

• Job Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 Per Annum

Job Start Date: ASAP

Portfolio Procurement has been engaged to recruit an experienced Demand & Supply Planner for a leading FMCG client. This role is fully remote role and comes with great benefits including Bonus, Good Pension, Healthcare and much more.

The Role:

* Manage demand forecasts based on trends, seasonality, and promotions
* Lead collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment meetings
* Achieve forecast accuracy, inventory, service level, and customer in-stock % targets.
* Communicate material shortages and delays to appropriate customer contacts.
* Manage inventory levels by SKU and DC
* Manage schedules
* Attend S&OP meetings

Experience/Skills

* Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, sum-ifs, conditional formatting, lookups).
* Strong problem-solving skill.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to present ideas in an easy-to-understand engaging manner.
* Able to work in a team environment.
* Understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems.
* Degree/APICS (desirable)

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