Job Description

Demand Planner 

£40,000 - £45,000 Per Annum 

Monday to Friday 

7 Month Fixed Term Contract 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Role Responsibilities

SIOP (sales, inventory and operations planning)

Develop a rolling 18-month demand plan by facilitating the process with the commercial and supply team.

Manage the capacity constraints that prevent from achieving demand plan.

To manage the product supply processes to ensure all orders (customer and supplier) are accurately and efficiently planned, communicated (including ATP) and delivered; ensuring minimal impact on availability and cost to serve.

Convert MRP output to live purchase orders, consolidating items where possible to maximise price break opportunities.

Support working capital/inventory strategies toward inventory optimization through effective SIOP execution in alignment with demand and supply planning execution.

Own and manage Integrated Business Planning/ SIOP calendar of events, meeting recaps and action plans, issue resolution, and tracking demand/supply mitigating actions

Lead and facilitate the monthly demand planning meetings with commercial leaders to achieve the consensus forecast by integrating statistical forecasts with qualitative input.

Work closely with regulatory to understand the requirements to deliver the product launches in new markets.

Facilitate the monthly reviews with Finance and drive the reconciliation process between operating plan and budget.

Drive leading indicators of forecast accuracy and bias to facilitate a continuous improvement mindset into the process and collaborators.Gather the data for Executive Reviews to drive the effective business decision-making process.

Additional Duties as required;

Develop a process for identification of new product demand streams and impacts from product launches, engineering changes, product obsolescence, and transitions (Supply Footprint)

Contribute to the continuous development of planning systems and supporting tools that lead to a world-class SIOP process.

Support the development and delivery of the Supply Chain strategy and process/systems improvements.

Maintain Inventory master data on sage relating to Item set up, Generating and maintaining Bills of Materials

Managing supplier price changes through to approval

Communicate with the Quality Control team regarding product inspections and any circumstances of non-conforming product.

Represent Supply Chain at other internal meetings relating to CAPA, MRB, etc, as required.

To carry out any other duties as reasonably required by the Company.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Education/Qualifications/Experience

Previous experience within a Regulated Industry ie: Pharma, Medical Devices, Food etc

Previous experience of Production Planning and Raw Materials scheduling within a manufacturing environment

Degree level education or equivalent

Intermediate user of Microsoft Excel

Strong knowledge of planning systems

Competencies/Personal Skills/Behaviors

Ability to influence and engage with key stakeholders across the business Effective time management and prioritization skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to make quick decisions based on good judgement and analysis of a situation Proficient in interpreting and manipulating complex data

Excellent communication & relationship building skills Able to influence internal and external stakeholders Strong IT Skills - MS Office

Meticulous attention to detail

Ability to remain calm under pressure and act decisively Confident to take personal Initiative and work unsupervised

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