This an amazing opportunity to work alongside our clients Demand Planning Manager supporting Demand Planning analysis across the business with the strategic focus of forward planning for the year ahead.
Key Responsibilities include:
Review and analyse sales forecasts and break these down by both customer and product to give recommendations and flag any risks in the numbers
Historical cleansing activities to ensure better statistical forecasts
Phase in/phase out maintenance, master data maintenance in the local forecasting system
Updating the system with forecasts where necessary
Support the Demand Planning Manager in the monthly demand reviews with the sales managers
Weekly revision of overselling and underselling SKUs
Support with regular reporting and communication relating to forecast accuracy in respect of the demand plan vs business targets
Any other ad hoc tasks Key Skills include:
A minimum of one years Demand Planning experience is required
Experience working for a consumer goods company desirable
Able to work under pressure in a fast paced environment and able to multi task
Experience with analysing data within a Demand Planning position
Able to do routine tasks
Intermediate excel skills (V Lookups/X Lookups, Pivot Tables, If Statements, Sumifs)
Experience working with SAP, highly advantageous
Good communication skills, both written and verbal
Able to communicate with stakeholders across the business at different levels