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Distribution Requirements Planner

Petrie Recruitment
Posted 21 days ago, valid for 10 days
Location

Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan CF32 9RF, Wales

Contract type

Part Time

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  • The job is a temporary agency position with a salary range of £45-55k.
  • Candidates should have experience in manufacturing and distribution planning, along with proficiency in SAP and Excel.
  • The role involves planning finished goods requirements, acquiring demand forecasts, and coordinating supply with vendors and manufacturing teams.
  • Additionally, the candidate will develop capacity plans, manage risks associated with demand variation, and achieve supply chain metric targets.
  • Fluency in English is mandatory, and the ability to speak French is considered a plus.

Contract Type: Agency Temp

Salary / Benefits: £45-55k

Job Elements

  • Plan finished goods requirements using SAP. This includes projecting inventory levels, calculating appropriate safety stock levels, and reporting deviations from projected inventory targets
  • Acquire demand forecasts for all inventory consuming events (sale, NPI, R&D, etc.) and translate those forecasts into a network supply plan aligned with the business strategy.
  • Interface with manufacturing and/or external vendors to develop and coordinate supply, place purchase orders and track incoming supply.
  • Interface with the warehouse and transportation teams as needed to support day to day operations.
  • Develop mid/long-term Rough Cut Capacity Plans (RCCP) considering current and future manufacturing constraints to maximize manufacturing efficiency while minimizing working capital costs.
  • Maintain systems, including SAP, to drive appropriate net requirements for production and purchasing of finished goods, including network planning parameters such as: lead times, safety stock, replenishment quantities, order cycle times, product life cycle management, etc.
  • Develop monthly S&OP input (medium or long term network supply plan and working capital projection), working with cross functional S&OP team to evaluate multiple options, communicating impacts of tradeoffs to cost and service where demand and supply imbalances exist
  • Manage key risks and opportunities associated with demand variation as well as capacity and material constraints. The role will also provide input into longer term capacity investment and sourcing decisions.
  • Achievement of metric targets for supply chain: inventory, scrap, OTIF / LIFR, etc.

The ideal candidate will have:

  • SAP knowledge (any other ERP system is a plus)
  • Manufacturing and Distribution Planning experience
  • Ability to interpret data, forecast demand, and optimize plans
  • English mandatory
  • High proficiency in Excel
  • Handling multiple planning cycles, urgent changes, and conflicting priorities.
  • Ability to speak French is a plus

Petrie Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.