Chilled demand planner

Global leader in fruit and dairy processing - selling products in more than 100 countries and have 25 factories worldwide; require an excellent Chilled Demand Planner to join the busy team.

You will be responsible for all aspects of the chilled supply Chain, including developing relationship with customers, the factories and forecasting.

This role requires someone to be able to understand the Supply Chain within a manufacturing environment. Demand is a large part of this role. Also, you will be in charge of deciding per product what quantities need to be delivered to the UK depots for two of the factories across Europe. Some other factories will manage directly their stock in the UK depot, you will be in charge to help them to understand the UK market and giving them the information that they need, and challenge them to achieve their KPI (service level / wastage).

The main areas of responsibilities:

· Forecast accuracy, how to improve an achieve a better forecast accuracy for the business

· Put in line the forecast accuracy with the factories stock management and review the rule behind the security stock according to that particular problem

· Put in place action plan resolving service and waste level issues

· Be in charge of analysis for the business, and reach conclusions so they can use to improve our process

· Communicate and help factories in Europe, which are working in push flows to understand the UK market and provide them with information about the activity events.

· Help to support and manage seasonal uplifts i.e. Easter, Christmas, production promotions

· Chilled deserts forecasting and stock control

· Liaising with warehouses, counterparts and retailers i.e. promotions, etc.

Candidate Profile:

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a similar role and therefore will be aware of the expectation to be professionally mature and be able to demonstrate the ability to influence, convince and motivate others within the business and within retailer partners

You should be commercially aware with a very real understanding of the personal attributes that are required to succeed in this position to include, tenacity, working to challenging deadlines and in a changing environment with the ability to problem solve and bring thought out and creative solutions using limited resources.

The individual will be highly analytical accompanied by a simple and impassioned communication style.

Background

· Analytical because it’s a requirement for forecasting and study raw data from our system or the retailer to foresee the tendencies or explain the problems.

· A commercial thinker, able to communicate with customers and create good relationship is a key to success.

· Able to have good common sense as Supply chain is mathematics applied to common sense, and choosing the right priorities in your daily tasks is essential.

· Ability to take initiative, and propose ways to work better

Skills

· Strong communication and influencing skills

· Excellent analytical thinking , attention to detail and interpretation of data

· Hard working , highly organised and efficient

· Strong influencing ability

· Team worker with good interpersonal skills

· Ability to deal with pressure

· Good project manager and ability to multi-task.

Location

· The role is based full time in West London (Hammersmith)

Company Package:

· Market Leader in their products and sector

· C £30,000

· Health care single cover

· Permanent Health Insurance

· Company pension contribution

· 25 days holiday + Bank holidays

· Company sick pay

· 4 x Death in Service