Macildowie Supply Chain, Procurement & Logistics

Supply / Demand Planner – Up to £42,000 Per Annum - Ripley

Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5pm – Hybrid Working Available

Macildowie Supply Chain has exclusively partnered with a manufacturing business in Ripley to recruit a Supply / Demand Planner.

The key objectives are to ensure products are available to meet customer demand while balancing production capacity, stock levels and supply chain requirements.

Main Responsibilities

• Creating monthly supply plans, coordinating weekly production schedules with the factory, monitoring orders and inventory.
• Resolve potential supply issues to prevent customer backlogs.
• Maintaining accurate planning data using SAP and adjust supply plans as required.
• Preparing monthly Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) meetings and forecasting future capacity requirements
• Managing product launches and phase-outs to ensure the right stock is available at the right time.
• Create a monthly supply plan for certain products, considering production capacities, market requirements, current order situation, inventory situation and inventory targets.
• Cooperate closely with the sales support teams to be up-to-date on current and expected developments and to smooth out production whilst maintaining the supply planning relevant master data in SAP.
• Aligning sales forecasts, customer demand, production capacity, inventory and financial targets to ensure a business can meet demand efficiently.

The Candidate

• Previous experience operating in a Supply Planning, Demand Planning or Production Planning environment.
• Able to travel to Ripley.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office including Excel.

Benefits

• Early finish on a Friday.
• Hybrid working available.
• Private healthcare.
• Death in service.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Excellent career prospects.
• On-site car parking.

The first stage of the application process is to apply online. If you would like any more information about this vacancy before applying, please get in touch with Tom Whitsey.