Demand Planner
Luton
£40,000 Benefits
Cast UK is supporting our client who is an established yet growing business who specialise in the manufacture and distribution of components. You will work as part of a Planning team responsible for all aspects of product & service planning, ensuring customers needs are met through delivering products on time.
The role is Monday to Friday with office hours either 8:30am - 5pm or 9am - 5:30pm.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for all aspects of demand planning, ensuring products are delivered on time
- Creating forecasts for suppliers using MRP system, liaising with the commercial team to ensure forecasts are accurate
- Review product range and identifying any peaks or lulls in demand, providing accurate feedback to the stakeholders
- Inventory management - optimising stock levels to ensure balance between overstocking and stock outs for product range
- Define parameters for product management at set ERP including BOM's, MOQ's, Customs tariff codes etc
- Follow allocation of materials on orders to ensure information is passed to Purchasing team to execute
Key Skills
- Experienced demand planner, ideally with experience of working with long lead times (6 Months )
- A background working in a manufacturing environment would be advantageous
- Strong IT skills, ideally with experience of using SAP
- Managing MPS/ MRP processes within ERP system
- Proactive midset, looking to identify opportunities to improve current processes
Benefits
- Christmas shut down period
- Life Assurance
- Modern offices with treat days and daily fresh fruit
- Employee assistance programme
- Bonus schemes
About Cast UK
Cast UK is a leading executive consultancy, providing national recruitment solutions to both clients and candidates. Specialising in, HR, Procurement, Buying, Supply Chain, and Logistics, each member of our specialist team has a professional background specific to their recruiting sector. With this unique insight and knowledge, our consultants can place individuals from trainee through to main board. For more information on Cast UK and a complete list of all of our current vacancies, please visit www.castuk.com
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