Demand Planner
Ref: 358501
West Yorkshire
£40,000
- Permanent
- West Yorkshire
About the candidate
A demand planner with significant experience working with variable lead times across off/near/on-shore suppliers are always in demand valuable to businesses looking to drive their margins through supplier and stock management, and this candidate is a specialist who's been a real asset to SME and large-scale Retail businesses.
With a very engaging and proactive approach to Demand Planning, this candidate brings exceptional stakeholder management alongside real attention to detail and forward planning that makes them exceptional at what they do. With outstanding FMCG experience, this candidate is one not to miss out on, so get in touch asap to hear more.
What makes them great?
- In partnership with the wider Supply chain team, developed inventory management strategies to boost stock on hand whilst simultaneously reducing waste,
- Improvements such as the above led to a 10% improvement in customer stock availability,
- Wider gains through working with Key Suppliers, improved inbound availability by 8%, product non-availability by 15%, and inventory cost by circa £2.5m,
- Has prior manufacturing experience, with responsibility for managing the supply chain across 8 sites,
Areas of expertise
- Exceptional FMCG, Retail Wholesale, and Manufacturing experience within Supply Chain and Demand Planning roles,
- Very strong analytics experience having worked on large data sets and utilising data to drive process improvements,
- Has developed great experience and knowledge of 'best in class' having worked for a high-growth start-up and a leading multi-national retailer, taking the best of both to implement improvements and improve the accuracy of forecasts,
- Friendly, engaging, and highly motivated by improving key metrics, this candidate has the interpersonal skills to back up their exceptional knowledge and experience.