Stock Demand Planner

Stock Demand Planner

Greater Manchester

£35,000 - £40,000 plus benefits

My Client, a supplier to the retail industry now had an excellent opportunity for a Senior Merchandiser to join their team.

Key responsibilities:

• Stock management, working to multiple supplier lead time demands to ensure stock KPI targets are met to achieve 100% availability to demand
• Analysing customer forecasts and sales information weekly / Monthly / year vs Year to assist effective planning.
• Work effectively with internal stakeholders, ensuring cohesion between sales, merchandising, production and warehouse.
• Actively monitor the sales forecasts and performances, reacting and communicating to the customer and channels team on issues for effective resolution.
• Extensive use of Excel spreadsheets to provide accurate data.

** A full job specification is available upon request**

Knowledge and Experience:

• Strong analytic background.
• Working at advanced level on Excel.
• Experience of merchandise planning in a fast moving supply chain environment.
• Ability to analyse the data and use the data to drive action
• Pro-active & organised.
• Flexible team player who doesn’t mind 'mucking in’ when needed.
• 'Can-do’ approach, who is used to working under their own initiative.
• Previous experience in Sage 200 would be highly advantageous.

Interested? Apply online or for further information contact one of our specialist consultants quoting reference number NJR15343