Demand Planner

Job Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity for a Demand Planner on a 6-month fixed-term contract in our team at Bellshill to actively engage with Distributor partners and regional commercial teams to deliver a robust demand plan. Successfully demand manage including Phase-in and Phase-Out and New Product launches, ensuring obsolescence minimised and launches met.

Main Responsibility

• Support and lead Demand Review meetings in key markets in line with S&OP process.
• Work closely with the Commercial teams and Markets to identify and develop key opportunities and mitigate key forecast risks.
• Understand and analyse trends and seasonal profile, to support and advise the commercial teams where there is evidence that the demand plan may require revision.
• Ensure demand is in line with the agreed global allocations policy and process through regular reviews with the commercial teams and the Allocations Planner, highlighting opportunities and risks where appropriate.
• Create and maintain the rolling 24-month demand forecast using appropriate statistical modelling, analysing market and purchase plans, historical sales data, brand changes, new product development and obsolete products.
• Support the effectiveness of innovation and renovations core teams - ensuring that there are realistic pipe-fill plans and assumptions, minimising obsolescence and ensuring product is available for launch.
• Develop and maintain professional and productive relationships with third parties distributors.
• Develop professional and productive relationships across all key stakeholders to support operational performance and ensure that accurate and relevant information is shared in a timely manner.
• Support Supply Chain KPIs e.g. Forecast Accuracy and Bias, inventory and obsolescence.
• Accountable for reporting and influencing MAPE (Mean Absolute Percentage Error) and BIAS (Absolute Value Variance) within the demand plan at SKU, Market and Regional level.
• Maintain a proper process framework and detailed process documentation with the appropriate governance structure.
• Develop depletion forecasting in appropriate markets and manage the accuracy and robustness of the forecasting Database.
• Participate and contribute to team performance by engaging in team meetings and taking an active part in problem solving activities.
• Work collaboratively with peers and colleagues and