Demand Planner

Reference Number: JO-2404-532633
Job Title: Demand Planner
Rate: Negotiable
Job Type: Contract
Location: Central London / West End

Contract Duration: End date 31/03/2025

Location: London – Hybrid

Pay Rate: £194.60 PAYE Or £255.00 Umbrella Rate Per Day

One of my global pharmaceutical clients are urgently seeking a Demand Planner to join their team on a contractual basis, initially until the end of March 2025. You will be responsible for coordinating effective demand forecasting and inventory management for the business, ensuring smooth material flow and a high customer service level. You will also be collaborating with other departments and 3PL to achieve goals.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

1. Developing demand and inventory policy through analysis of all supply chain factors.
2. Contributing to the S&OP process to ensure sales forecast and underlying event/assumptions are transmitted to SAP according to best assumptions.
3. Ensuring demand forecasting data is consolidated and one agreed demand number is produced.
4. Managing the demand and inventory management process for materials under responsibility.
5. Maintaining all finished pack products within agreed inventory parameters to ensure continuity of supply.
6. Ensuring all planning parameters are correctly maintained in the master data.
7. Managing the life cycle of the product from launch to pruning phase.
8. Minimising obsolescence costs by effective inventory management and knowledge of demand.
9. Providing financial and volume projections of inventory to supplement decision making.
10. Full control of SAP transactions (MM/SD) by ensuring sales and inventory reconciliation with 3PL.
11. Interface monitoring with 3PL – ensuring correct data flow between parties.
12. Identifying stock out risks and managing the situation with close collaboration with all stakeholders within the CPO.