FMCG Chilled Demand Planner

Our client is a global leader in food manufacturing selling products in over 100 countries with 25 factories worldwide. They are a great company to work for offering excellent career progression and job satisfaction. They are currently looking for a Chilled Demand Planner to be based at the head office in Hammersmith, West London.

This is an excellent opportunity as their portfolio has grown strongly in the past 5 years and they are looking for a candidate to grow rapidly as part of a close knit and supportive team with an autonomous working environment. This role would suit someone who is keen to be responsible for all aspects of the chilled supply chain, including developing relationships with customers, the factories and forecasting.

FMCG Chilled Demand Planner Role and Responsibilities:

This role requires someone to be able to understand the Supply Chain within a manufacturing environment. Demand is a large part of this role. You will be in charge of deciding per product what quantities need to be delivered to the UK depots for several of our factories across Europe. Some other factories will manage directly their stock in the UK depot; you will help them to understand the UK market and provide them with the information that they need, and challenge them to achieve their KPI (service level / wastage).

Main Areas of Responsibility:

1. Forecast accuracy
2. Review and align safety stocks and product management with respect to acceptable forecast deviation
3. Put in place action plan resolving service and waste level issues
4. Routine and ad hoc data analysis to support sales marketing teams
5. Communicate with and help company factories in Europe, which are working in push flow, to understand the UK market and provide them with information about activities.
6. Help to support and manage seasonal uplifts i.e. Easter, Christmas, promotions
7. Liaising with warehouses and customer supply chains

FMCG Chilled Demand Planner Candidate Profile:

The successful candidate will either be a graduate, having recently completed a technical degree, or having worked in the reality of retail/logistics. They should be analytical, detail driven and able to work to challenging deadlines in a changing environment. They should be able to work both independently and with the wider team and business where required. They should be able to build good rapport with supply contacts in order to acquire customer side data.

FMCG Chilled Demand Planner Background:

1. Analytical due to the forecasting and data elements of the role
2. Able to communicate with customers and create good relationship as a key to success.
3. Ability to take initiative, and propose ways to work better

FMCG Chilled Demand Planner Skills:

1. Strong communication and influencing skills
2. Excellent analytical thinking, attention to detail and interpretation of data
3. Hard working, highly organized and efficient
4. Strong influencing ability
5. Team worker with good interpersonal skills
6. Ability to deal with pressure
7. Good project manager and ability to multi-task.

FMCG Chilled Demand Planner Company Package:

1. Market Leader in their products and sector
2. £30,000
3. Health care single cover
4. Permanent Health Insurance
5. Company pension contribution
6. 25 days holiday + Bank holidays
7. Company sick pay
8. 4 x Death in Service

If you would like to apply for this role, please send an up to date copy of your CV to Kate Evans as soon as possible quoting reference GP280.