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Our client, one of the Big5 tech companies are looking for a demand planner to d evelop product demand forecasts and manage item life cycle and inventory controls to ensure revenue and profit goals.
Demonstrated by achieving an In-Stock Percentage of , maintaining lean inventory stocking practices, and manage promotional periods to achieve budget.
Primary responsibilities include:
Develop and maintain the 6 month rolling forecasts for product category.
This forecast will be developed at a SKU level and revised/analyzed weekly.
Managing forward selling system tools by ensuring out of stock SKUs are made available to order based upon committed future inbounds during all stages of product lifecycle.
Ensuring product transitions are managed effectively by highlighting any major risks on N-1 products (end of life) as well as ensuring all new launch products are planned and forecasted as required.
Determine initial purchase quantity, and rebuy quantities, for all SKUs to enable us to achieve/exceed our financial revenue goals
Ensure purchase plan aligns with our inventory management goals (turns, weeks of supply) while staying within agreed inventory parameters
Assemble and analyze all data pertinent to reflect impact of promotions, pricing changes, seasonality, new Store business models/partnerships, and other factors to develop continually improving future forecasts.
Partner closely with category managers and Online Store Leads to ensure forecast and buy plan reflect future promotions
Develop financial forecasts by category/sub-category/area to support quarterly financial forecasting rhythm and annual budget process.
Identifying sales opportunities from excess stock to both category managers and online store leads.
Continuously improving forecasting techniques, method, and approach.
Develop and track key forecasting KPI’s, such as forecast and mix accuracy, on a monthly basis.
Track customer returns rates by product.
Partner with the category manager to ensure our returns allowances are reasonable and are effectively being maximized.
Partner closely with Supply Chain teams to ensure In Stock Percentage metric at a SKU/outlet level and monitoring this using the tools available.
Establish and utilize best practices (statistical models and software tools) in creating forecasts
Make recommended adjustments to forecast based on changes in demand and market trends.
Track forecast accuracy performance on weekly basis and drive continual improvement where possible.
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Job Title: Demand Planner
Location: Paddington, UK
Rate/Salary: - GBP Daily
Job Type: Contract
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