Demand Planning Analyst

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• Growing Team - Permanent Opportunity
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Demand Planning Analyst | A Fresh New Direction 

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated team player to join our Demand Planning team. 

• Demand Planning role within leading retail environment

• Newly formed team delivering a step change in planning and service level performance

• Great way to extend or launch your supply chain career

The Demand Planning team is growing and in turn, offering significant development opportunities for those looking to make Demand Planning a career! The team was designed to complement the sales forecasting process and work closely with supply planning teams and key suppliers to deliver exceptional product availability for our stores and customers.

As the Demand Planning Analyst, responsibilities include, however are not limited to:

• Generate DC level forecasts at the appropriate level of product hierarchy and time horizon

• Facilitate the collaborative planning process, engaging category managers and key suppliers, including facilitation of the monthly collaborative planning meeting

• Participate in the planning of major events like Christmas, Easter and Halloween

• Investigate root causes of forecasting error and eliminate or mitigate future risk or influence

• Manage DC safety stock and stock builds to mitigate demand volatility and supply risks

About You

WOWpeople are great people. Whether we’re learning new things, seizing the initiative, or winning together our customers are at the heart of everything we do. If you’re the sort of individual who takes accountability and strives to always do the right thing for each other, our communities, our customers, and our business then we ought to connect.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate success and a positive attitude working in a role requiring similar skills. We are also seeking the following experience and capabilities: 

• Possess excellent communication and negotiating skills - key to success in this role will be your ability to build relationships! 

• Be highly motivated to deliver exceptional service to our customers

• Be attentive to detail and confident in your analytical and problem solving capabilities

• You have drive and ambition and thrive on interaction with others to deliver results

• Degree qualified or relevant supply chain planning experience in a retail or FMCG environment

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