Procurement In Greater Manchester Jobs

Portfolio Procurement has been engaged to recruit an experienced Demand & Supply Planner for a leading FMCG client. This role is fully remote role and comes with great benefits including Bonus, Good Pension, Healthcare and much more. The Role: * Manage demand forecasts based on trends, seasonality, and promotions * Lead collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment meetings * Achieve forecast accuracy, inventory, service level, and customer in-stock % targets. * Communicate material shortages and delays to appropriate customer contacts. * Manage inventory levels by SKU and DC * Manage schedules * Attend S&OP meetings Experience/Skills * Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, sum-ifs, conditional formatting, lookups). * Strong problem-solving skill. * Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to present ideas in an easy-to-understand engaging manner. * Able to work in a team environment. * Understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems. * Degree/APICS (desirable) 48408JE3INDPRO