Demand Planner

Your responsibilities

You will be responsible for effective managing product changes, maximising forecasting accuracy on all products within portfolio and driving improvements. You will have full accountability for the IBP process for a number of brands and successfully plan the supply of several brands coming from both external sources and Reckitt factories for the UK market, ensuring Customer Service targets are met whilst minimising inventory. Key

Responsibilities/ Accountabilities

• In close co-operation with the Commercial teams, create, monitor and revise forecasts for a portfolio of brands ensuring accuracy measures are met and continuously improved.
• Maximise customer service level for a portfolio of brands via effective liaison with factories and monitoring of daily forecast
• Drive IBP process with support of the team through effective sales meetings.
• Analyse trends and promotional volumes to make adjustments and recommendations where necessary
• Monitor and manager in transit stock and safety stock requirements. Effectively manage inventory.
• Provide ad hoc analysis and work with sales and marketing teams to ensure optimum decision making and reaction to potential issues
• Challenge sales teams where appropriate to ensure best supply and financial forecast
• Where appropriate deliver improvements in supply efficiencies
• Challenge the ‘status quo’ with the suppliers and within Reckitt