Demand Planner

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Demand Planner
Castle Cary Salary: £31,900- £35,900 dependent on experience Company performance bonus Hours: Mon-Fri Permanent
Job Purpose
Working with the senior demand planner to help deliver an accurate forecast for 700 products across,14 sales channels and 2 territories in collaboration with Sales, Marketing and other stakeholders. Improving predictability of our sales volumes, you'll positively impact the customers service levels and support inventory optimisation.
What are we looking for?
2+ years supply chain experience (either demand or supply planning) Previous experience of planning systems such as (e.g. FuturMaster, SAP) Excellent analytical skills coupled with a continuous improvement mindset to drive efficiency and process enhancements. Stakeholder management experience, including the ability to build strong cross-department relationships, supported by robust interpersonal and influencing skills. Aptitude for working with data systems and analytics tools such as Power BI
What would be your key responsibilities?
Collaborate with the Demand function to co-create accurate and aligned volume demand plans for specific segments and customers, covering short, medium, and long-term horizons Facilitate periodic demand reviews with each key account manager during forecast alignment meetings, ensuring alignment on demand communicated to the entire local business through the S&OP process Maintain & ensure excellent data quality in planning systems; managing product launches, delists and route to market changes in planning system. Track forecast accuracy; measuring and reporting on SFA / BIAS, identifying root cause of deviations and implementing corrective or preventative action Identify potential improvements and automate or streamline manual processes to reduce cycle time.
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
About Mars
Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN'S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA™ and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to , , , sex, , , , status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a , it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
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Location:
Maiden Bradley
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Planner, Planning

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