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Supply Planner, Global Planning
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Supply Planner, Global Planning
Contract Duration: 3 Months
Location: Filton, Bristol, UK (Hybrid: 3 days onsite per week)
Must Have Skills:
- Relevant supply-chain planning experience
- Able to manage supply plans, suppliers, and a large SKU portfolio
- Experience in a fast-moving consumer or product-based environment
- Strong Excel and ERP system experience
- Able to work independently and get up to speed quickly
- They use MS Dynamics but are open to any ERP systems
- Available immediately or at short notice
- Industry experience can include beauty, FMCG, consumer goods, food, beverage, pharmaceutical, or electronics. Beauty experience is not required.
Job Description:
- Ensure the availability of finished goods to fulfil Customer demand, through active management of Inventory and Supply Plans.
- Manage short to medium (1-12 months) supply plans with a selection of Vendors. Monitor changes to supply plans and determine their impact on finished goods availability.
- Monitor inventory levels and reconcile inventory variances with supply plan, identify root causes and possible solutions for any risks to supply.
- Manage and mitigate out of stock/supply risks.
- Communicate supply risks to Planning colleagues.
- Manage and mitigate Excess and Obsolete (E&O) inventory.
- Support Supplier Collaborative Planning through data/information sharing and feedback.
- Negotiate with Vendors on costs and lead times.
- Manage Purchase Orders, ensuring these are aligned with the Supply Plan.
- Liaise with Inbound Team to resolve any delivery discrepancies and Accounts for Invoice Discrepancies.
- Report on Vendor Performance; alignment with KPIs as well as compliance with Vendor Manual.
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Qualifications & Characteristics:
- Good level/standard of UK/European education or equivalent.
- Educated to Degree level or similar level of work experience.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into supply plans.
- Ability to use technology tools that facilitate cross-functional collaboration. (Training will be provided.)
- Motivated to drive business results.
- Previous experience building relationships, negotiating, and collaborating with Vendors.
- Ability to problem solve.
- Well-organised and high level of attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Capable of communicating to different levels in the organisation.
- Ability to work within high-performing teams and is highly collaborative.
- Focus on both short-term results and long-term goals.
- Experience within FMCG, preferred.
- Self-motivated with the ability to take a proactive approach.
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Skills
Supply Chain Planning
Inventory Management
Vendor Management
SKU Portfolio Management
Microsoft Excel
ERP Systems
MS Dynamics
Purchase Order Management
KPI Reporting
Analytical Skills
Negotiation
Cross-functional Collaboration
Problem Solving
FMCG Experience
Demand Fulfillment
E&O Mitigation
Location