Atlante UK Demand & Supply Planner

Purpose of the role: To give great service into our UK customers; to manage goods in the end-to-end supply chain; to enable the cross-functional demand and supply planning process.

Role and main responsibility:

• Develop effective forecast models based on industry trends and demand
• Support management with risk assessments and mitigation
• Propose and implement solutions to improve demand forecast
• Successfully communicate forecast and inventory estimations to
• Monitor and report on important changes in sales forecasts, budgets, and business
• Conduct monthly forecast maintenance and follow
• Address demand-related issues in a timely and effective

Activities:

• Demand and Supply planning:
  • Contribute to an effective monthly S&OP process – translate SKU based monthly forecasts to an executable and effective supply plan, within the capacity constraints of the business / our
  • Lead solutions on supply and demand imbalances and manage communication with key
  • Analyse the ever-changing production and supply plan to quickly identify stock issues, optimizing the flows of products from the factory to the end destination.
• Stock management:
  • Establish, manage and monitor inventory levels through the end-to-end international supply
  • Track progress of stock through the end-to-end supply
  • Provide UK Sales and Operations with regular updates on any SKU shortages, risk and return to stock
• Reporting:
  • Support with weekly, monthly & quarterly assessment of Atlante Supply Chain performance, through pre-agreed KPIs aligned with SCM team
  • Pull together ad hoc reports and insights, depending on the requirements of the team /
• Cost management:
  • Work with and support the central Supply Chain management team on the following activities:
    • Benchmarking
    • Budgeting
    • Cost management
    • Cost to Serve initiatives
    • Demand Planning and sales forecast for the UK market
    • to improve the ratio between product supply chain cost and service level.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain or other relevant
• A minimum of 3 years experience in a demand planning/forecasting (pref, Retail or FMCG)
• Solid understanding of inventory management practices and
• Strong mathematical and statistical
• Capability to multitask in a fast-paced
• Excellent written and verbal communication

Hard Skills (education, experience, computer skills and languages):

• Must have:
  • Process orientated with high-level of analytical capability and strong excel
  • Good understanding and use of IT systems and
  • Fluent in written and spoken
  • Supply chain and planning experience across fast paced customer facing environment eg UK grocery, food, beverage or other FMCG. (MUST HAVE)
• Good to have:
  • Fluent in written and spoken English

Soft Skills:

• Problem solving: A bright, enthusiastic, brilliant problem solver, with an eye for detail and number
• Communication: The ability to flex your style of communications from customers, to partners and to colleagues; and across all levels of the business.
• Briefing: Comfortable briefing complex situations and solutions in a clear and concise manner across multiple mediums including verbal, written and presentations.
• Agile: Energised by an entrepreneurial environment, where high levels of ownership are required
• Values based: Have a strong set of personal values and awareness of how these drive decision

Reporting/ KPIs:

• This role will report directly to the Atlante UK Supply Chain Manager as part of the global supply chain team; and will work cross-functionally with the UK Commercial Team.
• KPIs:
  • Team:
    • Customer
    • UK Supplier
    • Net

Workplace:

• Individual:
  • 3PL / PCC stock, waste and shrinkage
  • Forecast accuracy
  • Stock accuracy of international supply
  • Management of Demand and Supply planning process
  • Forecast accuracy

Contract (fixed term, permanent):

• Permanent
• 3-month trial period

Benefits:

• Salary: £40k-£60k (dependent on experience)
• Pension
• Bonus: 20% of base salary