Manpower are currently seeking an interim Demand Planning Manager to work with our global FMCG client, Elida Beauty, renowned for brands such as TIGI, VO5, Toni & Guy, and Brylcreem, and become an integral part of their fast-paced FMCG environment.
The position is based in Holborn, London. This is a full-time temporary role for 12 Months, with possible extension, requiring 37.5 hours per week, to start ASAP, Monday to Friday. Compensation for this role is competitive, paying up to £48,000 per annum, pro rata, depending upon experience.
The role currently offers a mix of remote and onsite working, subject to adjustment based on business requirements.
Due to the urgency of the role, candidates must be available immediately, or have no more than 2 weeks’ notice period
Your Role & Responsibilities
The Demand Planning Manager for UKI will be the lead for all forecasting, Sales & Operations Planning processes and a key influencer for coordinating growth delivery in the market. You will lead discussions and gather the inputs of key business activities over the next 12-18 months and support cross functional alignment towards both tactical and strategic business objectives. This role will report to the SC Lead for UKI and collaborate with Commercial, Finance & Marketing.
Your Key Tasks
- E2E execution of Demand Plan for UKI in line with business plan & customer JBP.
- Collaborative “bottom up” volume forecasting across base, activity and innovation planning over a 12–18-month horizon. Targeting improved forecast accuracy that supports both high customer service levels and a reduction of finished goods inventory.
- Lead the monthly Sales & Operations Planning process working with key departments to ensure alignment and delivery of the plan.
- Monitor forecast bias & accuracy reporting to deliver agreed service levels.
- Assist the SC Lead UKI with the development, maintenance, and delivery of KPI dashboards and reporting to communicate with the leadership team.
- Responsible for delivering excellent service to all our customers both internal and external.
- Support process hygiene and lead technology transformation where relevant; mainly in the development and continuous improvement of processes and technology transformation of new tools and ERP systems.
Required Skills
- Strong planning knowledge and background with understanding of financial and business acumen
- Experience working with statistical forecasting, operational experience of planning systems such as Kinaxis.
- Working collaboratively across teams, ideally cross-country & virtual teams
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Advanced Excel skills
- Ability to analyse complex data sets, create strategic recommendations.
Your Attributes
- Ability to quickly move between large scale strategic decision making and deploying tactical resources to solve short-term supply chain challenges
- Highly adaptable and entrepreneurial
- Driven by innovation and strong change affinity
- Embrace a high growth mindset with strong love for consumers, shoppers, and customers
- Have strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills with diverse, multi-functional stakeholders
- End to end execution skills; ability to understand the big picture but also comfortable with details and managing the operations on a daily basis
- Independent, self-starter, ability to discover opportunities and grow the business
What You’ll Need to Succeed
- At least 3 years prior experience in a similar role in a supply chain or manufacturing environment. Strong experience within demand planning is preferable.
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