Supply Chain Planner, Bodmin, £40k – 12 month Contract

The Role:

This is a 12 month fixed term contract which may be extended.

Finished Goods & Production Demand Planning

To ensure stock levels of finished goods are maintained at an optimum level to meet customer demand and respect space, shelf life and cost parameters
Using a combination of Excel based data and customer portals, gather information on long term sales forecast, invoiced sales, outstanding sales orders, outstanding purchase orders and existing finished goods stocks
Create a forecast aligned with existing financial and sales forecasting structure – handle the data in Excel to ensure accuracy between the files for cross functional use
Generate demand requirement and issue and manage weekly rolling updates of the 12 week manufacturing plan to allow procurement and production planning activities to be completed by others
Liaise with Warehousing and Order Processing to review orders for finished goods required and fulfilment
Communicate with Production Planner to ensure orders are planned for production to meet required delivery dates, or where capacity is breached to negotiate revised lead times
Communicate with the Stock Controller to ensure finished goods received into the warehouse are assigned to the correct purchase order and booked in promptly and accurately
Completion of Supply Chain Performance Tracker statistics as part of an S&OP management cycle process

Essential Skills and Experience:

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