Location: Manchester

Type: Permanent

Industry: Homeware

Job Ref: TGN4674

The Company:

A new opportunity for a Demand Planning Merchandiser for an established and fast-paced company

You will be working as part of an experienced supply chain team responsible managing customer orders, (FOB / Direct Container) and stock management, ensuring the optimum flow of goods and service levels to the customer.

Responsibilities

• Forward Planning Stocks for all customers
• Analysis weekly/monthly/yearly sales to identify trends.
• Working with Key Account Execs/Managers to ensure their customer forecast/requirements are met.
• Distributing stocks efficiently between forecast channels to ensure all customers’ requirements are met.
• Keeping forecast channels on internal system accurate and up to date.
• Checking and reviewing lines which have flagged as exceeding forecast quantities analysing and decision making to release stock to fulfil or not.
• Work with internal departments to co-ordinate stock orders for promotions.
• Monitor and report on under performance and or clearance.
• Raising Factory orders and collaborating with them to manage minimums/dyed fabric/Greige.
• Consulting with overseas factories to ensure purchase orders are manufactured within agreed lead-time.
• Working closely with the shipping department & warehouse to optimise container fills and deliveries into the warehouse

Essential Skills:

• Advance Excel skills (e.g., VLOOKUP/Pivot Tables/If Functions/SUMIF)
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong analytical capability
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage changing priorities.
• Work under own initiative
• Ability to communicate to different levels in the organisation