Interim Supply/Demand Planner

Interim Supply/Demand Planner required for a 6 month contract to support a global health-care supplies manufacturer with an immediate start.

Responsibilities;

• Formulate & Communicate short to mid-term tactical plans that balance supply & demand
• Proactively manage supply chain risks e.g. low cover and escalate issues where appropriate
• Align transfer orders to demand and send to ERP &/or local shipping system for execution
• Review transfer order exceptions and cancel, decrease or postpone orders if necessary
• Apply scenario planning & collaboration, leveraging Rapid Response functionality and tools
• Collaborate with Plant Schedulers, Demand planners, W&D, Cluster fulfilment, Commercial & Manufacturing to resolve supply risks & issues.
• Lead OPLAN review with key stakeholders e.g. Plant management
• Support the Network manager with regional and/or Global SI&OP input.
• Monitor supply chain performance, review & approve planning parameters and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Be accountable for achieving Inventory targets
• Provide input to Financial planning and forecasting processes

Skills required:

• Capacity planning management
• Import/Export Regulations
• Inventory Management
• Logistics Network Modelling
• MPS Methodologies and Techniques
• Production Planning Capacity Utilization
• Risk and Exception management
• S & OP Plan Communication
• Strategic Planning
• Supply Chain planning
• Supply Planning
• Experience of Kinaxis (6 Months+)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business/Supply Chain/Logistics Management is preferred
• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification highly desirable
• Six Sigma Belt certification a plus

Experience dealing with:

• S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning),
• DRP (Distribution Requirements Planning)
• MPS (Master Production Scheduling)
• MRP (Materials Requirements Planning)
• Majority of work is completed on an independent basis - ideally worked in a global company 2 years
• Analyses and development of solutions to a variety of complex problems
• Supply Chain qualification would be preferred
• Experienced at cross functional project and process coordination.
• Examples of applying critical thinking skills and pro-actively recommends solutions.

Please note, this position will require you to be working onsite from day 1 without any remote working.

To be considered for the Interim Supply/Demand Planner position, please apply before Tuesday 7th July.