Demand Planner

Demand Planner

Contract: 12 months Fixed Term Contract

Location: Southampton

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: £32,000 per annum

Excellent Benefits

Purpose of the job

Demand Management for all Garmin products for forecasting and non-forecasting customers and Garmin Offices.

Key Duties

• Manage forecast & orders with customer, sales team and Demand Planners to ensure right product, right time.
• Regular communication with Garmin Offices to understand local variances, sales trends and promotions/deals which will impact future demand. Ensure any extraordinary activity is reflected in the forecast and communicated to product category Demand Planners.
• Work with Product Manager to manage combined forecast for a product category, ensuring overall forecast is in line with company targets.
• Primary interface between global supply planning and Garmin customers and the demand expectations from Garmin’s EMEA customers.
• Input into forecast meetings with Senior Managers & Product Managers. Reviewing recommended sales forecast and inventory goals in line with S&OP targets (emphasis on accuracy, road map transitions, NPI, EOL & promotions)
• Monitor sales vs forecast for all customers and Garmin Offices on all products.
• Challenge over/under sales patterns and suggest/implement forecast changes as required.
• Work with internal departments to ensure correct dating of orders to avoid unnecessary past-due orders and to manage customer expectations.
• Co-ordinate inter-office/office customer transfers as required
• Review excess inventory levels and communicate to Garmin Offices as necessary, report back to team on action taken.
• Work with Global Supply Chain on production priorities and requirements and dealing with allocations on arrival of goods.
• Garmin (HR 2010)
• Raise purchase orders to ensure supply of third party materials
• Accept and complete projects and other miscellaneous duties as assigned and any ad hoc duties as requested by management.

Education & Experience

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical abilities and attention to detail
• Previous demand planning/forecasting/procurement experience desirable
• Must be flexible and able to work in a fast paced environment
• Highly motivated self starter.
• Oracle & Demantra experience an advantage.
• Good Excel knowledge