Junior Demand Planner

Junior Demand Planner

Permanent, High Wycombe, UK

Attractive salary & benefits

Let’s Talk About You

You’re ambitious, but you want a career with purpose—we love that. You’re up for a challenge and ready to write the next chapter of your career story with a great group of encouraging colleagues. You want to make your mark and let your personality shine. Well, if you’re interested in our Junior Demand Planner role, this might be your next step! We are looking for a Demand Planner/Supply Chain Planner to join Edgewell Personal Care – a global consumer goods business with a portfolio of over 25 brands (Wilkinson Sword, Hawaiian Tropic and Bulldog Skincare for Men… just to name a few!).

Now, Let’s Get Down to Business

Reporting to the Demand Planning Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the total market forecasts within their assigned Region (standard and promotional forecast).The responsibility to develop and maintain statistical forecasts in MANUGISTICS will lie with the wider area team, but they you will have direct responsibility to gather and challenge local market intelligence, input the market intelligence into MANUGISTICS and understand and maintain cannibalization effects ensuring the right level of communication with the Area team to get the best possible total market forecast. If there’s one thing you’ll get here at Edgewell, it’s a collaborative group full of likeable, diverse and nurturing colleagues. They’re an inspiring bunch. While your experience is of course important, we’re all about making useful things joyful, so we love when our prospective candidates are passionate about this too.

Here’s a sample of what you’ll get up to:

Coordinate the forecast requirements for co-packing & co-packaging

Support Customer Service (CS) by providing demand information for CS pro-actively to support delivery to customers.

Follow up on market/hub SLOBs process.

Promotional forecast on finish goods and displays

Information regarding distribution gains and losses, new product launch, Neilson data etc

Analyse and support a closed feedback loop with sales and marketing monthly on market intelligence.

Manage distributors in assigned geographical area: gather updated forecast per month and track sales Vs fcst.

Support CE distributors and other business within the Hub.

Are You Ready to Show Us What You’ve Got?

Ideally you will have some Demand Planning, Supply Chain Planning and analytical experience gained within a Consumer Goods/ Cosmetics/ Retail Company.

In addition, it would be great if you have the following skills and experience:

• Ideally degree level educated
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Manuistic and Power BI – desired
• Team player with strong improvement focus
• Ability to work within varied cultural teams.
• Collaborative minded and strong communicator

What We Offer

A ‘can do’ working culture with the following benefits:

Benefits: Competitive salary, employee assistance programme, life assurance, discounted Edgewell branded products, core working hours, 25 days annual leave, free beverage & snacks, sports & social club membership, casual smart dress code and a great boss!

Now Take the Next Step

If you’re looking forward to progressing your career with us, then we’re looking forward to hearing from you. Please email an up to date CV in English along with your salary expectations.

Alternatively, feel free to pass onto your teammates who may be interested. For information about this great company, visit www.edgewell.com