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Specialist – Demand Planner to become a vital part of our onsite Supply Chain Team at Asda House. Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm. Location: Asda House - Leeds, Hybrid working (2 days per week from home). Contract Type: Permanent.
Job Responsibility:
Support the delivery of Category Plan / KPI targets for Asda Sales, GBI and Waste
Accurately forecast the daily and weekly demand for a specific group of products over a 78 week horizon and provide short term forecasting reacting to markets changes, promotional opportunities and weather impacts at both corporate and item store level
Ensure system integrity and accuracy to ensure a smooth flow of products aligned to season, events and activity
Communicate any variation to forecast that may impact internal and external stakeholders – ranging from commercial, production, suppliers and retail teams
Provide root cause analysis to identify and address forecasting issues by category/item and understand and apply the principles of cannibalisation
Set item level business plan for the next financial year
Requirements:
At least 2 years’ experience of demand planning/merchandise planning in FMCG environment
Experience of working with demand planning/WSSI systems
Possession of exceptional analytical skills when managing complexity and multiple variables
Advanced excel skills
Planning skills and the ability to work to deadlines
Strong influencing and communication skills
Team working ability
Conflict management/resilience
Nice to have:
Experience within produce
Forecasting / supply chain qualifications
What we offer:
15% Asda In-store Discount
Paid Annual Leave Allowance
Enhanced pension scheme
Life Assurance - 4 x annual base salary
Help@hand - Free, direct access to health and wellbeing support service
Grocery Aid - emotional, practical, and financial support services
Electric Vehicle Scheme
Asda Mobile Discount - 30% off
Discounted health assessments
Asda Pet Insurance discount – Up to 10% Discount
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) - fee-free mortgage and protection advice
Exclusive Exchange Rates via Asda Money
Ride-to-work scheme
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