Demand Planner

Job Description

Demand Planner

Office Based - Southampton

£30,000 p/a (plus excellent benefits)

All applicants must have Right to Work in the UK, please note Garmin do not offer Sponsorship.

About Us

Here at Garmin, we love what we do - fuelling people's passions for fitness monitoring, sports timing, mapping and management, driving and/or sailing while using GPS to navigate the world. Our people truly enjoy bringing our products to the world and everyone of us feels part of a global success story which has grown tremendously over the past few years.

The Role;
Responsible for the Demand Management for all Garmin products for forecasting and non-forecasting customers and Garmin Offices.

Key Duties & Responsibilities
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.
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
Proficient use of Microsoft – Excel, Word, Powerpoint & Outlook
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.

What we can offer you
Enhanced Pension
Enhanced

Maternity/Paternity
Hybrid working after Probation (3 days office, 2 days WFH pw)
Employee Share Scheme
Private Medical/Dental
EAP
Discounted Products