Forecast Analyst
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £30000 – £32000/annum Pension & Benefits
Forecast Analyst
Food/FMCG
Seaham
Up to £32,000 DOE
Accountabilities:
* Carry out reviews with Sales and Marketing teams to build, understand & challenge a rolling 12 month forecast at account and SKU level.
* Monitor, measure, trend, coordinate, input and publish changes on a weekly basis. Ensuring forecast commentary is issued to Sales & Supply Chain on a timely basis.
* Run monthly forecast accuracy reports analysing and monitoring trends by SKU and account recommending and implementing actions to continually improve accuracy & bias.
* Act as front line contact for daily queries from Inventory Planning and Customer Services teams on sales v. forecast issues and re-visit forecast as necessary.
* Link into Customers’ supply chain and logistics departments. Assimilate demand requirements, EPOS, rate of sale & depot stock data available to help improve forecast accuracy and demand planning.
* Focus on demand during periods of promotional activity to make sure that the right stock is built up prior to the activity and that there is no excess stock left over post promotion.
* Working with the Sales team you will provide a forecast of customer order/sales requirements and communicate these through the business. To provide accurate, reliable & timely forecasts by customer by sku. Drive continuous improvement to forecast accuracy and forecast bias.
Internal relationships:
* Sales
* Supply Chain
* Marketing
* Customer Services
* Finance
* NPD
Expereince:
Experience in an FMCG organisation
Experience in forecasting at SKU level
Working knowledge of forecasting tools & ERP systems (SAP)
Understanding of forecasting techniques, report writing & data mining
Strong numeracy & literacy skills with an ability to work efficiently & accurately
Microsoft Office – particularly highly literate in Excel (Pivot tables & Macro)
Ability to analyse detail & perform structured decision making on a daily basis
High degree of initiative, ownership & the discipline to follow through on assigned tasks
Broad commercial insight
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More Information
- Address Seaham, County Durham
