About this job
Job description
Timex is seeking a Demand Planner for our EMEA business. This role will manage the demand forecast for UK key accounts, EMEA distributors and duty free EMEA accounts.
Primary Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to):
- Manage forecast demand for UK Key Accounts, EMEA distributors and Duty Free EMEA accounts
- Use Demantra to analyse and manipulate the forecast at different aggregation levels.
- Achieve premier customer service and customer intimacy
- Analyse forecast error to improve forecast accuracy
- Build and Maintain good relationship with UK and EMEA sales teams to update assortment changes, track sales activity (promotions and uplifts) and sales trends in the forecast.
- Conduct Monthly IBP (S&OP) Demand reviews with UK sales and finance team.
- Conduct Monthly IBP (S&OP) Demand reviews with EMEA Distributor market sales team.
- Maintain Demantra data. Manage customer POS and sell-in data to populate Demantra, uploading and validating data,
- Drive collaborative planning with UK Key accounts
- Work with management and sales teams to maintain an EMEA assortment.
- Plan and set up New Product Introductions
- Plan End of Life products
- Plan and create unit budgets across all UK and EMEA distributor markets.
Desired Skills and Experience
Experience:
Minimum 3 years supply chain experience, preferably including forecasting, KPIs and analysis
Skills:
Required
- MS Excel to advanced level
- MS Access to advanced level
- Proficient understanding of forecasting tool, preferably Demantra
- Understanding of ERP, preferably Oracle
- Understanding of watch supply chain, manufacturing lead times, turnaround times, freight and import.
- KPI Analysis
- Inventory analysis
- Sales trend analysis
- Pareto analysis
- Product lifecycle management experience
Communication skills
- Ability to communicate to both internal and external customers
- Ability to find, define and fix supply chain deficiencies across worldwide locations
- Ability to arrange and lead demand review meetings
Must be legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom.
About this company
Timex Group designs, manufactures and markets innovative timepieces and jewelry globally. Timex, founded in 1854, has expanded to become Timex Group, a privately-held company, with several operating units and over 5,000 employees worldwide. One of the largest watch makers in the world, Timex Group companies include: the Timex Business Unit (Timex, Timex Ironman, Opex, Nautica); Timex Group Luxury Watches (Salvatore Ferragamo); Sequel (Guess, Gc); and Vertime (Versace, Versus).
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