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