Demand Manager - Greencore : Job Details

Why Greencore?

We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better.

We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY23, we generated revenues of £1.9bn.

Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,400 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

Here at Northampton, we operate one of the most impressive facilities in Europe, based across a campus of 5 manufacturing units, and we have a team of around 2,000 colleagues making high quality premium products every day. We are the sole supplier of sandwiches, wraps, rolls and sushi for Marks & Spencer.

Role Purpose

To provide leadership and direction to a team responsible for short term Demand Planning for the majority of UK supermarkets, driving accuracy and responding to dynamic changing consumer needs

Key Responsibilities

* Lead the short term Demand Planning process for your team to ensure accurate forecasting whilst engaging with the Commercial and Operational functions

* Manage and develop your team to support their growth and delivery of supply chain metrics and business plans

* Ongoing management & analysis of customer KPI's to maximise sales & availability whilst balancing waste & efficiency in the supply chain, strongly collaborating with customers

* Ensure consistency and alignment across the Demand Planning team, jointly working with other Demand Managers to drive an efficient and standardized process

* Identify opportunities for continuous improvement to optimise performance and drive long term growth

What we're looking for

We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

* Ideally qualified to degree level

* Proven track record in managing supply / demand processes

* Strong stakeholder management skills, internally and externally, with experience working closely with customers

* Experience of working in a dynamic fast paced, growth industry or business

* Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work on own initiative

* Statistical knowledge and problem solving skills

What you'll get in return

* Competitive salary and job-related benefits

* Holidays

* Pension up to 8% matched

* Company share save scheme

* Greencore Qualifications

* Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform

* Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.