Korean Speaking) Senior Demand Specialist
Job Type : Contract, Full Time
Salary : £40000 – £44000/annum Plus 10% bonus
Our Client based in Surrrey is looking for (Korean Speaking) Senior Demand Specialist will work within a team of SCM specialists responsible for managing the day to day SCM relationship with a number of key accounts. A core part of the role will be working with each of the sales team to ensure accurate forecasting is in place and that we run the function efficiently within established process. In addition, project managing key activities within the program; such as new launches in channels, end of life management and ensuring correct WOS management and sell out plan adherence. Coordinate closely with HQ, Factory and 3rd party logistics service providers to manage inbound supply, highlighting any shortage issues and providing recommendations. The individual also expect to contribute to the ongoing improvement initiatives around the current supply chain process, on hand aging inventory and production PO proposal processes. This is no ending contract.
Key Responsibilities:
* Responsible for the demand management in SCM for the Mobile division with specific focus on category management which could cover any of the following categories, memory, NPC, Wearables, SMP, Tablet
* Supporting commercial team to deliver sales targets by accurate forecasting, execution and collaboration
* Analyse business performance with outlook on risks and opportunities
* Be the subject matter expert to provide recommendations and improvements on internal projects and discussions
* Coordinating weekly / monthly sales planning collaboratively with other functional teams and to support the commercial team to meet sales targets by bringing the optimal stock in on time.
* Ownership of sell in forecasting in collaboration with Sales and Product Management with follow up input in to GSCM.
* Planning accurately to manage optimal channel stocks in order to meet agreed targets (PSI management)
* Submission for month end revenue target and manage mid/long term forecast for target planning with PM
* Charing SCM Day meetings and provide analysis on business performance and flag critical issues. Summarise actions for the week to be reviewed.
* Build strong relationships with HQ and factory contacts for 2 product groups. Communicate regularly for business directions and supply updates.
* Liaise with 3rd party logistics company regarding inbound/outbound including securing booking slots.
* Collaborate and manage expectations with internal contacts such as functional heads, PM team, commercial team and BSD
* Able to step in and represent for other demand planning managers during times of absence or assistance
Skills and attributes:
* Educated to degree level or equivalent
* Excellent skills in SAP, Microsoft office packages; in particular Excel
* Strong numeracy skills
* Strong verbal, written and presentation skills
* Demonstrable Experience of creating & executing a structured channel plan and in managing that to successful conclusion
* Good project management skills, and demonstrable skills of achieving results through cross-functional teams
* Able to work in fast paced environment • Structured and organised account management skill set.
* Highly motivated and passionate about what they do.
* Ability to analyse data and articulate clearly the trends and implications of the data And Skilled at planning, organizing, solving problems
More Information
- Address Chertsey, Surrey
