Collaborative Demand Planner

Kimberly-Clark Corporation; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consumer goods company is seeking a Collaborative Demand Planner in South East England. In this role, you'll manage customer relationships, optimize inventory and logistics, and collaborate with various internal teams to deliver on customer requirements. The ideal candidate will have Supply Chain experience, strong analytical skills, and be highly motivated to succeed. This position offers flexible hybrid work arrangements and competitive benefits including gym memberships, private medical insurance, and a market-leading pension scheme.

Benefits

Gym memberships

Private medical insurance

Dental cover

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Critical illness cover

Travel insurance

Defined contribution pension scheme

Qualifications

• High performer with a proven track record of success in Supply Chain.
• Self-driven and motivated individual, comfortable working independently.
• Organized with strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer relationships and deliver requirements.
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to evaluate demand forecasts.
• Optimize supply chain inventory and logistics planning.

Skills

Supply Chain experience

Collaboration skills

Numerical and analytical skills

Job description

Collaborative Demand Planner page is loaded## Collaborative Demand Plannerlocations: United Kingdom- Flexible Location - South East Englandtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: 882138Collaborative Demand Planner## **Job Description**You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.You will work closely with Customer Management, Demand Management, European Supply Chain Services and Logistics, along with the supply teams in the top UK Grocers to ensure business requirements are fulfilled, issues resolved and potential problems are anticipated with corrective action taken.**Responsibilities*** Manage the Customer Relationship and work collaboratively with the retailer to understand and deliver customer requirements on both day to day and strategic objectives* Work collaboratively with Sales, Marketing and Demand Management to evaluate impact of promotions and base run rate changes on the demand forecast in order to maximise sales, customer service and minimise stock holding to ensure aims and objectives are on track and executed to required standards and timelines* Validate, challenge, and provide assumptions on future SKU level volume and production* Active management and communication to optimize end-to-end supply chain inventory and logistics planning* Pro-active development and implementation of customer collaboration best practices e.g. KPI Service Tracking and Collaborative Planning meetingsHuggies. Kleenex. Cottonelle. Scott. Kotex. Poise. Depend. Kimberly-Clark Professional. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.**Led by Purpose. Driven by You.****About You**You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:* You will be a high performer, preferably with Supply Chain experience with a positive “can do” attitude and passionate about what you do. You will have a proven track record of success and delivering business results in current / previous roles.* This role requires a self-driven and highly motivated person, with excellent collaboration skills to allow you to successfully manage these important customer relationships. High levels of drive to succeed and make things happen and comfortable working independently at a customer’s site when required.* You will need to be highly organized with strong interpersonal skills as well as excellent numerical and analytical skills and are able to work effectively across functions.**Total Benefits**We offer competitive pay and benefits to employees and reward excellence and performance. Our belief in promoting a healthy work-life balance drives us to support our employees’ total well-being, offering comprehensive benefits not limited to gym memberships, private medical insurance, dental cover, employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme, critical illness cover, travel insurance and a market leading defined contribution pension scheme.Certain benefits, such as flexible work schedules and parental leave, can be tailored to meet specific individual needs, giving our employees the flexibility to manage their commitments inside and outside of work. We are proud to be rated as a top 100 workplace for working mothers for two years in a row.**To Be Considered** Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.In the meantime, please check out the .**And finally, the fine print….***For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.**The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.****This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.****#LI-Hybrid*## **Primary Location**No K-C Work Site UK South East## **Additional Locations**## **Worker Type**Employee## **Worker Sub-Type**Regular## **Time Type**Full timeFueled by ingenuity, creativity, and an understanding of people's most essential needs, we're working to find new ways to make a positive impact on the world we share. Kimberly-Clark and its trusted brands, including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Intimus, Neve, Plenitud, Sweety, Softex, Viva and WypAll, are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries by helping individuals experience more of what's important to them. We use sustainable practices that support a healthy planet, build stronger communities, and ensure our business thrives for decades to come. To learn more about the company's 150-year history of innovation, visit kimberly-clark.com.