Experience

Caterers Choice

• United Kingdom
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Demand Planner

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Job Purpose-To maximize sales opportunities whilst minimizing stock and supply chain related cost, liaising with DC planning departments/suppliers/Sales department and customers to maximize stock flow efficiencies from suppliers to the customers within supply chain capacities.Main activities and responsibilities:• Develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function• Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data• Interact with sales, marketing, and customer finance to understand demand forecast drivers• Utilise a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Finance to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecasts• Use and maintain the Demand Planning software (NetStock/Sage ) as the primary forecasting system tool• To achieve annually agreed availability targets ,DC to customers service and annual supplier service level target based on inbound volume and service standards• To achieve annually agreed working cap target• Responsible for replenishment of approx 100 SKU's/products • Performance monitoring of approx 20 suppliers against agreed service criteria• Responsible for ensuring that supply chain calculations are checked and within acceptable parameters for the forecast and replenishment data to process the required movement of stock.• Responsible for ensuring the forecast and replenishment workbenches are cleared on a daily basis in order for the smooth execution of the replenishment process. • In conjunction with the Planning department, maintains replenishment cycles/planning calendars for all channels within Netstock /Sage to enable an accurate, smooth stock flow through the DC



wilko

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Buying Assistant

  • Jan 2019 - Jul 2019

  Job Purpose-To support the Buyer on day to day administration and activities to help implementation of the category strategy and support the end to end buying processMain activities and responsibilities:• Support the Buyer with the co-ordination and preparation for range Reviews on the category from Strategy through to range Sign off to ensure completed on time • Managing the sample and product management process dealing with suppliers and the team in the moch shop • Assist the buyer in with competitor research including pricing to ensure products 3 • Responsible for loading projects into Trading manager & ensuring trading manager kept up to date with the Category management Team (CMT) &assisting projects being delivered on time • Managing the tracking of suppliers terms , and ensuring all the suppliers terms sheets are signed and logged on the System to ensure all rebates/Lump sums are raised correctly on time • Accountable for ensuring NEW products are set up on time and Right First Time • Answering and resolving store and supplier queries specific to the category within the agreed time frames• Managing promo nominations to ensure all nominations are on time & right first time

• Demand Planner

  • Mar 2014 - Jan 2019

  Job Purpose-To maximize branch availability and sales opportunities whilst minimizing stock and supply chain related cost, liaising with DC planning departments to maximize stock flow efficiencies from supplier to the shop floor within DC capacitiesMain activities and responsibilities:• To achieve annually agreed branch availability targets,DC to stores service and annual supplier service level target based on inbound volume and service standards• To achieve annually agreed working cap target• Responsible for stock replenishment of approx £ 150-200 m per annum from the Distribution Centre's to approx 400 stores• Responsible for replenishment of approx 2500 SKU's/products • Performance monitoring of approx 80 suppliers against agreed service criteria• Responsible for ensuring that supply chain calculations are checked and within acceptable parameters for the forecast and replenishment data to process the required movement of stock.• Responsible for ensuring the forecast and replenishment workbenches are cleared on a daily basis in order for the smooth execution of the replenishment process. • In conjunction with the Tactical planner, maintains replenishment cycles/planning calendars for all channels within SAP to enable an accurate, smooth stock flow through the SC’s. • Collaboration working alongside other elements of the CMT buying, merchandising, promotion and other key stakeholders to deliver a right first time solutions into retail but also sieve cost saving opportunities the business bottom line. • Creates branch and internal allocations by applying the correct replenishment strategies within the agreed tolerances in order to attain the accurate placement of stock within retail.



ComputerNET Solutions

• Assistant It Manager

  • Nov 2010 - Dec 2013

  Job Purpose- To implement, maintain and support a reliable and scalable infrastructure Main activities and responsibilities: • Computers maintenance and applications to over 1000 stores • Computers maintenance to Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Justice of Romania. Job Purpose- To implement, maintain and support a reliable and scalable infrastructure Main activities and responsibilities: • Computers maintenance and applications to over 1000 stores • Computers maintenance to Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Justice of Romania.



Flanco Romania

• Romania
• Retail
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Goods Manager

  • Dec 2009 - Apr 2010

  Job Purpose- responsible for planning, administering and executing the receipt of all incoming shipments into the location. Working on building effective relationships with the purchasing, sales, and operational teams to manage service requirements by the customer.Main activities and responsibilities: • Check the necessary documents for inwards goods. • Coordinate and organize a team of 15 people for unloading or loading goods• Ensure that all products are received within the agreed KPI timescales• Ensure that all shift patterns are aligned to maintain workload and demand• Work with the Inventory team to ensure that all stock is stored appropriately and is well maintained• Resource planning to ensure consistent operational coverage• Ensure that all Warehouse technology and systems are operational• Ensure that all shift patterns are aligned to maintain workload and demand



Flanco Romania

• Romania
• Retail
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Production Manager

  • Sep 2006 - Mar 2009

  Job Purpose- To ensuring manufacturing processes are run efficientlyMain activities and responsibilities: • Overseeing production processes. • Determining quality standards. • Planning and organising production schedules. • Ensuring health and safety regulations are met. • General factory management. • Direct report development. Job Purpose- To ensuring manufacturing processes are run efficientlyMain activities and responsibilities: • Overseeing production processes. • Determining quality standards. • Planning and organising production schedules. • Ensuring health and safety regulations are met. • General factory management. • Direct report development.