Forecast Analyst
ABP Tunbridge Wells T/A W A Turner

Hours of Work
Monday – Friday, 40 Hours per week, with some flexibility required to meet the needs of the business.

Job Role

Working within the Planning Department, this is an exciting opportunity for a Forecast Analyst to provide the business with an accurate short, medium and long term forecast for all products ABP WA Turner’s supply to customers.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a background within a busy planning team within a manufacturing environment. The candidate will ideally suit to a fast paced environment, preferably within FMCG.

The successful candidate will be responsible for producing day to day production forecasts and plans and a detailed rolling 12 week forecast for wider business purposes. You will also monitor and record the factory’s progress against the schedules

Main Duties & Responsibilities
 To ensure the forecast is accurate at all times given the information provided
 Provide data analysis for future analysis
 Point of contact within the business for forecasting questions (internal and external department)
 To regularly liaise with the customer to ensure our forecasts are aligned to theirs
 To provide information to the department including but not exhaustive to: forecast / order swings, general issues which may affect the department
 Build relationships with key Supply Chain contacts
 Work closely with Commercial account managers
 Create new forecast file, by Financial year
 Build Year on Year comparisons, track weather, previous trends or anomalies
 Monitor in detail customer service level
 Maintain KPI’s in details
 Issue all forecast related reports as necessary
 Work alongside the Planning Manager. e.g develop retail site links, analyse in store availability and waste

Knowledge and Experience
 Knowledge of FMCG planning / forecasting
 Knowledge of the customer and their ways of working
 Good knowledge of computer systems especially Excel, Advance/Intermediate level skills required, (standard functions and spreadsheet design).
 Works well under pressure
 Efficient management of time
 Good communicator
 Works to deadlines
 Able to work well in a team and individually
 Focused to the job in hand especially during busy times

Competency Requirements:
Resilience
Never gives up.

Solutions driven.
Cost aware.

Effective Execution
Makes things happen.

Communication and Influencing Skills
Able to influence people at all levels, internal and external, through listening and adjusting communication style where required.

Customer Focused
Understands the customer and is always seeking to improve quality and service for our internal / external stakeholders.

Great Team Mate
Works with colleagues to do what is best for the Company as a whole, ahead of divisional, department or personal goals. Wants to develop and help develop others.

Application

Please send a full CV with a covering letter via e-mail to:
Babette Powell, People Manager: babette.powell@abp-waturner.com or Emily Marsh, People Officer: emily.marsh@abp-waturner.com