Demand PlannerManchester - Office BasedSalary: Highly competitiveOur client, a global supplier of consumables now has an excellent opportunity for a Demand Planner to join their team in Trafford. Joining a well-established demand planning team you will work closely with the product managers, commercial team, sales, finance and operational teams. Externally the team work closely with manufacturers, shipping agents, customs agents and logistics service providers.Duties and Responsibilities include:Managing demand planning for our clients own manufacturing sites.Managing demand planning for external suppliers.Sales forecastingUtilising sales reports, information from the commercial sales team and customers to calculate sales forecasts for individual products globally.Utilising information from suppliers, sales forecasts and existing stock to determine future requirement from manufacturersTo place and manage orders with suppliers for finished goods. Reporting on overstocks and discontinued clearance itemsSupplier ManagementManaging and developing relationships with existing suppliers Onboarding new suppliersTo measure and review supplier performance and work with them to enable improvement.To communicate and manage supplier disputesNegotiating incoterms and payment terms with suppliersShipping To interact with manufacturers, shipping / customs agents, logistics partners and warehouse operations to ensure receipt of stock in line with demand planning.Managing fulfilment of direct ..... full job details .....