Senior Demand & Supply Planner

The purpose of this role is to ensure delivery of products on time and in full while maintaining inventory targets across all Rayner portfolios (Pharmaceuticals, OVDs, IOLs and Factored goods).

You will be responsible to keep track of inventory, anticipate demand and suggest purchases to ensure supply continuity while liaising with Operations, Quality, Customer service, Regulatory, Sales teams, Finance, Suppliers, Logistics and third-party wholesalers.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop and oversee the execution of monthly demand forecasts, ensuring alignment with overall business strategy
• Review planning 0-12 months horizon to ensure optimal product supply for Rayner portfolios, balancing inventory levels with customer demand
• Prepare and drive the monthly Sales and Operations Planning process (S&OP), ensuring cross-functional alignment and effective decision-making at all levels of the organization
• Proactively identify future supply constraints and develop options to mitigate
• Select transportation routes to maximise economy by combining shipments
• Monitor supplier performance to assess ability to meet quality and delivery requirements
• Be responsible for all GxP oversight supply chain activities
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to support an efficient supply chain and demand process
• Actively manage together with other involved functions phase-in and phase-out of products
• Lead and execute projects successfully
• Provide management information
• Support team when required

What Experience Do You Need

• Previous experience (minimum 7 years) in sales and operations planning roles, integrated  business planning process (Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Forecasting)

• Educated to degree level (or have equivalent experience in supply chain)

• Successfully led projects and initiatives working within both commercial and supply chain

• Successful track record on continuous improvement initiatives

• Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills

• Experience in process automation, simplification (e.g. RCA/RPA)

• Understanding and experience of auditing

• Knowledge of analytical tools (Power BI, Tableau)

• Knowledge and experience of applying regulation relating to Good Distribution Practice (GDP) in Pharmaceutical Industry

• Knowledge and experience of working with ERP systems (Oracle, SAP)

• APICS certification

What We Can Offer You 

• Private healthcare
• Wellbeing allowance up to £300.00 a year
• Monthly yoga sessions and quarterly massages
• Annual programme of fun events
• On site restaurant
• Enhanced maternity & paternity leave
• On site parking
• Being part of an organisation you can be proud to work for changing the lives of millions of people!