Responsible for the proactive management of forecasts for EMEA Automotive customers using Oracle Demantra and EBS. Adding value by performing detailed validation of demand vs supply and driving clearly defined actions to all key stakeholders to mitigate excess inventory and potential service issues.• Support to Sales in setup and maintenance of forecasting Blanket Sales Agreement’s• To review and action Demantra forecast exceptions and EBS forecast Holds and Exceptions in a timely & efficient manner.• Allow forecasts into the company’s supply plan in line with the company’s goals & objectives and customer contract terms.• Interpret customer demand changes to define clear actions for prevention of excess inventory before communicating with Asset and Customer teams to allow clean execution• Communicate potential service issues around forecast over consumption to Sales in a clear and timely manner.• Identify root cause to allow the company to either enforce customer liability and/or identify factors driving excess to guarantee prevention.• Maximise the company’s investment by becoming ‘expert’ in Demand Supply Planning utilising tools such as Demantra Customer Forecast Accuracy dashboard• Deputising for the Customer Demand Planning Manager

Responsible for the planning and supervising for the procurement of OEM products ensuring that customer demands are satisfied within the capabilities of in-house production builds and 3rd Party vendors.• Planning and coordinating the Distribution Centres to manage medium-term demand considering both the customer demand and vendor capabilities.• Prepare and attend the planning meetings monthly in France.• Ensure demand is updated weekly in SAP.• Chair and attend regular telephone and video meetings with global vendors and colleagues to facilitate an accurate understanding of the purchasing needs and delivery status.• Monitor and prioritise vendor’s production.• Maintain customer focus and adhere to the processes of the Quality System.

Responsible for the planning and ordering of spare parts from suppliers based predominantly in Germany for delivery into both UK and European based warehouses• The planning and ordering of spare parts for Engineers and Dealers in EAME, Japan and Australia from suppliers based predominantly in Germany using MRP on SAP, ensuring ROP and Max stock levels are correct.• Checking order confirmations and shipping confirmations against Purchase Orders placed and updating SAP to reflect this.• Liaising with suppliers, external warehouses, internal departments and senior management to resolve outstanding issues• Liaising with Accounts Payable to resolve invoice queries.• Prioritising receipt of deliveries into both internal and external warehouses.• Managing supplier performance and advising Commodities of any performance issues.• Supporting and training the French Planning team, who in late 2009 joined the central Planning team.

Project Managing, from design to despatch, various Point of Sale products, within tight deadlines in a very pressurised industry.• Using technical drawings, obtaining competitively quoted prices from suppliers and comparing to estimated costs.• Negotiating the very best terms and conditions with suppliers.• Obtaining samples and the best prices for new products.• Sourcing new suppliers and providing the information to the Purchasing Team.• Issuing Works Orders / Technical Drawings to Metalwork, Machine Shop and Shop Floor.• Placing and progress chasing orders with sub-contractors.

Managing a small team of Production Planners, planning the production of 13 printing presses for the retail industry.• Managing a small team of Production Planners and Progress Chasers.• Using MRP, planning the production of 13 printing presses.• Monitoring and reporting, efficiency, performance and waste of each printing press.• Creating and maintaining BOMs and Production Routes.• Purchasing raw materials for the production lines.