• Manage supply in line with demand forecast & company set targets using the company business planning system (Exceedra Procast) & ERP system (IFS) for the assigned profile.• Full ownership and monitoring of orders placed until arrival, ensuring timely arrival on site striving to meet full customer order fulfilment.• Proactively developing alternative solutions to minimize any stock outages as a result of internal or external issues.• Monitor actual vendor performance against schedules. As required develop alternate plans to ensure volume and mix metrics are achieved.• Balance of inventory levels in line with business requirements for continued supply, with a view towards optimum stock holding and reduced costs.• Strong relationship building with suppliers in order to achieve maximum SLA’s• Provide support to supplier production plants and attendance at associated planning meetings.• Manage requests for stock outside of forecast within the frozen period and manage the flow of orders which have exceeded the agreed forecast.• Responsible for resolution of volume related claims in damages, overs &unders and invoice discrepancies, and organizing returns to suppliers and/or re-work of damages as required.• Companywide communication to the wider business reporting low availability of stock &potential future known issues whilst applying proactive problem solving to prevent future event/reoccurrence.• Contribute to the forecast through ongoing trend analysis of actual stock movement, taking action as required.• Participating in the S&Op process, RIF (NPD) process and SKU rationalization process.• Cross functional collaboration to ensure compliance and personal, team and supply chaintargets are met with Commercial, Purchasing, Goods In & Stock control, QA & Technical and others