Supply Planning Coordinator

Job description

Our international client requires a Supply Planning Coordinator to join their team for 12 months.

Role:

Reporting to the Supply Planning Section Manager, this supply chain role is essential to maximizing sales within the region to achieve budget targets. It provides a valuable link between our client and the factories in Japan and China.

With the current dynamic supply situation affecting the automobile supply chain, this position will ensure that orders for all cars for the EU region are placed in line with the latest factory constraints. Clear communication of any changes in supply to all affected parties is an essential element of this role as is ensuring that the latest order is reflected correctly in the systems (TOPS, SAP & ESI).

The successful candidate will also communicate with distributor markets and manage their demand in line with the approved HME budget.

Main Responsibilities:

• Create a monthly order for all EU automobile supplies that meets the requirements of Sales and satisfies all supply constraints.
• Work closely with the supply planning, sales, and the Japan office to ensure any conflicts in supply and demand are resolved effectively.
• Negotiate constraints for Japan & China supply to provide appropriate production flexibility.
• Coordinate ordering for European distributor markets, including dispute resolution.
• Monthly review of the latest demand for distributor markets, including conflict resolution.
• Manage master data to control model ramp-up and run-out.
• Represent at the weekly review meeting with Japan.
• Support with the development of new processes and systems where necessary to deliver improved communication.
• Ensure Orders are reflected correctly in ordering systems.

Qualifications, skills and experience:

Required

• A confident communicator, able to negotiate supply and demand between factories and the company
• Excellent PC skills, in particular advanced Excel.
• High level of numeracy and accuracy of data, and to ensure the quality of information.
• Well organized, calm under pressure, with the capacity to manage several tasks at once and prioritize effectively.
• An interest in supply chain management.

Desirable

• Knowledge of SAP systems.

Our client embraces inclusion in their various policies, so whilst their contracts state that the hours are as required to fulfil the role with a minimum of 35 hours per week, they offer flexibility for when you work. The regular office hours are 08:00 – 16:00 Monday to Thursday with a half-hour lunch break & 08:00 – 13:00 on a Friday. However, they offer flexibility in when you work with their daily flex-time starting between 07:00 and 11:00, provided that there is no business requirement.

Whilst there is no contractual right to work from home, the flexibility they offer is that you can request to work from home 2 days per week, again, providing there is no business requirement to attend the office.

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Interested? Please apply

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Bracknell

Type of Contract

Full Time Jobs

Published at

13-03-2026

Profession type

Retail

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English