Global Demand & Inventory Planner

Location:

County Tyrone Job type:
Full-time permanent Industry: Manufacturing/Engineering What's in it for you? Pension
- Employer 7% and employee min of 5% (salary sacrifice scheme) Discretionary bonus scheme 10% based on business performance Group Income Protection - up to 50% of Salary if an employee cannot work due to long term disability (there will be a policy on this and rules on when it kicks in) Life Assurance - 6 times salary Total of 33 days - 25 days holidays  8 stat days

Role Overview Vickerstock are working in partnership with a major manufacturing business on the appointment of a Global Demand & Inventory Planner. This is a full-time, permanent position offering the opportunity to play a key role in ensuring material availability, supporting production, and improving inventory performance across the business. The successful candidate will be highly data-focused, confident working with Excel, and experienced in using an MRP and/or ERP system to turn demand and stock data into practical planning actions.

Global Demand & Inventory Planner

- Key Responsibilities:

Monitor and maintain appropriate inventory levels across raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods. Take full ownership of the demand profiling and inventory strategy for a highly complex, global distribution network. Manage, analyse, and optimise demand profiles across a vast portfolio of 30,000  items. Coordinate closely with global aftermarket warehouses to balance stock availability, minimise lead times, and optimise inventory health across international regions.

Leverage advanced ERP capabilities to translate complex global market forecasts into precise replenishment plans. Analyse demand, stock, and supply data to identify potential shortages, excess stock, slow-moving inventory, and obsolescence risks. Create replenishment plans and purchase recommendations in line with demand forecasts, lead times, inventory targets, and production requirements. Work closely with Procurement and suppliers to ensure continuity of supply and proactively manage material availability issues.

Support Production Planning by ensuring materials are available to meet production schedules and customer requirements. Produce regular inventory reports and dashboards covering stock levels, inventory turns, service performance, aged stock, and planning risks. Investigate inventory discrepancies, supporting cycle counts, stock reconciliations, and inventory accuracy initiatives. Contribute to S&OP, demand planning, capacity planning, and wider continuous-improvement activity. Identify opportunities to improve inventory processes, reporting, system utilisation, and planning accuracy.

Communicate inventory risks, root causes, and proposed actions clearly to internal stakeholders. What you will need to succeed as Global Demand & Inventory Planner:
Direct experience managing inventory or demand profiles for a large-scale portfolio Possess deep analytical skills within an enterprise ERP system to manipulate, interpret, and act on large and complex demand data sets. Previous experience in an inventory planning, materials planning, supply planning, production planning, or Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to work with large data sets, lookups, pivot tables, and reporting tools.

A strong understanding of inventory principles, including stock turns, safety stock, lead times, service levels, and obsolete or slow-moving stock. Desirable Demonstrated experience managing or collaborating with a network of global aftermarket warehouses or international distribution centres. For a confidential conversation regarding this vacancy, please apply via the link provided or contact Michael Irwin, Senior Recruitment Consultant
- Procurement & Supply Chain.

Skills:

inventory planner demand planner erp mrp