Demand Forecasting Analyst

Mi Hub's mission is simple: uniform solutions made easy. We have great ambitions: to show the world that uniforms can look great, feel great and do great things for the planet. We're proud of our family of brands, their customers and innovations so far, but we're still growing! We need more amazing people who share our values and ambitions to join the next, most exciting, part of our journey. 

Job Overview - salary £30-35k

Alexandra is the market leading provider of workwear in the UK with a 170-year history and Royal Warrant. The business is focused on further strong growth in both domestic and international markets. By joining Alexandra you will become part of Mi Hub, the UK’s largest provider of corporate clothing solutions, trading alongside Alexandra through our other brands; Dimensions, Yaffy and Affinity.

Job Purpose

The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and can hit the ground running, confidently producing accurate forecasts. Strong communication skills are essential, as this role involves regular interaction with the commercial team and other stakeholders across various levels of the business. A keen analytical mindset and advanced Excel skills are critical, with the ability to interpret and manipulate complex data sets and extract actionable insights.

Using standardised methodology and excel format, manage and generate SKU Forecast and create Purchase order requirements within the S&OP Process

Generate demand forecasts at agreed frequency by customer and/or business channel to:

• Meet customer service level agreements.
• Minimizing overall stock commitment
• Minimising slow and obsolete stock
• Provide purchasing with recommended purchasing data.
• Provide consolidated customer stock forecasts.
• Determine appropriate levels of inventory to achieve availability levels while minimising working capital requirements.

Review and maintain SKU and supplier attributes - specifically SKU Status – ABC, Live, Stocked / None Stocked, Forecaster and Planner names, Supplier Supplier Status – Supplier and Vessel Lead time

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Review Frequency

• Establish and maintain at agreed frequency, customer demand forecasts

Stock / Service Level

• Maintain agreed levels of buffer stockholding to cope with variability in customer demand patterns and any supply chain slippage.
• Model initial stock holding requirements for a new range, wearer trial or roll-outs
• Periodically identify both slow moving and obsolete stock by customer.

Reporting

• Maintain a rolling 18 month customer demand & stock forecast
• Maintain and report a 26 week constrained demand
• Maintain adequate management information to report upon levels of availability and changes in levels of stock
• Supply KPI data and or reporting as required to help support the management and commercial agreeents of the customers

Communication

• Liaise with the commercial teams to understand all the factors that will influence and determine the demand for garments.

Supply Chain Planning and Delivery

• Validate the output from MPS/MRP before it is action by Purchasing and within the OTB and MOQ business constraints
• Make instructions to increase, decrease, cancel or create new p/o's
• Determine shipment modes, balancing the need to maximise product availability, within the constraints of the commercial agreement and the objective of maximising container utilisation.
• Work with Purchasing to re-prioritise and/or expedite production to reduce the impact of stock outs or cope with abnormal demand patterns

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

Essential

• • GCSE Maths A or B as a minimum standard
  • A good understanding of using Excel V lookups, creating basic formula and graphs and formatting.
  • Broad experience and understanding of demand forecasting and the dependencies around it
  • Demonstrate ability to decipher and explain numerical data / graphs and trends, pulling out the relevant information for the audience
  • Task focused and ability to priorotise work load
    

Desirable

• • A Level Maths
  • Excel Skills using Forecasting / Lookups /VBA
  • Fundamental understanding of dependies around forecasting as well as good knowledge and experience of demand forecasting, MRP, MPS processes and systems
  • Proven analytical experience and presentation of data to customers and senior leadership teams
  • To own and drive task to final conclusion within agreed timeframe, at the same time hold others accountable for their tasks.
  • Maintain control and ability to prioritise work

Life Working at Mi Hub - What we can offer you!

Our people are at the heart of our business. At Mi Hub, we know how hard our people work to achieve our business goals and keep our customers at the heart of our work.

• Mi Time Policy (after full training is completed) – Finish early on a Friday (3pm!), flexi your time and build up an extra half days annual leave per month. Also, grab a free tea and coffees whenever you are in the office
• Annual leave - 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays increasing to 27 days plus bank holidays when you get to 5 years’ service. If this isn’t enough, we provide the ability once a year for employee to buy extra annual leave
• 3x death in service life insurance scheme should the worst happen in your employment with us
• Celebrating service, we offer long service awards to celebrate continued employment
• EAP (employee Assistance Program) covering support for mental health and well-being
• Employee engagement (survey or Mi Forum) – we care about our colleagues' opinions
• Social calendar driven by our desire to raise funds for local and national charities, supporting a number each year
• We take huge pride in our ESG policy which includes our impact on the environment and ensuring our company is ‘a great place to work’
  
  

At Mi Hub we believe that the friendships and relationships you create while working together, helps make Mi Hub and our brands who we are. Our people are our business. 

We encourage an open, collaborative, and inclusive working environment. In the ever-changing world of employment, Mi Hub understands that all employees’ have different definitions of a work-life balance. We are passionate about ensuring flexibility is at the heart of our business which is why we have emphasis on our hybrid working policy, flexi-time policy, and a generous holiday package.

In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you an exciting, challenging role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with customers all over the globe. We're sure you will have heard of lots of them! We also have a healthy rewards package that we are always adding to and improving, some great fundraising and volunteering opportunities to get stuck into and as many hot beverages as you can shake a stick at. Take a look at our reward page for more details.

Mi Hub is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

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