9-day fortnight | Every second Friday off
Escape Supply Chain for a commercially minded Demand Planner to join a busy and fast-paced manufacturing business.
This is a key role within the Supply Chain team, working closely with International Sales teams across the UK and Europe to understand market conditions, customer demand, promotional activity and sales forecasts.
You will play an important part in ensuring demand forecasts translate into effective production and inventory plans, balancing customer requirements with stock availability and business performance.
The role:
- Developing and maintaining rolling 18-month demand forecasts across UK, Export and Bulk markets.
- Working closely with International Sales teams to understand market trends, customer activity, promotions and future sales opportunities.
- Leading monthly demand review meetings as part of the S&OP process.
- Translating sales forecasts into demand plans to support production and finished goods inventory requirements.
- Monitoring forecast accuracy, stock levels and identifying potential supply and demand risks.
- Working with Production Planning, Procurement and wider Supply Chain teams to align demand with supply.
- Supporting the implementation and ongoing development of a new planning system, becoming the internal superuser.
- Identifying opportunities to improve forecasting processes, systems and ways of working.
Experience and knowledge required for the role:
- Previous experience in Demand Planning, Forecasting or Supply Chain Planning within a manufacturing, FMCG (Drinks/Food) or similar environment.
- A good understanding of S&OP, demand forecasting and finished goods inventory management.
- Confident working with Sales teams and translating commercial information into meaningful demand forecasts.
- Strong Excel skills and confidence working with data, forecasting tools and large spreadsheets.
- Experience using planning or forecasting systems.
- Commercially aware, analytical and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and a genuine interest in continuous improvement.
Why Apply?
- 9-day fortnight - every second Friday off.
- The opportunity to work closely with International Sales teams across the UK and Europe.
- A varied role with real involvement in the wider S&OP and Supply Chain process.
- The opportunity to influence how planning processes develop and improve.
- Involvement in a new planning system implementation, with the opportunity to take ownership as the internal superuser.
If you are a Demand Planner who enjoys working with people as much as working with data, and you're looking for a role where you can make a genuine contribution, please send your CV today!