Demand Planner

A global retailer is looking for a demand planner to join its supply chain team at its London office. This organisation has some of the biggest names and most well-loved brands in its market. It is a multi-billion-dollar organisation distributing product to over 80 countries, with offices in Hong Kong, China, London, France, Spain and Germany. Due to exponential year-on-year growth, all offices are growing the teams across all functions. This is a new role into the supply chain structure, following a restructure. This is a pivotal role within a growing business, perfect for a proven demand planner who enjoys both the analytical side of forecasting and the structural side of process improvement. Your core mission is to act as the translator between commercial ambition and operational reality. You will take high-level sales targets and retail value aspirations and convert them into a realistic, data-driven volume plan that the supply chain and procurement teams can execute. The ideal candidate will have two to three years’ experience as a demand planner within a consumer focused, product led industry. You’ll have previous demonstrable experience with ERP systems, SAGE would be advantageous and a high proficiency in Excel/Google. Experience working within an S&OP environment is strongly preferred. You’ll have the ability to present findings to different seniority levels, using data to build a compelling and realistic narrative. You’ll be comfortable working with various value measures (cost, retail, and units) to ensure the plan makes sense to both finance and the warehouse teams. In return they are offering a competitive salary of up to £60,000, a generous bonus and 33 days holiday, including bank holiday entitlement. The office is located in Central London and offers hybrid working. The opportunity will give you the chance to work with one of the biggest and most established names in the sector, that is experiencing growth on a global scale. You’ll also play a significant part in evolving the planning department to achieve its goals of growth and a modernised approach to demand and supply planning.