Demand Planner

At Joseph Joseph we love solving everyday problems through intelligent design to create distinctive, functional products that are a pleasure to own and use. We are one of the world’s leading houseware brands with a global presence spanning over 100 countries, available in most major department stores and independent houseware stores worldwide as well as our rapidly growing ecommerce channel.

We are looking for an experienced Demand Planner to join the team. You will be responsible for creating a robust demand plan and managing the inventory for the business as well as working cross functionally with the wider supply chain and commercial teams to deliver business targets.

What you will be doing:

• Responsible for ensuring accurate, timely forecasts are delivered to the business for the relevant sales group or warehouse.
• Leading the demand reviews, being able to explain the numbers being submitted: i.e. seasonality, risks and opportunities, new products and end of life, ensuring a consensus forecast output.
• Responsible for reviewing largest deviations and forecast accuracy drivers, ensuring cross-functional support is received to improve the forward forecasts.
• Maintaining data validity and historical cleanliness in our statistical forecasting tool.
• Utilising additional data where appropriate, such as customer forecasts, sell-out data, and market insights to better inform the base forecast.
• Working collaboratively and cross-functionally to understand and deliver the customer requirements.
• Supporting with stock prioritisation decisions based on forecast, current inventory, and future inventory projections to facilitate high service level for our key retailers, utilising Product Allocation or Stock Reservation mechanisms.
• Driving process excellence including championing the S&OP process, continuous improvement and best practice.
• Supporting the Demand Planning Manager in contributing to and influencing strategic plans.
• Additional projects as the business grows supporting the Demand Planning Manager.
• To carry out any other reasonable management requested task.

What we need from you:

• Previous experience in a similar forecasting/demand planning/supply chain role essential.
• Fully proficient in standard IT packages.
• Advanced Excel user essential for the role
• Experience of SAP beneficial
• Experience of statistical forecasting systems
• High degree of numeracy and analysis
• Demonstrates a strong sense of individual accountability
• Thrives on challenges and keeps a healthy attitude under pressure
• Proactively seeks improvement, is a solution provider and a problem solver
• Remains focused on priorities while tackling obstacles
• Embraces and accelerates change in a fast-paced environment

What you’ll get from us:

• Competitive salary and holiday allowance
• Company performance related bonus
• A pension contribution
• An exclusive staff discount
• 24/7 healthcare appointment support
• Hybrid working – 3 days in office & 2 days from home and flex start/finish times
• External private employee wellbeing support
• Access to Perkbox
• Volunteer days
• Team Recognition scheme
• Training and Development
• Holiday carry-over scheme
• Season-ticket travel loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Parental Leave support
• Holiday trading (buy/sell) and extra holiday days for long service