Demand Planner

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The Demand Planner will play a key role in delivering accurate, insight-driven demand forecasts across a designated channel or region. Working within the Demand Planning team, you will own the creation, analysis and publication of an 18-month rolling forecast, helping to ensure financial alignment, support business decision-making and drive an effective Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process. This role is critical in identifying trends, risks and opportunities to support supply chain performance and business growth.

You'll be Owning the end-to-end demand forecast for a defined channel, region or product portfolio

Creating, analysing and publishing accurate 18-month rolling forecasts

Monitoring forecast performance and driving continuous improvements in forecast accuracy

Identifying demand trends, market changes, risks and opportunities through data analysis

Partnering with commercial, finance and supply chain teams to align forecasts with business plans

Supporting the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process with clear insights and recommendations

Translating business activity, promotional plans and market intelligence into demand forecasts

Challenging assumptions and highlighting potential demand impacts to key stakeholders

Ensuring forecast outputs support inventory, supply and financial planning requirements

Providing regular reporting and analysis to support management decision-making

You'll have Proven experience in Demand Planning, Forecasting or Supply Chain Planning

Experience managing complex demand forecasts across multiple products or markets

Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and identify actionable insights

Experience working within an S&OP or Integrated Business Planning environment

Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with planning systems and large datasets

Strong commercial awareness and understanding of business drivers

Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills

The ability to influence and challenge constructively across cross-functional teams

Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities

A proactive, solution-focused approach and a continuous improvement mindset