Demand Planner - Fast growing food brand

Demand Planner 🌮

Fast-growing food brand | Hybrid working | New role

We’re supporting a leading food importer and distributor with the hire of their first Demand Planner. This is a newly created role that will help shape how forecasting is done across the business — working closely with the sales, supply and IT teams to improve forecast accuracy, system capability, and planning processes.

The business has a diverse client base across the foodservice and manufacturing sectors, and this role plays a key part in ensuring the supply chain can flex to meet demand.

What you’ll be doing:

• Own and maintain the rolling 12-month forecast across key customer accounts
• Build strong working relationships with the sales team and customers to improve forecast accuracy at SKU level
• Highlight risks and variances, investigate root causes, and implement corrective actions
• Partner with IT to develop and improve forecasting systems, reporting and dashboards
• Collaborate with the wider supply and procurement team to support NPD launches, menu changes and promotional activity

What they’re looking for:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in FMCG demand planning (supply planning experience alone won’t be enough)
• Strong analytical skills and Excel capability, ideally with SQL and Power BI exposure
• Experience working with ERP systems and forecasting tools
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence both internal teams and external customers
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where priorities can shift

What’s on offer:

• Competitive salary
• 10% bonus (split between individual and business performance)
• Hybrid working – 3 days per week in the office
• Chance to shape a brand-new role and improve planning across the business
• Collaborative culture and close-knit supply team