Are you highly organised, analytical, and passionate about ensuring products are available when and where customers need them? We are looking for a Demand Planner to join a fast-paced retail supply chain team and play a key role in forecasting demand, optimising stock levels, and supporting business performance.
The Role
As a Demand Planner, you will be responsible for forecasting product demand and ensuring stock availability across a large retail operation. Working closely with buying and supply chain teams, you will analyse sales data, identify trends, manage replenishment activities, and help maintain efficient stock levels.
Key Responsibilities
- Forecast product demand to ensure optimal stock availability.
- Review and analyse sales trends, demand patterns, and promotional activity.
- Investigate forecast variances and identify root causes of anomalies.
- Manage ordering exceptions and authorise system-generated orders.
- Create and maintain replenishment schedules.
- Forecast and support upcoming promotional events.
- Monitor key performance indicators and inbound/outbound projections.
- Work closely with buying teams to manage product assortments and forecast changes.
- Support continuous improvement of forecasting accuracy and stock efficiency.
About You
- Previous experience in demand planning, forecasting, replenishment, or supply chain.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Comfortable working with large data sets and identifying trends.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with forecasting, BI, or analytics tools would be advantageous.
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
- Strong communication skills with a commercial mindset.
- Able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
What's on Offer
- Permanent, full-time position.
- Monday to Friday working hours.
- Opportunity to join a successful and growing retail business.
- Excellent benefits package and long-term career development opportunities.
If you're looking for a role where you can combine analytical thinking with commercial decision-making and make a real impact on stock performance, we'd love to hear from you.
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