FMCG Demand Planner | 18‑Month Forecast Leader in Crawley

Business Area: Nestlé UK & Ireland

Location: Gatwick

Salary: Circa £38,000.00 dependent on experience.

Some of our other fantastic benefits:

• Potential, discretionary annual bonus.
• Generous pension scheme – up to 12% contribution from Nestlé.
• 12 flexible days on top of 25-day holiday entitlement.
• 2 paid volunteering days.
• A focus on personal development and growth.

Please consider when applying, the successful candidate will be required in the office at least 3 days per week. Although this is a full-time opportunity, please speak to us about what flexibility means to you as we are always open to discuss individual’s flexible working needs, don’t let this stop you from applying.

We have a fantastic new opportunity for a Demand Planner to join our Supply Chain function! Nestlé UK & Ireland is a subsidiary of Nestlé SA, the world’s largest food and beverage company. Nestlé's purpose is enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. We want to help shape a better and healthier world. We also want to inspire people to live healthier lives. This is how we contribute to society while ensuring the long-term success of our company.

Your impact:

Reporting into the Nestlé Professional Category DSP Lead, this role will be responsible for creating an accurate and timely forecast for a range of brands across the portfolio. With knowledge and a clear understanding of supply chain, you will be able to accurately formulate weekly & monthly demand plans with the Sales teams and manage these in conjunction with the category demand planning and product supply team.

The Category DSP Lead will support you in achieving these objectives; however, you will be afforded a high degree of responsibility early on in this largely autonomous role. Therefore, an overriding desire to not only achieve KPIs but to exceed them will be critical for success.

Your other key responsibilities will include:

• Production and ownership of a timely and accurate rolling 18-month forecast across a range of brands and SKUs.
• Identification, quantification and incorporation of all factors and information relevant to the determination of an accurate forecast.
• Development of relationships and collaborative planning processes with Category Teams, sales teams, Demand Analyst and some external customers to support the forecasting process.
• Successfully engaging cross-functional input, to ensure high levels of planning accuracy, business delivery and customer service.
• Playing a pivotal role within the monthly business process through planning.
• Challenge, manage and track NPD launch volumes along with Demand Analyst/Prefilled dispatch/Line code phasing, reflecting and reducing short-term volatility.
• Working with the wider DSP community to share best practice, tools and ways of working.

Your ingredients for success:

To be successful in this role you will already have experience working in Supply Chain (ideally within other Demand & Supply Planning roles or Customer Facing Supply Chain). Preferably you will have gained this experience within the FMCG sector establishing an understanding of the end-to-end process.

You will have the ability to plan, meet deadlines and be able to achieve results that make an impact whilst building strong relationships with key stakeholders.

Other competencies required are:

• Proven ability to work as part of a team and to work autonomously.
• Demonstrable analytical skills.
• Ability to plan and prioritise work effectively.
• Open to new ways of doing things.
• A positive mindset.
• Desire to challenge the status quo.

What you need to know:

Advert posting date: 17/03/2026

Advert closing date: 31/03/2026

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect and we believe that embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive environment allows everyone to reach their full potential and drives innovative thinking. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, parents, carers and members of the LGBT+ community. Please let us know if we can provide accommodations to ensure your full participation in the application process.

Right to work in the UK:

In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Nestlé sponsorship.