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Demand Planner

Robert Walters
Posted 16 hours ago, valid for a month
Location

Bolton, Lancashire BL1 6LU, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A rapidly expanding FMCG business in Bolton is seeking a Demand Planner to support their growth.
  • The ideal candidate should have excellent demand planning experience, an analytical mindset, and strong stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Key responsibilities include creating and maintaining forecast models, analyzing demand forecasts, and identifying areas for improvement.
  • Applicants should have at least 3 years of experience in supply chain roles, preferably within an SME, and possess great Excel skills.
  • The salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience.

A rapidly expanding FMCG business based in Bolton are looking for a Demand Planner to join their team. This is a newly created role to support further growth within the business and an experienced supply chain professional with excellent demand planning experience, an analytical mindset and great stakeholder engagement skills with thrive within this role.

About the role:

  • Create and maintain forecast models for our customers, incorporating business intelligence and forecast information gathered from sales, marketing, finance, and other sources.
  • Develop, analyse, and recommend finished goods demand forecasts at multiple levels of aggregation.
  • Identifies areas of forecast risk and improvement opportunities for their assigned demand planning categories.
  • Provide support with data analytics, root cause analysis, and problem resolution.
  • Perform trend analysis to report inconsistencies with forecasts and actual sales.
  • Apply regression analysis, seasonality indices, and exception-based planning principles to forecasts.
  • Understand and articulate inherent risks in forecasting decisions and inform cross-functional partners to manage and mitigate appropriately.

About the person:

  • Excellent demand planning experience.
  • Experience working within an SME would be preferred.
  • Analytical mindset with excellent stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Great Excel sklls.

To apply for the role please send your CV to

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.