Demand Planner

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.