Job Title: Demand Planner UK&I IFP

Location: Walton Oaks

Contract: 9-12 months / Hybrid 2 days onsite

Hours: 36.5 hours

Rates: £21-23 p/h

Job Description

SRG are looking for a Demand Planner to join a leading a global company that manufactures and sells personal care and paper-based consumer products. As part of the UK&I IFP Demand Planning team, this role is responsible for creating and communicating an insight-led view of market demand to support Working Capital targets, Operating Profit delivery, and Customer Service goals. The Demand Planner enables better decision-making, proactive risk management, and sustainable business performance

Duties and Responsibilities

Demand Planning and S&OP
* Lead and improve the Demand Review process within the Golden S&OP cycle.
* Maintain an accurate 18-month rolling forecast at SKU level.
* Ensure demand data is current across all planning horizons to support strategic and operational decisions.
* Manage monthly Demand Review and MBO sign-off for timely forecast release.

Insight & Forecast Quality
* Use statistical forecasting tools and drive system capability improvements.
* Enhance forecast accuracy and reduce bias through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
* Provide demand insights for financial cycles, budgets, and category/innovation projects.
* Analyse market trends, promo history, and customer data to improve forecast quality.

Portfolio & Risk Management
* Manage forecast splits, rollovers, and allocation rules to optimise service and inventory.
* Support SKU optimisation and assess supply chain impacts of commercial plans.

Cross-Functional Collaboration
* Align with Supply Chain, Commercial, and Finance teams on demand assumptions and risks.
* Deploy best practices across UK and European teams.

Short-Term Execution
* Communicate forecast changes, supply risks, and obsolescence issues to enable effective decisions.

Experience and Qualifications

* Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
* Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Curiosity to understand demand drivers and challenge assumptions.
* Proactive approach to improving tools and processes.
* Collaborative mindset with confidence to influence cross-functional teams

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.