Assistant DP

Boots UK; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retailer in health and beauty is looking for an entry-level demand planner based in Nottingham. This permanent role offers an excellent opportunity to build a career in Supply Chain, emphasizing data integrity, forecasting, and collaboration across teams. Ideal candidates are recent graduates eager to develop their skills in a dynamic environment. Benefits include a retirement savings plan, generous employee discounts, and access to counselling services.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Recent graduate or A-levels with work experience in a related field.
• Desire to develop a career in Demand Planning.
• Proficiency in data analysis and intermediate Excel user.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the demand planning system.
• Prepare reports on demand planning metrics.
• Analyse historical sales data and market trends.

Skills

Data analysis

Excel proficiency

Team collaboration

Planning experience

Education

Recent university graduate or A-levels with work experience

Tools

E2Open

Sofco

Job description

Overview

Contract: Permanent

Location: Nottingham

Recruitment Partner: Anastasia Walker

What you'll be doing

An entry-level demand planning role, offering a fantastic opportunity to develop a career in Supply Chain and skills in data integrity, forecasting & planning with No7 Beauty Company brands across the UK and EMEA region. It is a permanent role based in Nottingham.

Supply Chain plays a pivotal role in No7 Beauty Company, operating end to end across Planning, Sourcing, Manufacturing and Distribution activities. We work in partnership with multiple internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure the delivery of our brands to both customer and consumers is efficient and on-time.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the maintenance and improvement of the demand planning system, including data integrity, master data, parameter management, and housekeeping routines.
• Prepare and present regular reports on demand planning metrics, including forecast accuracy and key performance indicators.
• Analyse historical sales data, market trends, and other relevant factors to identify patterns and drivers of demand. Utilise statistical models and forecasting tools (E2Open / Sofco) to generate accurate demand forecasts and improve overall forecasting accuracy.
• Support the development and maintenance of a SKU-level forecast over a 12-month+ horizon for assigned brands/channels. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including sales, marketing, finance and supply planning, to gather relevant data and insights.
• Communicate forecast updates and changes to relevant stakeholders, providing insights and recommendations to support decision-making processes.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements within the demand planning function and actively contribute to their implementation.
• Participate in demand planning meetings and cross-functional projects to enhance forecasting techniques, streamline processes, and drive overall efficiency.

What You'll Need To Have (our Must-haves)

• Recent university graduate or A-levels with work experience in a related field
• Desire to develop a career in Demand Planning, with a view to progress into wider Supply Chain function
• Level of proficiency in data analysis
• Experienced / intermediate Excel user, comfortable working with systems
• Ability to work deadlines
• A team player, willing to collaborate
• Some experience in planning and associated processes in a retail or FMCG company is desirable.

Rewards designed for you

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

There’s lots more in our benefits and discounts, MyBoosts - there to give you that little lift in your everyday. Find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply; eligible roles only. Please note that any salary estimates provided on third-party sites are not endorsed by No7 Beauty Company and may not be accurate.

Who we are

Five iconic brands make up No7 Beauty Company: No7, Liz Earle, Soap & Glory, Botanics and Sleek MakeUP. We believe in creating the best in beauty for everyone, from skin science to sustainability. We're known for products that deliver results and do good along the way.

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating an inclusive workplace where our colleagues are empowered to be themselves and where diversity, equity and inclusion are part of how we do things, every day.

What's next

If this sounds like the role for you, we'd love to hear from you. If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process.

If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.