Associate Consultant - Planning Services (UK)

Integrated Business Planning Associates (IBP2); Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional services firm is seeking an Associate – Planning Services to deliver expert consulting in demand and supply planning. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience and strong analytical skills to manage planning models. You will collaborate with clients to drive improvement in planning outcomes and enhance systems. This role offers opportunities for professional growth while maintaining a client-first culture within a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Additional Private Insurance Benefits

Discretionary Bonus

UK Pension Scheme Matching Contributions

Life and injury insurance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in demand planning or forecasting roles.
• Strong communication skills with external stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze and integrate process, data, and technology.

Responsibilities

• Provide tactical planning expertise and process consulting.
• Proactively manage demand and/or supply plans.
• Analyze data and document planning assumptions.

Skills

Demand planning

Forecasting

Data analysis

Communication

Presentation skills

Job description

The Company

At Ibp2 you will help clients succeed by implementing best-in-class planning solutions. We are a growing professional services firm that implements innovative IBP / S&O processes across industries & sizes. Our clients include several of the world’s largest and most well-known brands.

We provide our clients with comprehensive planning process evaluation, design, and digitization supported by leading-edge analytics. Our Client-First & Team-Centered culture fosters entrepreneurialism by engaging all associates in the firm’s efforts to succeed and grow. We believe that what we do goes deeper, to the heart of how we truly add value : We engineer collaboration, We bring processes to life, and We accelerate time to value.

The Role

The Associate – Planning Services provides our clients with tactical planning expertise and process consulting. As an Associate – Planning Services you will work with the client engagement leader to deliver either demand or supply planning outcomes for our clients. We are looking for a passionate, savvy planner to proactively manage demand and / or supply plans, analyze data, document assumptions, and manage planning models that drive positive business results for our clients. Additionally, you will work with the client and other consultants to engineer collaboration and provide feedback and requirements that enhance planning systems and tools.

All ibp2 associates are at the forefront of delivering our mission : to Engineer Collaboration, Bring Processes to Life, and Accelerate Time-to-Value for our clients.

Process Expertise

• Ability to evaluate demand forecasting models and generate analysis and actions that improve forecasting KPIs for accuracy and bias.
• Manage new demand forecasting units and new product introduction processes.
• Participate in S&O meetings and preparation sessions to document insights that drive forecasting and consensous demand plan improvements.
• Analyze and document end-to-end planning processes spanning the demand and supply planning functions within our client’s organization and find ways to collaborate more effectively.
• Evaluate planning-related data structures, data models, and technology tools involved in the end-to-end planning process, with an emphasis on analyzing links to strategic KPIs.

The Candidate – Our Expectations of You

The Qualification

• 5+ years of experience working in demand planning / forecasting roles, preferably in an S&O structure
• Experience with large enterprise demand planning and forecasting tools highly preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication with outside stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to work at the intersection of process, data, tools, and technology
• Proven presentation capabilities in both content and delivery

The Person

• Willingness to work in a fast-paced startup environment
• Maintains a learning mindset, ready to experience new ideas and situations
• Embraces our Client-First approach
• Maintains relationships and build client confidence & trust in ibp2
• Effective interpersonal skills with an emphasis on teamwork
• Travel minimal, approximately 10%

The Perks

• Additional Private Insurance Benefits that include : Acute Inpatient Care, Full Outpatient Care, Cancer Cover and Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• Discretionary Bonus
• UK Pension Scheme Matching Contributions up to 5%
• Life and injury insurance

The Location

• United Kingdom