Demand and Delivery Planner

Asda Stores Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in retail is seeking a Demand and Delivery Planner to manage online demand forecasting and stakeholder collaboration. This role offers a hybrid work model with flexible office days, a competitive benefits package, and the opportunity to support a rapidly evolving business.

Benefits

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

15% colleague discount

Free access to wellbeing services

Excellent parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Ideal candidate has experience in a demand planning role.
• Depth of experience across reporting and analysis tools is beneficial.
• Strong analytical skills with large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Support the Demand & Delivery manager in commercial plans preparation.
• Collaborate with teams to implement forecasts for online demand.
• Report sales performance and forecast data to stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Relationship building

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Google Analytics

Job description

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Demand and Delivery Planner

Apply locations Asda House time type Full time posted on Posted 3 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: June 13, 2025 (5 days left to apply) job requisition id R-056811

Job Title

Demand and Delivery Planner

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category

Business Planning

Closing Date

12 June 2025

"Find your Role"

This is a key role in the Online George.com team with key responsibility for supporting the planning of all online metric plan and re-forecasts for the channel. Playing an important role between stakeholder engagement across marketing, commercial and logistics on the plan creation and reforecast short and long term across order planning and reforecasts.

This role sits in the George.com Demand & Delivery team reporting into the Demand & Delivery Manager.

• Supports the Demand & Delivery manager in preparation of cascade of the Online commercial plans with business stakeholders inc. Finance, Online Prop, Online Trade & Merchandise and Brand.

• Collaborate with the relevant teams and implement the forecasts for online, covering demand sales, volume performance, trade performance and margin

• Work in partnership with the wider George.com teams to provide clear and concise forecasting information and delivery income forecasts – supporting the overall strategic direction

• Working in partnership with Operation leads, to ensure accurate order plans are in place across key services click and collect and home delivery that meets our needs and growth ambitions

• Working in partnership with Online supply teams to manage the Asda Logistics operation across the 5fulfilmentsites through annual plan creation and weekly and monthly re-forecast timelines

• Working in partnership with Asda Logistics to plan and reforecast sales volumes to support the delivery of the cost plans and delivery proposition through annual plan, weekly and monthly review

• Maintain the forecasting across online, highlighting key issues, potential risks and showcasing data trends

• Responsible for accurate and timely reporting of sales performance and forecast data to key stakeholders across the business highlighting issues, risks and opportunities

• Promote and highlight potential profitable gains to support the overall net profit position within George.com

• Target key areas and collaborate with wider teams around the Geoge.com strategy, focusing on delivery price proposition development and delivery income with a focus on improving the online customer experience

• Support the delivery of the George.com delivery service proposition, supporting the implementation of accurate forecasting

"Let's find out about you"

• Ideal candidate has experience in a demand planning role

• Possess strong analytical skills, with experience handling large data sets and a proven ability to develop demand forecasting systems

• Depth of experience across reporting and analysis tools such as Excel, Power BI, Google Analytics beneficial

• Fantastic communication and relationship building to manage all stakeholders in a fastpaced environment

• Demonstrate knowledge of online planning and fulfilment operations integral to the role

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices.Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 15% colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves

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