Demand Planner

Babcock; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Demand Planner to join their Bristol team. In this pivotal role, you will oversee the management of forecasting, planning, and production control functions. Your expertise will ensure the continuity of demand signals in a low inventory, lean environment. You will develop and maintain processes that align with project requirements while collaborating with various departments to reconcile commercial needs with manufacturing realities. This position offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to balance office and remote work effectively.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading benefit

Paid volunteering day

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain management within manufacturing or distribution.
• Strong numeracy skills and proficiency in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage forecasting and planning processes for projects.
• Ensure continuity of demand signals in a lean environment.
• Oversee S&OP and maintain planning parameters.

Skills

Supply Chain Knowledge

Numeracy Skills

Engineering Processes Knowledge

Excel Proficiency

Lean Techniques Exposure

Job description

Job Title: Demand Planner
Location: Bristol, UK+ Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time
Role ID: SF63067

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Demand Planner on our Bristol Site..

The role
As a Demand Planner you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be expected to oversee the management of the Forecasting, Planning and Production Control functions as well as ensuring continuity of Demand Signal in a low inventory, lean environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll:

• Develop and maintain forecasting and planning processes to support the flexible requirements of Projects and Programs, understanding the capacity restrictions all within the bounds of an ERP ( IFS&SAP).
• Oversee S&OP
• Maintain forecasting and planning parameters to support a low inventory environment.
• Create demand for new products introduced by change notes and manage exit strategy for existing products.
• Ensure plans and objectives are met using appropriate coaching, communication, monitoring and control processes.

This role is full time, 37 Hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements, with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Demand Planner:

• Knowledge of supply chain in a Manufacturing or Distribution environment.
• Proven high degree of numeracy.
• General knowledge of engineering processes, including exposure to Lean techniques.
• Sound business awareness skills, including the ability to reconcile commercial requirements (sales / marketing / finance) with day-to-day manufacturing concerns.
• Experience of using Excel

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check(SC)security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available atUnited Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please [e-mail] the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 19/05/2025