Demand Planner

CVUK Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

CVUK Group in London is seeking an experienced Demand Planner to own forecasting and inventory planning across an exciting portfolio of brands. The role requires interpreting numbers, challenging assumptions and guiding stock, launches and working capital decisions.

You will manage forecasts across multiple brands and SKUs, build demand plans from sales history, seasonality and commercial activity, and partner with commercial teams on launches and promotions. The position is permanent.

Qualifications

• Experience in demand planning, forecasting, replenishment or inventory within beauty, FMCG, retail, wholesale, distribution or similar fast-moving consumer environment.
• Highly analytical and commercially curious with ability to challenge numbers.

Responsibilities

• Own forecasting across multiple brands and SKUs
• Build demand plans using sales history, seasonality, customer insight and commercial activity
• Partner with commercial teams on new launches, promotions, listings and discontinuations
• Monitor forecast accuracy, bias, stock cover, availability and excess inventory
• Produce replenishment and purchase recommendations
• Identify potential out-of-stocks, backorders and slow-moving stock before they become an issue
• Support cash-flow and working-capital planning
• Help improve planning systems, processes and automation

Skills

Forecasting

Inventory planning

Data analysis

Commercial acumen

Job description

Demand Planner

up to £60k

plus bens

London

Permanent

We are partnering with a fast-growing consumer brands business to appoint an experienced Demand Planner to take ownership of forecasting and inventory planning across an exciting portfolio of brands.

This is not simply a data administration role. We are looking for a commercially minded planner who can interpret the numbers, challenge assumptions and help the business make better decisions around stock, launches and working capital.

You Will:

• Own forecasting across multiple brands and SKUs


• Build demand plans using sales history, seasonality, customer insight and commercial activity


• Partner with commercial teams on new launches, promotions, listings and discontinuations


• Monitor forecast accuracy, bias, stock cover, availability and excess inventory


• Produce replenishment and purchase recommendations


• Identify potential out-of-stocks, backorders and slow-moving stock before they become an issue


• Support cash-flow and working-capital planning


• Help improve planning systems, processes and automation

We are looking for someone with demand planning, forecasting, replenishment or inventory experience gained within beauty, FMCG, retail, wholesale, distribution or another fast-moving consumer environment.

You will be highly analytical, commercially curious and confident enough to challenge the numbers rather than simply report them.

A great opportunity to join a growing business where you can have genuine influence over how the planning function develops.