Demand Planner

Bloom Careers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading premium beauty brand is seeking a Demand Planner in North London to enhance forecasting accuracy and manage inventory across channels. This hybrid role is crucial for balancing commercial demands with supply capabilities, applying data-led insights to boost performance. Candidates should have FMCG experience, proficiency in Excel, and tool expertise in NetSuite. Join a dynamic team to help drive operational efficiency and enhance product availability.

Benefits

Bonus and benefits

Qualifications

• Previous experience in demand planning or supply chain roles within FMCG.
• Ability to create and maintain demand forecasts.
• Experience collaborating with commercial and finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain demand forecasts using historical data.
• Partner with teams to align forecasts with business priorities.
• Track sales trends and highlight potential risks.

Skills

Demand planning experience

Advanced Excel

Collaboration across teams

Inventory management

Familiarity with FMCG

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Demand Planner

£45,000 + bonus and benefits

Location: North London (Hybrid)

Our client is a leading premium beauty brand. Due to continued growth and success, they are seeking an experienced Demand Planner to support forecasting accuracy, inventory optimisation, and product availability across multiple sales channels. This role plays a key part in balancing commercial demand with supply capabilities, using data‑led insights to support business performance and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain demand forecasts using historical sales data, market indicators, promotional activity, and new product introductions.
• Partner with commercial, marketing, finance, and supply chain teams to ensure forecasts align with trading plans and business priorities.
• Track sales trends and stock positions to highlight potential risks, shortages, or overstock scenarios.
• Support inventory planning by working closely with procurement and supply teams to maintain optimal stock levels.
• Assess the impact of campaigns, seasonality, and promotional mechanics on demand patterns.
• Provide input into product lifecycle planning, including introductions, transitions, and discontinuations.
• Apply forecasting models and planning systems to improve accuracy and responsiveness.
• Produce regular reports and dashboards to communicate demand insights to stakeholders.
• Identify and implement process improvements within demand planning and forecasting workflows.

Skills and Experience Required

• Previous experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain roles within FMCG
• Advanced Excel capability and experience using NetSuite in a demand planning or supply chain role
• Experience of being responsible for creating and/or maintaining demand forecasts for multiple SKUs and/or product lines.
• Experience collaborating across commercial, marketing, finance, and operations teams.
• Familiarity with consumer demand trends and fast‑moving product environments.
• Experience in maintaining optimal inventory levels and/or managing stock across multiple channels