Demand Planner

Cavendish Maine; Knaresborough; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the garden and DIY products sector seeks a Demand Planner to join their supply chain management team. This role involves ensuring customer demand meets stock availability while collaborating with sales teams to manage substantial orders. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in demand planning, strong analytical skills, and the ability to effectively communicate across departments.

Benefits

5 weeks paid holiday

8% pension contribution

Enhanced family leave

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in demand planning.
• Proficient working with demand planning tools.
• Excellent communication skills for high levels of internal liaison.

Responsibilities

• Create, manage and adjust demand forecasts.
• Analyse sales history, market trends and promotional plans.
• Prepare reports and proposals for business improvement.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

Proactive mindset

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification in supply chain management

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Join a fast-paced supply chain management team

Work with major European DIY and garden products brands

50% home based plus travel to local offices

Job Description: Demand Planner

You will play a key role in the UK supply chain, working closely with the sales teams that manage £multi-million orders into Amazon, major DIY retailers and key garden centre groups to ensure that customer demand meets stock availability.

Key Responsibilities Will Include:

• Create, manage and adjust demand forecasts
• Analyse sales history, market trends and promotional plans
• Monitor and report % accuracy of forecasts
• Prepare reports and proposals for business improvement
• Liaise extensively with UK and European colleagues

About the Company:

• A highly successful and respected global manufacturing business that produces garden and DIY products that are stocked by most UK garden / DIY retailers and bought by millions of homeowners.
• With a strong internal culture, this is an outstanding company to work for with considerable internal opportunities for career advancement.

Candidate Profile: Demand Planner

This is a role that requires advanced skills in data analysis and communication.

Applicants are likely to come from within the supply chain of a major UK retailer or a UK manufacturer / importer that supplies the UK retail market.

You should be able to bring:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in supply chain management
• At least 3 years of experience in demand planning
• Proficient working with demand planning tools and Power BI
• Advanced Excel skills
• Excellent communication skills and used to high levels of internal liaison
• Proactive and positive mindset

Salary/Benefits Information:

• The job holder will join an outstanding global business with an excellent culture and a reward package that includes a basic salary of £40,000 - £45,000, performance based incentives, a broad employee benefits platform, 5 weeks paid holiday, 8% pension contribution, hybrid working and enhanced family leave.

Contact:

Nick Hester

Job Reference: NH/95253

Candidate Care:

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If your application is successful we will contact you to discuss the opportunity in more detail, within 48 hours of receiving your application.

Should you not hear from us within 3 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please be advised that if unsuccessful for this role we may keep your details in our hold file, during which time you may be contacted for other suitable vacancies. If you do not want us to do this please call us to advise.

In the meantime, we would like to thank you for your interest in Cavendish Maine.

In Short

• Industry HR & Recruitment
• Founded 1991
• Location Bristol
• Company size 0 - 49

Client-driven, candidate-focused

We are a team of expert, straight-talking, and talented recruitment professionals with a shared passion to connect employers with the candidates they need to grow their business. With 30 years of experience, we adapt each recruitment process to meet the needs of our clients, through a blend of the very best recruitment practices, delivered with a committed focus on quality, understanding, and integrity at every stage.

Whilst we are all very different, we share a set of values that are at the heart of what we do. Our specialist areas are Sales & Marketing, General Insurance and Financial Services.

Sales & Marketing

Sales recruitment has been at the heart of Cavendish Maine’s activities for over 30 years. Our team of specialist recruiters has filled over 5000 positions for hundreds of companies in this time and have a client list that ranges from small entrepreneurial start ups to world leading manufacturers and from manufacturers of baby toys to tractors!

We are equally effective in all areas of the UK and the depth of our client relationships has broadened the range of commercial opportunities to include sales, marketing, buying and operational management.

General Insurance

The General Insurance team partners closely with many of the industry’s leading insurance brokers, companies, claims and legal organisations.
We offer a consultative, thorough and partnership-based approach to every assignment.
In a market which is based upon trust and relationships, we start by understanding your requirements, your team and growth aspirations before doing anything else.

Then we recommend the most appropriate solution, regardless of job function, class of business or level of seniority.
Our focus is on building long term Partnerships with our client and candidate markets, striving to be the talent partner of choice for our industry.

Financial Services

Our Consultants are industry experienced and understand the challenges that apply to successfully recruiting into this sector. We successfully partner with a broad range of clients including regional and national IFA’s, international Banks, Challenger Banks, Product Providers, and employee benefits companies.

We always strive to deliver a quality service and enjoy mutually beneficial relationships with our valued clients and candidates.