Demand Planner

Greencore; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Enhanced parental leave and menopause/

Job summary

Greencore is seeking a Demand Planning Analyst to support the forecasting process for our UK operations. You will clean historical data, generate base forecasts, and collaborate with commercial teams to align on demand plans.

The role requires strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and proficiency with ERP systems. Experience in a fast-paced FMCG environment and handling multiple SKUs with varying lead times is essential.

Qualifications

• Ideally educated to GCSE level.
• Experience in a fast-paced seasonal FMCG environment.
• Experience handling multiple SKUs with varied lead times.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical thinking.
• Proficient computer user with experience of ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Use planning systems to clean sales history data and forecast demand.
• Share forecasts with customers and commercial teams for alignment.
• Manage risks and amend forecasts to improve accuracy.
• Publish overlays for events and performance drivers.
• Communicate demand changes with commercial teams clearly.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning practices and analysis.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

ERP systems experience

Fast-paced FMCG environment

Planning collaboration

Education

GCSE level or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately 4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

What you\'ll be doing

• Utilise the available planning systems to clean sales history data, select algorithms and calculate statistical base forecasts by using appropriate filtering (by exception), aggregation and disaggregation criteria
• Share demand and sales forecasts with customers and/or commercial teams and work with them to ensure collaborative alignment.
• Manage risks in the plan and amend forecasts where required and practical to achieve demand plan accuracy and improved stability.
• Enrich, corroborate and publish expected overlays for events, gap-closing opportunities and performance drivers
• Manage ongoing communication and demand change controls with commercial teams to ensure accurate exchange of information.
• Propose and implement continuous improvement in own area, including understanding, adopting and utilising consistent planning practices - plan quality measures, ABCXYZ analysis for volume and variation, demand plan accuracy, forecast bias, seasonal/trend/cyclical profiling, and understanding change versus previous years, events, correlated causes, e.g., weather, and various forecasting benchmarks, e.g., budget, quarterly forecasts and monthly integrated business plans (IBP).

What we\'re looking for

• Ideally educated to GSCE level
• Experience working in a fast-paced seasonal environment ideally an FMCG with a detailed knowledge of the planning process
• Experience working with multiple range of SKUS - both short and long lead time
• Good attention to detail and experience applying analytical thinking
• Proficient computer user including experience and knowledge of ERP systems

We\'re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you\'ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career
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