Demand Planner

Lawrence Dean Recruitment; Letchworth; Sur place; GBP 32 000 - 39 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Salary £35,000 per annum

Office-based role (Letchworth)

Full training provided

Auto-enrolment pension

Career development opportunities

Résumé du poste

Lawrence Dean Recruitment is recruiting on behalf of a client in Letchworth for a Demand Planner to join the busy Procurement team. You’ll monitor stock levels across the branch network, analyse performance, manage daily back-orders and coordinate replenishments to ensure availability.

The role requires strong numerical and analytical skills, solid Excel capability (VLOOKUPs and concatenation), and good communication to work with the wider Purchasing team.

Qualifications

• Strong numerical and analytical skills with high attention to detail.
• Experience analysing stock data and forecasting inventory needs.
• Excellent time management and ability to prioritise tasks.

Responsabilités

• Monitor stock levels across the branch network and ensure availability.
• Analyse stock and SKU performance to rebalance inventory.
• Manage daily back-order reports and fulfill outstanding demand.
• Calculate appropriate stock levels and raise stock requests.
• Monitor purchase orders and progress deliveries.
• Produce monthly stock reports and identify trends.

Connaissances

Strong numerical and analytical skills

Excellent attention to detail

Time management and prioritisation

Strong communication and relationship‑

Outils

Excel

Description du poste

Are you highly organised, analytical and confident working with Excel and stock data? Our client has an exciting opportunity for a Demand Planner to join their busy Procurement team in Letchworth. As a Demand Planner you’ll play an important role in ensuring the right stock is available in the right locations across a branch network. You’ll monitor stock levels, analyse performance, manage back orders and identify where inventory needs to be moved or replenished. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys working with numbers, data and problem-solving and isn’t afraid to investigate why something isn’t quite right.

Demand Planner - Benefits Offered

• £35,000 per annum
• Monday to Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm (40 hours per week)
• Full office based
• Full training provided
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme
• Opportunity to develop your analytical, stock and procurement experience

Demand Planner - Job Overview

• Monitor stock levels across the branch network and ensure appropriate availability
• Analyse stock and SKU performance, identifying opportunities to rebalance inventory
• Manage daily back-order reports and ensure outstanding demand is fulfilled
• Calculate appropriate stock levels and raise stock requests
• Monitor purchase orders and proactively progress deliveries
• Produce monthly reports, identify trends and action findings
• Highlight potential stock issues and recommend solutions
• Liaise with the warehouse regarding stock queries
• Maintain accurate stock information across internal systems
• Work closely with the wider Purchasing team to improve stock availability and performance

Demand Planner - Skills & Experience Required

• Strong numerical and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
• Good Excel skills, including V lookups and Concatenate function
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate stock discrepancies and identify solutions
• Highly organised with excellent time management and prioritisation skills
• Confident working with data and learning new systems
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Previous stock, inventory, allocation, purchasing, supply chain or distribution experience would be advantageous
• Experience using inventory or forecasting systems such as Slimstock would be beneficial