Demand Planner

IIRUC SERVICE SA; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic startup in the sports industry is seeking a Demand Planner to join their team in Manchester. This role involves creating forecasts and financial projections that drive sales and merchandising decisions. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and a passion for the sports industry, contributing to a vibrant company culture.

Qualifications

• Experience in demand planning or a related field.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with various teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and provide forecasts for internal operations and external vendors.
• Analyze demand information and market performance through data tools.
• Support the Ops team with demand and production insights.

Skills

Forecasting

Statistical Analysis

Data-Driven Decision Making

Job description

Demand Planner | Sports Industry | £38,000-£42,000 | Brilliant Culture | Hybrid Working

Zachary Daniels are delighted to be partnered with one of the globe's most recognisable sports & lifestyle brands in the recruitment of a Demand Planner.

To be specific our client has the licensing rights to the world's most recognisable brand. They are growing massively, they have doubled in size and aren't stopping there. For this role we need a real self starter and someone who wants to embed themselves in a fast scaling environment which has the brand power and backing to almost double year on year in sales and revenue.

If you love product, love responsibility and want to be part of a brilliant, rewarding culture then this is the role and business for you!

Role Profile

As the Demand Planner, you will develop and build detailed style demand plans, forecasts and financial projections used by the Sales, Merchandising, Sourcing and Supply Planning teams to drive critical business processes. You will determine style forecasts based on merchandising assortment plans, statistical forecasting inputs, and historical trends with inventory profitability goals.

• Develop, integrate and provide forecasts for internal operations and external factories and vendors.
• Involved in addressing forecast variances and improving forecasting accuracy.
• Analyse internal demand information and market & delivery performance through statistical analysis and data-driven decision making tools.
• May involve compiling data and reports or being a consumer of such data in order to support decision making.
• Through forecasting and analytics may set, review, reconcile and/or execute demand, source and supply plans in partnership with the Operations team.
• Create visibility of change requests and provide recommendations for process improvements.
• Develop or support process management excellence to ensure timeliness and accuracy of critical information, events and procedures.
• Support the wider Ops team with demand and production insight across factory/vendor base
  
  

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a start up in the sports industry. My client still has that start up, family feel and an unbelievable head office culture! If you have the right experience and skillset apply now!

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