Demand Planner

Pertemps Bond; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Long service awards

Thriving and growing business

Supportive and collaborative working环境

Job summary

Pertemps are recruiting for an experienced Demand Planner to join their Head Office in Plymouth. You will forecast demand, manage stock availability and support replenishment with Buying and Supply Chain teams to optimise inventory.

The role requires strong analytical skills, advanced Excel and experience in data‑driven decision making. You will influence forecasting for promotions and seasonal activity, contributing to improved service levels and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience in Demand Planning, Forecasting, Replenishment or Supply Chain.
• Experience in retail, wholesale or FMCG environments.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
• Advanced Excel and forecasting/BI tool experience.
• Excellent attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Strong communication across departments.
• Commercial awareness and proactive improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Forecast product demand to ensure stock availability.
• Analyze sales trends and demand patterns to improve forecasts.
• Review promotions and adjust forecasts accordingly.
• Investigate variances between forecast and actual sales.
• Manage ordering exceptions and root cause analysis.
• Place and authorize purchase orders, including system orders.
• Create ordering schedules to support replenishment efficiency.
• Forecast and manage stock for upcoming promotions and seasonal activity.
• Monitor KPIs, inbound deliveries and outbound projections.
• Collaborate with Buying on product ranges and forecast exceptions.

Skills

Demand planning

Forecasting

Replenishment

Supply chain

Data interpretation

Analytical skills

Stakeholder communication

Continuous improvement

Commercial awareness

Tools

Excel

Forecasting software

BI systems

Job description

Pertemps are recruiting on behalf of our client for an experienced Demand Planner to join their growing team at their Head Office in Plymouth.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful and expanding organisation where you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring products are available when customers need them, while driving efficiency across the supply chain.

If you're analytical, commercially minded, and enjoy working with data to influence business decisions, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

As a Demand Planner, you'll be responsible for forecasting customer demand, managing stock availability, and supporting replenishment activities. Working closely with Buying and Supply Chain teams, you'll use data insights to optimise inventory levels, improve forecast accuracy, and ensure the smooth flow of products throughout the business.

This is a highly visible role that offers the opportunity to make a real impact on business performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Forecast product demand to ensure optimum stock availability.
• Analyse sales trends and demand patterns to improve forecast accuracy.
• Review and monitor promotional activity, ensuring forecasts reflect expected demand.
• Identify and investigate significant variances between forecasted and actual sales.
• Manage ordering exceptions and investigate root causes.
• Place and authorise purchase orders, including system-generated orders.
• Create and maintain effective ordering schedules to support replenishment efficiency.
• Forecast and manage stock requirements for upcoming promotions and seasonal activity.
• Monitor key performance indicators, inbound deliveries and outbound projections.
• Collaborate closely with Buying teams regarding product ranges, forecast exceptions and activities that may influence demand.

To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have:

• Previous experience within Demand Planning, Forecasting, Replenishment or Supply Chain.
• Experience working within a retail, wholesale or FMCG environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret large volumes of data.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience using forecasting, replenishment or business intelligence systems.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a passion for data accuracy.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to work with stakeholders across multiple departments.
• Commercial awareness and a proactive approach to continuous improvement.

What's on Offer?

• Company pension scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Long service awards
• Opportunity to join a thriving and growing business
• Supportive and collaborative working environment

Working Hours

Monday to Friday
8:45am - 5:30pm

Location

Plymouth, Devon