Demand Planner

Blue Arrow; Walsall; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Arrow, at the Walsall distribution centre, seeks an experienced Demand Planner to build a new planning function. Hybrid role with onsite leadership and analytics-driven responsibility to shape forecasting and governance across supply chain.

You’ll drive a structured planning process, use Power BI and Excel for insights, and collaborate with Supply Chain, Sales and Operations to enable data-led decisions. This is a high-visibility role offering ownership and transformation impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years dedicated Demand Planning experience
• Proven experience improving or implementing demand planning processes
• Advanced Excel and Power BI skills
• Strong forecasting, analytics and data interpretation capability
• Experience within manufacturing, distribution or complex supply chain environment
• ERP experience, ideally Dynamics 365 or similar
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Develop and embed a structured demand planning process from scratch
• Analyse demand trends, customer forecasts, seasonality and inventory data
• Improve forecast accuracy and planning governance
• Create meaningful reporting and insights using Power BI and Excel
• Work cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Sales and Operations teams
• Support S&OP activities and drive data-led decision making
• Play a key role in shaping the future direction of demand planning within the business

Skills

Demand planning

Forecasting

Power BI

Excel

Stakeholder management

Data interpretation

ERP

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Dynamics 365

Job description

Walsall | Hybrid (3 Days Onsite / 2 Days WFH)

Are you an experienced Demand Planner looking for the opportunity to build something from the ground up rather than simply maintain an existing process?

We're supporting a well-established UK manufacturing and distribution business in the search for a Demand Planner to join their Supply Chain function at their Distribution Centre in Walsall.

This is a newly created role with genuine scope to make an impact. The business is investing in its planning capability and is looking for someone who can establish robust demand planning processes, improve forecasting accuracy and help create a single, trusted view of demand across the organisation.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop and embed a structured demand planning process from scratch
• Analyse demand trends, customer forecasts, seasonality and inventory data
• Improve forecast accuracy and planning governance
• Create meaningful reporting and insights using Power BI and Excel
• Work cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Sales and Operations teams
• Support S&OP activities and drive data-led decision making
• Play a key role in shaping the future direction of demand planning within the business

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years' dedicated Demand Planning experience
• Proven experience improving or implementing demand planning processes
• Advanced Excel and Power BI skills
• Strong forecasting, analytics and data interpretation capability
• Experience within a manufacturing, distribution or complex supply chain environment
• ERP experience, ideally Dynamics 365 or similar
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Why This Role?

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Demand Planner who wants ownership, visibility and the chance to influence how a business plans for the future. You'll be the first dedicated Demand Planner in the organisation, helping establish best practice and supporting a wider transformation of the planning function.