Demand Planner

Forza Foods Ltd; Whitwood; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic company in supply chain seeks a Specialist – Demand Planner for hybrid work at Asda House, UK. This role requires at least 2 years' experience in demand planning in an FMCG environment, analytical skills, and proficiency in forecasting tools. Responsibilities include forecasting demand, supporting KPI targets, and ensuring product flow accuracy. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including discounts, a pension scheme, and health support. Join our team and help us make a difference!

Benefits

15% Asda In-store Discount

Paid Annual Leave Allowance

Enhanced pension scheme

Life Assurance

Health and wellbeing support service

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Asda Mobile Discount

Discounted health assessments

Asda Pet Insurance discount

Mortgage Advice Bureau

Exclusive Exchange Rates

Ride-to-work scheme

Private healthcare

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in demand planning or merchandise planning in FMCG environment.
• Experience within produce is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of Category Plan/KPI targets for Asda Sales.
• Accurately forecast daily and weekly demand for products.
• Ensure system integrity for smooth product flow.
• Communicate variations to forecast impacting stakeholders.
• Provide root cause analysis for forecasting issues.

Skills

Demand planning

Analytical skills

Strong influencing skills

Communication skills

Planning skills

Teamwork ability

Education

Forecasting qualifications

Tools

Demand planning/WSSI systems

Advanced Excel skills

Job description

About The Role

Join Our Dynamic Supply Chain Team at Asda House! We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Specialist – Demand Planner to become a vital part of our onsite Supply Chain Team at Asda House. If you are commercially astute, passionate about supply chain and eager to contribute to a dynamic team, this role is perfect for you!

Position Details

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm

Location: Asda House - Leeds, Hybrid working (2 days per week from home)

Contract Type: Permanent

Your Key Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of Category Plan / KPI targets for Asda Sales, GBI and Waste.
• Accurately forecast the daily and weekly demand for a specific group of products over a 78 week horizon and provide short term forecasting reacting to markets changes, promotional opportunities and weather impacts at both corporate and item store level.
• Ensure system integrity and accuracy to ensure a smooth flow of products aligned to season, events and activity.
• Communicate any variation to forecast that may impact internal and external stakeholders – ranging from commercial, production, suppliers and retail teams.
• Provide root cause analysis to identify and address forecasting issues by category/item and understand and apply the principles of cannibalisation.
• Set item level business plan for the next financial year.

What Are We Looking For?

• With at least 2 years’ experience of demand planning/merchandise planning in FMCG environment.
• Experience of working with demand planning/WSSI systems.
• Experience within produce is desirable.
• Possession of exceptional analytical skills when managing complexity and multiple variables – advanced Excel skills required.
• Ability to operate and make right decisions at pace – planning skills and ability to work to deadlines.
• Strong influencing and communication skills, team working ability along with conflict management/resilience.
• Forecasting / supply chain qualifications are desirable.

What's in It for You?

At IPL, Forza, and Kober, we're dynamic businesses dedicated to fostering the development of our colleagues and creating an exceptional work environment. We believe in the power of teamwork and collaboration to drive our success. To continue our growth, we're seeking individuals who embody our values, culture, and commitment.

In return, we offer opportunities for professional development, a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• 15% Asda In-store Discount
• Paid Annual Leave Allowance – varies depending on shift pattern
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life Assurance – All our colleagues benefit from life assurance of 4 x their annual base salary
• Help@hand – Free, direct access to health and wellbeing support service, including unlimited video consultations with a UK-based GP 24/7, physiotherapy, and mental health support
• Grocery Aid – We’ve partnered with Grocery Aid to provide our colleagues and their families with a wide range of emotional, practical, and financial support services
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Asda Mobile Discount – 30% off a wide range of Asda Mobile bundles and add-ons for our colleagues and one of their family members
• Discounted health assessments – Negotiated rates on Self-Pay BUPA Health Assessments for you and members of your household
• Asda Pet Insurance discount – Up to 10% Discount
• Mortgage Advice Bureau – MAB can provide fee‑free, no‑obligation mortgage and protection advice
• Exclusive Exchange Rates via Asda Money – better exchange rates for travel money when buying currency through Asda Travel Money (TravelEx)
• Ride‑to‑work scheme – Great savings across bikes, clothing, and equipment
• Care Concierge – The Care Experts. Talk to us – Legal & General’s Care Concierge resource
• Private healthcare, car allowances, long‑term incentive schemes (depending on job band).

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About Us

Our purpose here at IPL, Forza & Kober is simple: we are one team who creates exceptional value for our customers and our mission is to support Asda on their journey to becoming #2 in the marketplace.

Through our people we live and breathe our values and we play to our strengths, but we also support each other’s development. We are a community of passionate individuals who possess a wide variety of skills and expertise, who work collectively to form a high performing team and a company to be proud of.

We are committed to a fully inclusive business that is representative of our customers, locations and the communities we serve. We recognise the value in diversity and welcome applications from all candidates regardless of sex, age, race, religion, gender or sexual identity and socio-economic background. We are committed to making IPL, Forza and Kober a place where everyone can enjoy a successful career and have systems in place to support all our colleagues. We are seeking applications from candidates who share our values, culture and celebrate diversity in all its forms.

Our culture is our people and our people are our culture!