Demand Planner: Forecast & Stock Optimization

Gap Personnel Limited; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

Gap Personnel Limited is seeking a detailed and analytical Demand Planner to join our fast-paced retail supply chain team. You will forecast demand and ensure stock availability across a large retail operation, working closely with buying and supply chain colleagues to balance stock and customer service.

You will analyse sales data, identify trends, manage replenishment schedules, and support promotional activity while driving forecasting accuracy and stock efficiency in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in demand planning, forecasting, replenishment, or supply chain.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working with large data sets and identifying trends.
• Excellent attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Strong communication skills with a commercial mindset.

Responsibilities

• Forecast product demand to ensure optimal stock availability.
• Review and analyse sales trends, demand patterns, and promotional activity.
• Investigate forecast variances and identify root causes of anomalies.
• Manage ordering exceptions and authorise system-generated orders.
• Create and maintain replenishment schedules.
• Forecast and support upcoming promotional events.
• Monitor KPIs and inbound/outbound projections.
• Work with buying teams to manage product assortments and forecast changes.
• Support continuous improvement of forecasting accuracy and stock efficiency.

Skills

Forecasting

Data analysis

Excel

Communication

Tools

BI tools

Job description

Gap Personnel Limited is seeking a detailed and analytical Demand Planner to join our fast-paced retail supply chain team. You will forecast demand and ensure stock availability across a large retail operation, working closely with buying and supply chain colleagues to balance stock and customer service.

You will analyse sales data, identify trends, manage replenishment schedules, and support promotional activity while driving forecasting accuracy and stock efficiency in a dynamic environment.