Demand Planning Lead - FMCG, Forecasting & S&OP

Hunter Selection; Shepton Mallet; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Volunteer days

Health & wellbeing scheme

Employee discount scheme

Enhanced sick pay scheme

Job summary

Hunter Selection is recruiting for a newly created Demand Manager role in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.

You will own customer demand forecasts, collaborate with customers and internal teams, and drive forecast accuracy in a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment.

The salary is £45,000 - £50,000, Monday – Friday, with benefits including 33 days holiday, life insurance, employee assistance program, volunteer days, health & wellbeing scheme, employee discount scheme and enhanced sick pay scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience in Demand Planning, Customer Supply Chain, S&OP or Commercial Planning.
• Proven customer-facing experience within a supply chain environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Advanced Excel skills; Power BI or similar reporting experience is advantageous.
• FMCG, food, drinks or consumer products experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain customer demand forecasts across product categories.
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to improve forecast accuracy and service levels.
• Identify demand risks, opportunities, promotions and product launch impacts.
• Lead forecasting reviews and support the demand side of the S&OP process.
• Monitor forecast accuracy, service KPIs and inventory requirements.
• Work closely with Operations and Planning to align demand with production capacity.
• Drive continuous improvement in forecasting, reporting and planning processes.

Skills

Demand planning

Customer supply chain

S&OP

Commercial planning

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Analytical skills

FMCG experience

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Hunter Selection is recruiting for a newly created Demand Manager role in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.

You will own customer demand forecasts, collaborate with customers and internal teams, and drive forecast accuracy in a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment.

The salary is £45,000 - £50,000, Monday – Friday, with benefits including 33 days holiday, life insurance, employee assistance program, volunteer days, health & wellbeing scheme, employee discount scheme and enhanced sick pay scheme.