Demand Planning Manager

TieTalent; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative global business is on the lookout for a Demand Planning Manager to enhance its forecasting and supply chain processes. In this pivotal role, you will partner with program managers to accurately forecast customer needs, ensuring production strategies are aligned with real-time data. Your expertise in demand planning will drive improvements in customer satisfaction and on-time delivery while collaborating across various departments. This is an exciting opportunity to influence key performance metrics and make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment focused on global customer delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in demand planning within manufacturing or tech environments.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on forecasting accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Own the demand planning process, ensuring accurate forecasting.
• Drive monthly SOIP demand reviews and implement improvements.

Skills

Demand Planning

Forecasting

Cross-functional Collaboration

Analytical Skills

Customer Service Mindset

Tools

Excel

Oracle

Job description

About

A forward-thinking global business undergoing Oliver Wight-led transformation is seeking a Demand Planning Manager to join its growing team. This is a high-impact role, central to the success of a major global initiative to reshape forecasting, manufacturing planning, and customer service delivery. Rather than simply crunching historic numbers, this role partners directly with programme managers to forecast customer needs over the next three months and beyond—helping shape production strategy and supply chain readiness in real-time.

What You’ll Do:

1. Own the demand planning process, ensuring accurate forecasting across key customer accounts.
2. Drive monthly SOIP demand reviews and implement improvements based on variance/root cause analysis.
3. Work hand-in-hand with Sales, Product Management, Marketing, and Operations.
4. Support new product introductions and project forecasting from day one.
5. Lead the coordination of data, reports, KPIs, and forecasting tools (Excel + Oracle preferred).
6. Identify risk in supply/demand and implement solutions before issues arise.
7. Build performance metrics and track forecasting accuracy, bias, and delivery results.
8. Play a key role in the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process as it evolves.

What They’re Looking For:

1. A commercially aware demand planner with experience in a manufacturing or tech environment.
2. Strong Excel skills and experience with Oracle or similar planning systems.
3. Comfortable driving cross-functional collaboration and challenging the status quo.
4. Integrated Business Planning experience highly desirable.
5. A customer-first mindset with a passion for getting things right the first time.

What You’ll Influence:

1. Forecast Accuracy.
2. Customer Satisfaction.
3. On-Time Delivery.
4. Supply Chain Efficiency.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and want to help shape how a business delivers to major global customers, this is your chance to make a lasting impact.

Nice-to-have skills:

• Oracle.

Work experience:

• Supply Chain.

Languages:

• English.