FMCG Demand & Supply Planner — S&OP Lead (Hybrid)

Medik8; Aylesbury; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Flexible & Hybrid working

Private Medical Insurance

Mental Health support

Annual Performance Bonus

Long Service Awards

Discount on Medik8 products

Job summary

Medik8 is a British skincare brand seeking an experienced Supply and Demand Planner to bridge Sales, Marketing, Production and Logistics. The role focuses on forecasting demand, optimizing regional stock, and aligning availability with manufacturing capacity.

The position offers a hybrid working pattern (3 days onsite, 2 days remote) with a salary of £40,000–£42,000 depending on experience. You will engage in S&OP, regional forecasting, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in demand planning, merchandising, or forecasting within FMCG/beauty/manufacturing.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, complex data manipulation).
• Understanding of S&OP cycles, stock health metrics, OTIF delivery objectives, and SLOB mitigation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Forecast modelling & accuracy: generate and refine forecasts in Anaplan with an 18-month horizon.
• Forecast improvements: partner with sales to optimise forecast logic and automate reporting.
• S&OP facilitation: present forecast updates and risks in regional meetings across functions.
• Stock health & OTIF: develop demand plans ensuring 100% stock health and OTIF.
• Regional ownership & NPD phasing: manage finished goods deployment to 3PLs and lead regional launches.
• Inventory write-off reduction: identify risk areas and minimise write-offs.
• Process evolution: drive automation and improve forecast bias detection.

Skills

FMCG Demand Planning

Analytical proficiency

Inventory & S&OP

Communication & collaboration

Adaptability & precision

Tools

Anaplan

SQL

Python

Job description

Medik8 is a British skincare brand seeking an experienced Supply and Demand Planner to bridge Sales, Marketing, Production and Logistics. The role focuses on forecasting demand, optimizing regional stock, and aligning availability with manufacturing capacity.

The position offers a hybrid working pattern (3 days onsite, 2 days remote) with a salary of £40,000–£42,000 depending on experience. You will engage in S&OP, regional forecasting, and continuous improvement initiatives.