Hybrid Planning & Demand Analyst (Data & Insight)

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension contributions (up to 10%)

Subsidised onsite gym (Manchester HQ)

Discounts on Co-op products

Cycle-to-work scheme

Virtual healthcare and wellbeing

Job summary

Co-op in Manchester is seeking a Planning and Demand Analyst to join its Digital, Technology & Data team. The role focuses on delivering a clear, reliable view of demand, capacity and investment priorities to guide decision-making across the business.

You’ll combine data from multiple sources to ensure proposed work is well understood and aligned to priorities, supporting forecasting, scenario modelling and planning artefacts for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning, demand management or portfolio management.
• Strong analytical capability with data interpretation and modelling.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills for forecasting and planning.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain planning and demand data with governance.
• Review incoming demand and ensure alignment to priorities.
• Analyze data from multiple sources and provide insights and recommendations.
• Create a trusted view of demand, capacity and future priorities across the portfolio.
• Identify gaps and dependencies in plans and demand pipelines.
• Support forecasting, scenario modelling and prioritisation activities.
• Build relationships with stakeholders across Digital, Technology & Data, Finance and Portfolio Management.
• Produce reports and planning artefacts to inform decision-making.
• Contribute to standardising and automating planning processes.

Skills

Demand planning

Portfolio management

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Forecasting

Scenario modelling

Data governance

Data storytelling

Tools

Excel

Job description

Co-op in Manchester is seeking a Planning and Demand Analyst to join its Digital, Technology & Data team. The role focuses on delivering a clear, reliable view of demand, capacity and investment priorities to guide decision-making across the business.

You’ll combine data from multiple sources to ensure proposed work is well understood and aligned to priorities, supporting forecasting, scenario modelling and planning artefacts for stakeholders.