Planning Director

Joseph Joseph Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a visionary Planning Director to enhance their global planning processes. This high-impact role involves overseeing demand and supply planning, optimizing logistics, and ensuring that resources are effectively allocated to meet business objectives. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in supply chain management, particularly in consumer products, and will possess strong leadership and analytical skills. Join a dynamic team where your strategic insights will drive growth and improve customer experiences in a collaborative environment that values innovation and efficiency.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company performance related bonus

Pension contribution

Exclusive staff discount

Flexible working hours

External private employee wellbeing support

Access to Perkbox

Carry-over holiday scheme

Medical appointment support

Volunteer days

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Supply Chain with expertise in S&OP/IBP processes.
• Strong leadership skills with a focus on team development.
• Proficient in SAP and advanced Excel techniques.

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning processes to ensure supply meets demand efficiently.
• Collaborate with teams to align business planning and objectives.
• Monitor KPIs and streamline processes for improved accuracy.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Demand Planning

Supply Planning

Inventory Planning

Leadership

Change Management

Project Management

Education

APICS/CIPS Certification

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

At Joseph Joseph we love solving everyday problems through intelligent design to create distinctive, functional products that are a pleasure to own and use. We are one of the world’s leading houseware brands with a global presence spanning over 100 countries, available in most major department stores and independent houseware stores worldwide as well as our rapidly growing ecommerce channel

We are seeking a visionary and strategic Planning Director to lead and optimize our planning processes across Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inbound logistics, and Integrated Business Planning (IBP). The role focuses on enhancing our global efficiency in ensuring supply meets demand. This is a high-impact position requiring an analytical mindset, proactive decision-making, and exceptional leadership capabilities. Reporting to the Chief Supply Chain Officer, the Planning Director will be instrumental as a strategic differentiator in support of Joseph Joseph’s growth and customer experience.

What you will be doing:

• Oversee Joseph Joseph’s end-to-end planning processes to ensure supply meets demand at the lowest possible cost
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) across Joseph Joseph’s end-to-end planning processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (sales, operations, finance, NPD, and procurement) to ensure a unified approach to business planning.
• Design, implement and continuously improve the demand planning methodology for Joseph Joseph ensuring available resource is deployed effectively in driving the required accuracy
• Champion the S&OP/IBP process to align demand, supply, and financial planning with business objectives ensuring meetings review performance, resolve issues, and enable data-driven decisions
• Evaluate and evolve Joseph Joseph planning maturity against best practice
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, increase forecast accuracy, reduce inventory levels and optimise cost to serve
• Monitor inbound freight costs and collaborate across teams to identify cost-saving opportunities
• Manage inventory in transit and optimize warehousing capacity and inventory flows

What we need from you:

• Must have 10 years of experience in Supply Chain (Demand planning, Supply Planning, and Inventory Planning) incl. design, implementation, and execution of S&OP/IBP related processes
• Global consumer products experience
• Strong people leader able to develop and mentor teams
• Knowledge of best-in-class planning techniques and software
• Strong change management experience in commercial led businesses
• Project Management skills
• Proficiency with SAP software and advanced Microsoft excel skills (Power Query preferable)
• Ideally APICS/CIPS certification

What you will get from us:

• Competitive salary and holiday allowance
• Company performance related bonus
• A pension contribution
• An exclusive staff discount
• Flexible working – 3 days in the office, 2 from home and flex start/finish times
• External private employee wellbeing support
• Access to Perkbox
• Carry-over holiday scheme
• Medical appointment support
• Volunteer days
• Team Recognition scheme
• Season-ticket travel loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Holiday trading (buy/sell) and extra holiday days for long service