Senior Demand Planner - Fixed Term Contract

Vertical Advantage; London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the drinks business seeks a skilled Senior Demand Planner for a 6-month fixed-term contract in Central London. The role involves generating, analyzing, and publishing market forecasts, collaborating with various teams to ensure accurate demand signals and efficient inventory management.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Demand Planning, ideally from a FMCG background.
• Able to work with large datasets and provide insights.
• Experience in statistical forecasting and supply chain understanding.

Responsibilities

• Conduct weekly checks on demand planning master data accuracy.
• Review statistical forecasting models and cleanse historical data.
• Provide performance updates and contribute to monthly S&OP cycle meetings.

Skills

Demand Planning

Advanced Excel

Data Analysis

Statistical Forecasting

Data Insights

Organisational Skills

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Senior Demand Planner - Fixed Term Contract

Senior Demand Planner - Fixed Term Contract

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Senior Demand Planner - 6 month Fixed Term Contract

We are seeking a skilled and analytical Demand Planner to join our client a drinks business based in Central Lonson on a 6-month fixed-term contract. This role is central to generating, analysing, and publishing the 1–24 month market forecast within the GB market.

You’ll work closely with Commercial, Supply Planning, and Innovation teams to ensure a high-quality demand signal, accurate promotional planning, and inventory balance.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct weekly checks to ensure demand planning master data in APO is accurate and error-free.
• Review and apply appropriate statistical forecasting models, incorporating historical trends and market growth assumptions.
• Cleanse historical data to improve model reliability and remove anomalies.
• Contribute to monthly S&OP cycle meetings with detailed forecast insights.
• Apply promotional and seasonal overlays to generate precise stock phasing across the network.
• Provide weekly performance updates, flagging forecast exceptions and proposing recovery actions.
• Develop root cause analysis packs for key KPIs, designed for senior stakeholder visibility.
• Monitor and optimise product shelf life and stock ageing across the network.

Experience & Requirements

• Strong experience in Demand Planning ideally from a FMCG background
• Advanced Excel skills; Power BI or SQL knowledge preferred
• Understanding of the full supply chain and the interconnectivity of planning roles
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Comfortable working with large datasets, and capable of translating data into clear insights.
• Able to constructively challenge and influence colleagues at all levels.
• Strong organisational skills with a focus on automating manual processes where possible.

This is a hybrid role where you will be expected to be in the office 2 days a week.

The salary banding is from £55,000 - £65,000 + bonus and benefits.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing, Wholesale Alcoholic Beverages, and Food and Beverage Retail

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