Stock & Demand Planner - Analytical, Data-Driven

Lawrence Dean Recruitment; Letchworth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £35,000 per annum

Office-based role (Letchworth)

Full training provided

Auto-enrolment pension

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Lawrence Dean Recruitment is recruiting on behalf of a client in Letchworth for a Demand Planner to join the busy Procurement team. You’ll monitor stock levels across the branch network, analyse performance, manage daily back-orders and coordinate replenishments to ensure availability.

The role requires strong numerical and analytical skills, solid Excel capability (VLOOKUPs and concatenation), and good communication to work with the wider Purchasing team.

Qualifications

• Strong numerical and analytical skills with high attention to detail.
• Experience analysing stock data and forecasting inventory needs.
• Excellent time management and ability to prioritise tasks.

Responsibilities

• Monitor stock levels across the branch network and ensure availability.
• Analyse stock and SKU performance to rebalance inventory.
• Manage daily back-order reports and fulfill outstanding demand.
• Calculate appropriate stock levels and raise stock requests.
• Monitor purchase orders and progress deliveries.
• Produce monthly stock reports and identify trends.

Skills

Strong numerical and analytical skills

Excellent attention to detail

Time management and prioritisation

Strong communication and relationship‑

Tools

Excel

Job description

Lawrence Dean Recruitment is recruiting on behalf of a client in Letchworth for a Demand Planner to join the busy Procurement team. You’ll monitor stock levels across the branch network, analyse performance, manage daily back-orders and coordinate replenishments to ensure availability.

The role requires strong numerical and analytical skills, solid Excel capability (VLOOKUPs and concatenation), and good communication to work with the wider Purchasing team.