Strategic Inventory & Demand Planner

Spirax-Sarco Engineering

Swindon

On-site

GBP 50,000 - 70,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday
3 days volunteering leave
Private healthcare
Enhanced pension plan
Life assurance
Share Ownership Plan
Free onsite parking
Flexible benefits
Discount portal

Job summary

Spirax-Sarco Engineering is seeking a highly analytical Planning and Inventory Manager to own inventory health, portfolio planning, and demand-to-capacity forecasting. You will partner with Sales, Marketing, Technical, Operations, Procurement and Manufacturing to drive planning excellence and support business growth.

In this on-site role in Cheltenham, you will manage safety stock, reorder points, replenishment, and data integrity.

Qualifications

  • Significant experience in inventory planning, replenishment, supply chain operations.
  • Advanced Excel with ERP systems and planning tools.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Data Analytics, or related field.

Responsibilities

  • Own inventory targets including safety stock and reorder points.
  • Monitor excess, ageing, slow-moving stock and take corrective actions.
  • Manage replenishment plans with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
  • Develop forecasts using historical trends and BI insights.
  • Translate forecasts into 2–18 month capacity and inventory plans.
  • Lead S&OP collaboration and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Inventory planning
Replenishment
Supply planning
Data analysis
Advanced Excel
ERP systems
Stakeholder management
Continuous improvement
Problem solving
Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Data Analytics, or related discipline
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (advantageous)

Tools

ERP systems
Planning tools

Job description

Spirax-Sarco Engineering is seeking a highly analytical Planning and Inventory Manager to own inventory health, portfolio planning, and demand-to-capacity forecasting. You will partner with Sales, Marketing, Technical, Operations, Procurement and Manufacturing to drive planning excellence and support business growth.

In this on-site role in Cheltenham, you will manage safety stock, reorder points, replenishment, and data integrity.

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