UK Demand Planner

BIC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

BIC World is recruiting a Demand Planner for UK and Ireland. You will build the demand plan for UK/IE in collaboration with Sales, Marketing and Finance, and drive alignment with regional and HQ teams. You will own continuous improvement and play a key role in S&OP/IBP transitions.

Responsibilities include forecasting ~600 SKUs, managing promotions, and ensuring product availability for TOP listings while coordinating with supply teams and finance on rolling forecasts.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills with business orientation.
• Fluent in English and able to communicate across teams.
• Cross-functional collaboration across Sales, Marketing, Finance and HQ.

Responsibilities

• Prepare forecast for ~600 active UK/IE SKUs, representing 4% of EU sales in value.
• Build a 24-month demand plan in Blue Yonder using history, promos and sell-out data.
• Consolidate forecasts for promotions and new products from Sales/Marketing.
• Partner with GM, Customer Service, Sales, Marketing and Finance and with HQ.
• Analyze forecast accuracy and bias; propose actions to improve OTIF.
• Collaborate with Finance on quarterly rolling forecasts and close gaps.
• Lead monthly local Demand Review for sign-off by top management.
• Support S&OP to IBP transformation with regional leadership.
• Coordinate with supply teams to secure product availability for TOP SKUs.
• Coordinate slow movers and obsolete stock reductions with Sales/Marketing.
• Act as process owner/Key user for the European team.

Skills

Analytical thinking

English proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Blue Yonder

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Join BIC World, a community of brands dedicated to creating ingeniously simple and joyful products that have been part of hearts and homes for over 75 years. We are committed to growing our iconic and innovative brands by reimagining everyday essentials in new, sustainable, and responsible ways.

Our culture encourages a "roll up your sleeves and get the job done" mindset, ensuring self-starters, problem solvers, and innovative thinkers can truly thrive. At BIC World, you are empowered to take ownership of your career and use your unique perspective to make a meaningful, global impact on our mission.

To support our Demand Planning department, we are recruiting a Demand Planner for UK and Ireland. Joining BIC Demand Planning team Europe means joining a team that is dynamic and agile, promote team spirit and is ready to take up challenges.

As a critical function of the Supply Chain, and reporting to the Demand Planning Manager Western Cluster, your main mission will be to build the demand plan for the markets of UK & Ireland, in collaboration with Sales, Marketing and Finance. In addition, transversal responsibilities are full part of the position to develop other competencies and leadership, such as Key User or process owner.

• Main Responsibilities / Mission
• Prepare forecast for ~600 active SKUs representing UK/IE market accounting for 4% of EU sales in value.
• Build a strong demand plan, using all the data available (sales history, promotion plan, sell-out data) on an 24-month horizon in Blue Yonder.
• Challenge and consolidate the forecasts for promotions and new products provided by Sales and Marketing teams.
• Be a key business partner to stakeholders representing both local organization (General Manager, Customer Service, Sales, Marketing and Finance) as well as headquarters (SC, IT, Sales, Marketing)
• Analyze the forecast accuracy and bias results at country/category level and propose actions to achieve and improve those KPI’s and as a result final OTIF level as well.
• Collaborate with Finance Department on reconciliation of quarterly Financial Rolling forecast updates and close the gaps vs operational forecasts.
• Prepare and lead the monthly local Demand Review to get top management sign off on your demand plan.
• Support the transformation from S&OP to IBP (Integrated Business Planning Process), improving local demand reviews, collaborating closely with S&OP leaders who consolidate the Demand Plan at EU level.
• Collaborate with supply teams and coordinate actions that contribute to secure product availability, with a strong focus on TOP SKUs, key promotions, and new listings.
• Coordinate the slow mover and obsolete stock reduction with Sales/Marketing.
• Actively participate in the continuous improvement of the processes and tools.
• Be a process owner and/or Key user for the European team: transversal communication, challenge of the team, improvements, project management.
• Required qualification
• 1-3 years’ experience within a similar position
• Cross-functional experiences are a plus

Hard Skills

• Strong analytical skills: ability to analyze figures, draw conclusions and provide recommendations with strong business orientation;
• Good command of IT systems - particularly Excel and Power BI;
• Knowledge of Blue Yonder forecasting tool is a plus;
• Language skills: Fluent in English, any other language is a plus.

Soft Skills

• Structured way of thinking and attention to details;
• Ability to challenge and convince his/her interlocutors;
• Well organized, management of priorities, ability to work within set deadlines;
• Overall business understanding;
• Team Player, flexible when dealing with other people;
• Ability to work autonomously;
• Decision making skills;
• Precise and clear in communication with other departments;
• Hard-working and proactive.

BIC World is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

BIC World is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any team member at BIC via email, or directly to a BIC team member in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of BIC, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BIC as a result of the referral or through other means.