Demand Planner

Hilton Foods Ireland; Drogheda; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension: 5% matching

Subsidised canteen

EV chargers

Cycle to work scheme

Share Save scheme

Free on-site parking

Staff shop discount

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Hilton Foods Ireland seeks a Demand Planner to forecast customer demand for retail products on site in Drogheda. You will contribute to capacity modelling for operations and logistics and collaborate with the planning manager to produce a rolling 52-week outlook.

Key duties include analysing historical sales, managing seasonal plans, and coordinating with DRM2, scheduling teams, and customers. A strong Excel and English skill set is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in forecasting demand.
• Experience with retail customers.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Strong English communication.
• Good organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Forecast future demand by analysing sales, promotions, and weather.
• Create seasonal capacity plans to meet planned costs.
• Manage Quintiq releases and model on-site resources.
• Review daily forecast vs orders and adjust plans.
• Support product launches and NPD planning.
• Communicate forecast changes with planning team and stakeholders.
• Track SKU service levels and flag underperformers.
• Assist accounts with debit note queries.

Skills

Excel

Forecasting

English communication

Retail customer experience

Organisational skills

Tools

Quintiq

Job description

Role: Demand Planner
Location: Drogheda, On site
Working hours: Monday - Friday, Monday- Thursday: 8:00 AM- 4:30 PM, Friday: 8:00-3:30 PM, 39 hours
Salary: Competitive

About us:

We are a company that takes pride in our people as it is our people who are at the centre of everything that we do.
We have multi-category expertise with a focus on quality and innovation. We deliver what customers need and consumers want with expert taste and growth mindset.
Our business began with meat, and we've developed a market-leading expertise with unmatched quality globally. We're always investing in new technology to deliver more value, efficiency and consumer-led innovative solutions.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for a professional and experienced Demand Planner to be responsible for forecasting customer demand of all retail products on site. To be responsible for capacity modelling of the HFI site for both operations and logistics. To work closely with the planning manager to generate a rolling 52 week outlook of capacity demands To be the key point of contact for our internal commercial team and the customers supply chain teams

Key responsibilities as a Demand Planner will be to:

• Analysing historical sales, seasonal demand, weather changes and upcoming promotions to predict future consumer demand
• To generate seasonal plans using the tools we have to ensure effective delivery at the planned cost
• To manage Quintiq new releases
• To model the demand and requirement for the logistics resources on site (NAWI, Manual warehouse) and manage any pinch points
• Daily review of customer forecast vs orders
• To manage new product set ups within the planning files to ensure smooth launches
• To participate in site NPD meetings to ensure full visibility of any upcoming product changes
• Daily attendance of the DRM2 and Planning Meetings
• Daily communication with the planning manager, planners and raw material schedulers to discuss forecast changes
• Tracking of service level at SKU Level and ensuring we have clear historical info
• To highlight "problem" products that are underperforming for the site and/or for the customer
• Assisting accounts with debit note queries

Required experience/expertise to succeed as a Demand Planner will include:

• Excellent experience and proficiency of Microsoft Office specifically Excel
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English -
• Experience in forecasting
• Experience in working with a retail customers
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills

What you get in return:

• Opportunities for development and internal promotion
• Holiday: 30 Days (20 Annual Leave, 10 Public Holidays)
• Company Pension: 5% Matching
• Subsidised Canteen
• EV Chargers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Share Save scheme
• Free car parking on site
• Staff shop with discounted products
• Employee assistance program

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