Demand Planning Manager: Lead Forecasts & Collaboration

C&D Foods (ABP Group); Mullingar; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

C&D Foods (ABP Group) in Ireland is seeking a Demand Planning Manager to lead the demand planning process and support business objectives, customer service targets, inventory optimisation, and operational efficiency.

You will drive consensus forecasts, analyse historical sales trends, market intelligence and promotions, collaborate with Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Customer Service, Operations and Procurement, and present plans to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Data analysis and numeric skills to evaluate data
• Proactive problem solving and process improvement
• Analytical planning with a solution-oriented mindset
• Strong work ethic, perseverance and flexibility
• Organised and capable of meeting fast-moving deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build cross-functional relationships
• Deliver high-quality results to tight deadlines

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly demand planning cycle and consensus forecasting process
• Develop and maintain accurate short-, medium-, and long-term forecasts
• Analyse historical sales trends, market intelligence, promotions and launches
• Monitor forecast accuracy and bias; implement corrective actions
• Establish forecasting methodologies and continuously improve planning processes
• Lead the demand review within the monthly cycle
• Collaborate with Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Customer Service, Operations and Procurement
• Present demand plans and key assumptions to senior leadership
• Support inventory reduction initiatives while maintaining service levels
• Develop and maintain demand planning KPIs and dashboards
• Provide actionable insights through regular reporting
• Ensure integrity and consistency of master data supporting forecasting activities

Skills

Data analysis

Numerical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Organisational skills

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, analytics or related field

Job description

C&D Foods (ABP Group) in Ireland is seeking a Demand Planning Manager to lead the demand planning process and support business objectives, customer service targets, inventory optimisation, and operational efficiency.

You will drive consensus forecasts, analyse historical sales trends, market intelligence and promotions, collaborate with Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Customer Service, Operations and Procurement, and present plans to senior leadership.