Strategic Demand Planning Lead

C&D Foods & Affiliates; Mullingar; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

C&D Foods & Affiliates in Mullingar, Ireland, is seeking a Demand Planning Manager to lead the demand planning process across Commercial, Finance, Operations and Procurement. The role focuses on developing accurate short, medium and long-term forecasts to optimise inventory and customer service.

You will drive the monthly planning cycle, monitor forecast accuracy, and present plans to senior leadership while collaborating with multiple teams to ensure data integrity and continuous

Qualifications

• Strong data analysis and numeric skills for forecasting.
• Experience turning data into actionable demand plans.
• Ability to work with Commercial, Finance, Operations teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Organised and able to adapt in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Data analysis

Forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Planning and organisation

Job description

C&D Foods & Affiliates in Mullingar, Ireland, is seeking a Demand Planning Manager to lead the demand planning process across Commercial, Finance, Operations and Procurement. The role focuses on developing accurate short, medium and long-term forecasts to optimise inventory and customer service.

You will drive the monthly planning cycle, monitor forecast accuracy, and present plans to senior leadership while collaborating with multiple teams to ensure data integrity and continuous