Demand Planner

Nestle

Demand Planner responsible for delivering accurate demand forecasts using data analysis at Sincereal UK. Collaborating across teams in a growing private label food company in Europe.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeBromborough • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £40,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive the development of accurate, credible, and fully aligned demand forecasts
Lead the demand planning cycle, ensuring a single, aligned forecast is communicated across stakeholders
Apply and refine forecasting methods to improve accuracy and reduce bias
Collaborate with commercial and customer teams to capture demand changes, promotions, and product lifecycle impacts
Identify risks, manage demand volatility, and drive actions to protect service, capacity, and inventory
Maintain high-quality planning data, systems accuracy, and transparent forecasting assumptions
Align closely with supply and production planning to ensure feasible, efficient execution
Monitor forecast performance, share insights, and drive continuous improvement in planning processes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong understanding of demand planning principles including forecasting, seasonality, promotions, and lifecycle management
Proven experience producing and managing forecasts within FMCG, manufacturing, or supply chain environments
Ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and align stakeholders to a single, agreed demand plan
Highly analytical, with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to turn data into actionable insights
Experience using ERP/planning systems with a focus on data accuracy and governance
Confident communicator with the ability to influence and challenge across commercial and operational teams
Detail-oriented, with a disciplined approach to data quality, transparency, and audit requirements
Resilient and adaptable, able to thrive in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
Hands-on experience using demand planning tools or ERP systems (ideally MS Dynamics 365, SAP, or similar) is advantageous
Background in planning within a fast-paced FMCG or manufacturing environment is advantageous
Experience working within structured planning cycles such as S&OP, S&OE, IBP, or DPS is advantageous
Proven ability to manage promotional forecasting and product lifecycle planning (launches, delists, run-in/run-out) is advantageous
Strong Excel and data analysis skills to support forecasting, reporting, and insights is advantageous
Understanding of planning governance, master data management, and audit/quality requirements is advantageous
Professional planning certification (e.g. APICS/ASCM CPIM) or equivalent training is advantageous

Benefits

Comp & perks

Potential, discretionary annual bonus
Pension scheme

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Hard Skills & Tools

demand planningforecastingdata analysispromotional forecastingproduct lifecycle planningExcelplanning governancemaster data managementaudit requirementsS&OP

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solvingcross-functional collaborationcommunicationinfluencingdetail-orientedresilienceadaptabilitydisciplinetransparency

Certifications

APICS CPIMASCM CPIM