Demand Planner, Food Wholesale London £35,000 - £40,000 + Bonus

Analytical Demand Planner needed from the FMCG sector for a newly created Planning role.

As Demand Planner you’ll report into the Head of Supply Chain for a busy food wholesaler.

Due to business growth and the appetite to improve customer supply, my client is now seeking a planning professional who has worked in a planning role for a foodservice, food wholesale or FMCG manufacturing business. You’ll need experience in analysing demand forecasts, driving supply accuracy, reducing stock, and improving product availability.

The business supplies a great range of ambient, chilled, and frozen products to customers across the foodservice and food manufacturing sectors. In this newly created role, you will own and drive stock accuracy, improve availability and make a real impact on the supply of premium food products sourced from European and UK suppliers.

Day-to-day you’ll work closely with the sales team, input, manage, and analyse the demand forecast for key accounts to drive forecast accuracy against an agreed set of KPIs for key customer accounts. You’ll also identify root cause and corrective actions at SKU level to optimise inventory levels and to maximise sales opportun...