Role Purpose

The Demand Planner is responsible for building accurate and well understood demand forecasts across global markets within a 12-month horizon.

This role plays a key part in bringing together data, commercial insight and business inputs to create a clear view of future demand. By working closely with stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Planning, the Demand Planner ensures forecasts are realistic, clearly understood, and provide a strong foundation for business decision making.

A strong focus of the role is turning data into insight, challenging assumptions, and clearly communicating risks and opportunities within the demand plan.

Key Accountabilities

Demand Forecasting & Planning

• Build and maintain demand forecasts for a 12-month horizon.
• Ensure forecasts are accurate, timely and aligned to agreed planning cycles.
• Clearly document assumptions, risks, and opportunities within the forecast.
• Provide a forward-looking view of demand to support supply planning.

Data Analysis & Forecast Construction

• Bring together data from multiple sources including sales inputs, historical trends and marketing activity.
• Analyse data to identify patterns, risks and opportunities that inform the forecast.
• Challenge inputs and assumptions where needed to improve forecast quality.
• Ensure demand plans are based on consistent, reliable and well understood data.

Stakeholder Management & Collaboration

• Work closely with Commercial to gather and validate inputs.
• Act as a key point of contact for demand data and forecast detail.
• Ensure stakeholders are aware of and understand the most up to date forecast.
• Clearly communicate changes, risks and key assumptions between forecast versions.
• Build strong working relationships to ensure open, honest and constructive communication.

Supply Planning & S&OP Support

• Provide clear and structured demand inputs to support supply and capacity planning.
• Identify and flag demand risks, volatility and step changes as part of the planning cycle.
• Support the S&OP Lead with clear data, insights and supporting analysis.
• Ensure demand updates are communicated in line with agreed processes.

Performance & Insight

• Monitor forecast accuracy and identify trends or bias.
• Conduct root cause analysis on forecast variance to flag risk and recommend improvements.
• Translate data into clear insights to support decision making.
• Support continuous improvement of forecast quality and reliability.

Process & Continuous Improvement

• Support the ongoing improvement of demand planning processes and ways of working.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and reduce manual effort.
• Contribute to improving tools, data quality, and overall planning effectiveness.

Key Relationships

• Commercial & Sales Teams
• Supply Planning Team
• Global S&OP Lead and Head of Planning
• Marketing & NPD
• Finance
• IT

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Experience in Demand Planning, Forecasting, or Demand Analysis.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work with and interpret data.
• Experience working cross functionally with multiple stakeholders.
• Good understanding of how demand planning supports supply and business decisions.
• Clear communication skills with the confidence to challenge and influence.

Desirable

• Experience in FMCG or fast paced environments.
• Exposure to S&OP or integrated business planning processes.
• Experience using forecasting or planning tools.

Key Competencies & Behaviours

• Analytical and detail focused
• Strong communicator and relationship builder
• Confident in challenging assumptions
• Structured and organised approach
• Collaborative and reliable
• Continuous improvement mindset

Package: At St Pierre Groupe our employer brand is important. In addition to salary, we offer an extremely attractive benefits package consisting of:

• Company Bonus Scheme
• Defined contribution pension scheme (8% employer, minimum 1% employee contribution)
• Private Health Insurance and Medicash (after 3 months service)
• International Travel Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual Leave of 27 days + 1 day for your Birthday + statutory days
• Flexible working (start time between 8am-10am) + early Friday finish.
• Hybrid working with a mix of 3x onsite and 2x remote days.
• Excellent work location at Didsbury Towers with onsite café, parking, and events.