Junior Demand Planner

Junior Demand Planner

**Would suit a Graduate with a placement year in a similar role!**

Home Textiles Supplier

Location: Middleton - HYBRID WORKING

Excellent career progression opportunities

Our client is a leading homewares company, supplying UK retailers. They now have an excellent opportunity for a Junior Demand Planner to join the hugely successful team based in Middleton.

In this role, you’ll support the Demand Management team across larger and more complex customer accounts, while taking ownership of the day-to-day forecasting and stock planning for a small portfolio of assigned accounts. Working closely with Sales and Operations, you’ll help maintain accurate forecasts, monitor stock availability and track performance to support commercial opportunities, maximise sell-through, meet stock targets and deliver a high standard of customer service.

Key Duties include:

• Support the Demand Management team to build and maintain demand forecasts for a defined portfolio (customers/SKUs/categories) in a fast-paced FMCG environment.
• Own day-to-day forecasting for a small group of accounts, keeping plans up to date and tracking performance with support from senior team members.
• Gather and maintain key forecast inputs (historical sales, promotions...