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The Demand Planner is responsible for creating and maintaining accurate demand forecasts by using historical data, market insights, and input from sales, marketing, finance, key customers, and certain channels. This role is a key link between the commercial and sales teams, leading monthly planning discussions and collaborating closely with customers on forecasts, promotions, events, and range reviews. A strong focus is placed on building lasting customer relationships and delivering key KPIs, always keeping customers and consumers at the heart of what we do.
Job Responsibility:
Create forecasts at customer and product level
Challenge validity of forecasts constructively with sales teams and customers
Conduct seasonality and trend analysis
Build relationships with customers and communicate on short term performance as well as host quarterly reviews
Drive continuous improvement in your own area
Work closely with Sales teams to identify risks & opportunities within product forecasts
Ensure forecasts for New Product Introduction are regularly reviewed and maintained
Ensure planning parameters in all relevant systems are maintained accurately
Deliver product forecast to Supply Planner
Measure & monitor demand forecasting KPIs
Host weekly sales meetings focusing on demand planning
Present and deliver relevant areas of the demand review sessions
Manage new product launches with your customers
Support the business with preparation of key reporting
Ensure that Health and Safety guidelines and fire regulations are strictly adhered to
Comply with safe working practices
Complete online or face to face training as and when required
Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others
Report any accidents, incidents or near misses
Be aware of and adhere to BrewDog policies and the Workplace Code
Take part in crew reviews
Cooperate with other BrewDog departments
Attend training courses and complete online training modules
Take responsibility for own personal development
Undertake any other duties as requested
Apply the BrewDog charter and behaviours
Protect and enhance the interests and reputation of BrewDog
Requirements:
Training in demand planning techniques is desirable
Significant experience as a demand planner or relatable role, ideally in an FMCG environment
Understanding of demand planning techniques, including seasonality, statistics and forecasting models
Understanding of S&OP, and how the role as a demand planner contributes to this process
Understanding of customer systems and processes would be desirable
Advanced Excel skills and ability to manipulate and analyse complex data
Developed customer service and collaboration skills
Developed stakeholder management and engagement skills, including negotiation
Advanced organisational skills and ability to prioritise and adapt to changing needs
Highly developed skills on forecasting systems
Strong ability to influence stakeholders and customers
Driven and enthusiastic
Able to explain complex data, simply
Well organised and methodical
Eye for the detail
Ability to cope well under pressure
Nice to have:
Training in demand planning techniques is desirable
Understanding of customer systems and processes would be desirable
Ideally central belt/Eurocentral based
What we offer:
Bonus scheme
Pension enhancements up to 10%
4-week sabbatical every 5 years
Staff discount
Extra holiday day each year
Additional pay for each beer exam passed
Enhanced sick pay
Healthcare
Life assurance
High street retail discounts
Employee assistance programmes
Enhanced family friendly policies around maternity and paternity leave