Come and join the leading #avoexperts 🥑
Westfalia Fruit is a leading multinational supplier of fresh fruit and related value-added products to global markets. Through our vertically-integrated supply chain we grow, source, ripen, pack, process and market quality avocadoes & fresh produce – 365 days a year & across the globe.
With the largest avocado-growing footprint in the world, we are recognised as the leading #avoexperts and considered as the supplier of choice to both retail & wholesale customers whom we serve from sales offices in the UK, Europe, North America, Latin America & Southern Africa.
We’re looking for a Demand & Supply Planning Manager to join our team in Spalding or Kings Hill, UK.
The Demand and Supply Planning Manager is accountable for leading the planning function within the Supply Chain, ensuring the creation and execution of accurate and agile demand and supply plans. The role plays a central part in balancing customer demand with operational capabilities, enabling optimal product availability, minimal waste, and efficient inventory management across the supply chain. 
Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain, the role leads the local S&OP process and acts as the planning bridge between Commercial (Customer), Sourcing (Buy), and Supply Chain (Move). The role is key to ensuring customer satisfaction, product flow efficiency, and the commercial success of the Market Unit. 
Travel Requirements
* Frequent travel between our Kings Hill and Spalding sites will be required.
Responsibilities include:
* Lead demand forecasting across short, medium, and long-term horizons using customer insights, historical data, and market trends.
* Develop agile supply plans to meet demand while optimizing inventory, reducing stock-outs, and minimizing waste.
* Own and facilitate the full S&OP processes, cross-functional alignment and driving effective decision-making.
* Monitor inventory health, manage shelf-life constraints, and protect service levels across the supply chain.
* Ensure accurate planning data and systems integrity to support high-quality forecasting and operational planning.
* Track and report KPIs like forecast accuracy, OTIF, and inventory turns—turning insights into action.
* Lead and develop planning team members, building a culture of accountability, collaboration, and excellence.
* Collaborate across Commercial, Operations, Sourcing, and Finance teams to ensure demand-supply balance.
* Respond quickly to supply disruptions or demand shifts, keeping all stakeholders aligned.
* Support strategic supply chain initiatives in partnership with the Head of Supply Chain and Quality teams.
Requirements
Experience we look for:
Essential
* Experience in supply and/or demand planning roles within FMCG, fresh produce, or perishable goods sectors.
* Strong exposure to S&OP, inventory optimisation, and supply-demand balancing.
* Experience working in a matrix or cross-functional environment.
* Proven ability to lead or mentor planners and planning teams.
* Advanced knowledge of forecasting techniques, demand planning systems, and supply planning processes. 
* Strong analytical capability; confident in managing large data sets and turning insights into actions.
* Skilled in planning systems (e.g. SAP IBP, APO, Oracle, Excel/BI tools).
* Solid understanding of end-to-end supply chain dynamics, stock policies, and service level management. 
* Detail-oriented, structured, and commercially aware, with strong prioritisation skills and a customer-led mindset in planning decisions.
* Influential cross-functional communicator, fostering collaboration, driving accountability, and staying calm and proactive under pressure and ambiguity.
Desirable
* APICS/IBF certification or equivalent.
Benefits
* 23 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
* State-of-the-art office with fresh fruit, bean-to-cup coffee, freshly squeezed orange juice, and avocado ice cream.
* Free on-site parking.
* Company pension scheme with life insurance cover.
* Employee Assistance Plan with Medicash.
* Christmas hampers and a Christmas party.
* Sausage Roll Thursday and pizza lunch days.
Please note that this position does not have a specific closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and the advert may be removed at any time.
We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.