Demand Planner Alexander Steele is recruiting a Demand Planner to join a well-established and fast-growing food business based in Northamptonshire. This role ensures the alignment of supply and demand through effective forecasting, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Demand Planner to make the next step in their career. Responsibilities: * Build excellent working relationship with commercial, marketing and finance team members. * Monitor demand trends, identify risks in supply fluctuations, and implement mitigation plans to maintain service continuity. * Develop and align short, medium, and long-term demand forecasts with business goals in partnership with key stakeholders. * Analyse forecast accuracy by tracking demand vs. forecast, highlighting variances, and driving corrective actions. * Report on KPIs including forecast bias, accuracy, and forecast value add (FVA) to support S&OP and continuous improvement. Background Experience: * 4 years experience in demand planning roles, ideally within a food environment. * Strong analytical skills with experience in demand planning software and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, or similar). * Must have a strong understanding of S&OP processes and demand planning factors. * Excellent Microsoft Office Excel skills. * Strong ability to communicate with stakeholders across various levels. What’s on Offer: * Paying up to £48,000 (D.O.E) bonus * 25 days holiday bank holidays * Excellent company pension * Private Healthcare * Monday – Friday (Hybrid) * areer development opportunities For more information regarding this opportunity contact Lomond MacPherson