Great things are happening in the Europe and Australia (EUAU) region. Each day, our 2,500 plus colleagues bring their passion to our offices, manufacturing sites, R&D center, and commercial/distributor markets across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. We are energized by over 150 years of bringing people together with the food they love. With beloved brands Old El Paso, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Fibre One, Latina Fresh and more, we are on a mission to become the undisputed growth leader in food for EUAU. In a world that's ever-changing, we look to stay ahead and seek people who share our love of food and are
hungry to shape the future.
About The Job**
The Senior Demand Planner will be responsible & accountable for the building, reporting and quality of the 0-24 months forecast for the brands/ channels they supervise. They will be expected to combine qualitative and quantitative skills by:
* Technically: hands-on forecasting, life cycle management, APO governance, stock strategy for peak periods and implementation of demand-enhancing tools
* Management: close connection to logistics and supply planning teams, coordinating efforts between Customer Demand Planners and brand demand planners, securing aligned strategies for capability building (PEAK, HMM, Waste) and deputising for the DP & CC Lead
What Your Role Is
As
Senior Demand Planner,
you'll be the driving force behind forecast accuracy and supply-demand balance for one of our most important UK brands. You'll
own the brand forecast through the PEAK process
, lead annual budget volume planning across all customer accounts, and ensure demand and supply are balanced up to 24 months ahead—anticipating risks and tracking assumptions to keep the business on course.
You'll take
charge of product life cycle management
, from supporting NPD launches with robust forecasts to ensuring smooth planning for delists. As the Supply Chain voice in our Marketing Acceleration Teams, you'll influence key decisions and champion demand planning excellence. Working hand-in-hand with our commercial teams, you'll challenge assumptions, drive technical consistency, and support activity planning through our Customer Demand Planners, ensuring accuracy and reduced bias across every forecast.
Your leadership will extend to systems, people, and performance. You'll
govern and optimise our OMP Demand Planning system
, embed best practices and new tools, and partner with Supply Planning to secure continuous supply, effective prioritisation, and smart inventory strategies. With indirect line management of Demand Planners, Customer Demand Planners, and interns, you'll coach and inspire the next generation of talent. Ultimately, you'll be accountable for the metrics that matter most—
Forecast Accuracy & Bias, Waste, and OTIF
—delivering measurable value to the business and our customers.
What You Will Bring To The Team
* Proven experience forecasting (> 2 years) and supporting E2E Supply Chain challenges
* Exceptional analytical skills/Ability to interpret complex information and present in a simple way, followed by a proactive approach to problem solving
* Strong systems knowledge – computer literate with a strong capability (Excel, SAP, OMP or APO experience preferred)
* Strong influencing & communications skills
* Continuous Improvement mindset and ability to constructively challenge
* End-to-end understanding of Supply chain
What's in it for you?
Work with Heart
- offers us flexibility that also requires partnership to ensure we regularly come together in person for those moments that help drive our business forward. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 2 days per week in the office with the opportunity to finish at 15:00 on Fridays.
Wellbeing
- We want our people to feel well and thrive, for this we offer free Headspace account for you and up to 5 friends or family members, ongoing activities, Employee Assistance Program and more.
Bonus
- Our people are at the heart of what makes General Mills great, so when goals are reached, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
Health & Dental Insurances
– All colleagues get the opportunity to join our insurances from day one.
Family & Carers Leave
- Every family is unique. Our approach allows every family to have the opportunity to spend quality time-off to support them from the point of birth or adoption to care, with enhanced covers.
Enjoy other perks like enhanced pension contributions, subsidised canteen, access to both peer-to-peer recognition and discount platforms, 2 extra days for volunteering work, and more...
Great Place To Work
Company Overview
We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.