About the Role
We are looking for a Planning Lead to partner with our commercial and wholesale teams, leading the monthly forecast process for demand alignment and the demand planning for new products and new market launches.
Responsibilities
* Collaborate with the Wholesale team to interpret historical data and create a 12‑month rolling forecast.
* Capture inputs from other business areas, consumer & competitor information, and external/internal trends to incorporate them into the forecast.
* Lead the monthly Demand Alignment and Consensus process, ensuring full process adherence by key stakeholders.
* Manage demand planning for new products, market launches, transitions, and discontinuations through liaison with Supply Chain, Wholesale, and NPD/Expansion teams.
* Define and align stock coverage parameters (including safety stock) with stakeholders, identifying purchase orders needed to maintain healthy stock coverage across all brands within agreed limits.
* Manage review meetings with brand management and senior stakeholders to ensure alignment on stock projections.
* Collaborate with the Sourcing team to place purchase orders with suppliers.
* Take ownership of planning issues, communicating with relevant stakeholders to resolve them.
* Build relationships and manage stakeholders across retail, D2C, Amazon, Logistics, Freight, and Sourcing.
* Provide a weekly warehouse and freight capacity forecast.
* Develop and advance the level of sophistication in planning tools and processes, leveraging new technology where appropriate and securing broader business buy‑in for process evolution.
About You
* Previous planning experience is essential (FMCG or similar).
* Experience with ERP and planning software (Oracle NetSuite, SAP IBP/APO, etc.).
* Ability to quickly grasp complex concepts and draw conclusions from large data sets.
* Very analytical and data‑driven mentality.
* Strong ability to leverage data and analyses to communicate and tell stories.
* Excellent problem‑solving skills.
* Strong self‑learning mentality with a pragmatic approach to researching solutions before asking for help.
* Comfortable with ambiguity.
* Highly methodical and organised, with strong attention to detail.
* Advanced Excel knowledge.
* Familiarity with GSuite.
Location
London office in North Finchley / Whetstone.
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