Data Analyst – Supply and Demand Planning Location: Cheshire ( Hybrid Working) We are recruiting a highly analytical Data Analyst supporting the Demand Planning & Supply Chain function, to join a leading manufacturing business. This role is ideal for a data focused analyst who may not have owned demand planning previously but has worked closely alongside Demand Planning and Supply Chain teams, providing large-scale data, insight, and analysis to support forecasting and planning decisions. The role plays a critical part in transforming complex customer and SKU-level data into accurate, decision-ready insight that feeds Demand Planning, S&OP, and Supply Chain execution. Although the role is UK-based full time, there is European travel requirements (typically once per month), alongside monthly customer visits across the UK. We are looking for someone who is driven, adaptable, and flexible, and comfortable working in an international environment. Key Responsibilities * Act as the primary analytical support to Demand Planning and Supply Chain teams, owning the extraction, validation, and transformation of large customer and SKU-level data sets to support accurate forecasting and planning decisions. * Analyse and consolidate 13-week customer forecasts, critically reviewing forecast submissions for accuracy, bias, and anomalies. * Compare historical sales data against new forecasts, identifying trends, seasonality, volat...