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Senior Demand Planner

Ref: 631484

West Midlands, UK

£50,000

  • Permanent
  • Demand Planning
  • FMCG Supply Chain
  • S&OP Implementation

About the candidate

A Senior Demand Planner with over 10 years’ experience across FMCG, fresh food manufacturing and international supply chain environments. They have built demand planning processes from the ground up, introduced structured S&OP ways of working and supported growth in fast-paced, investor-backed settings.

They bring a strong mix of hands-on planning, stakeholder management and digital capability, including SAP ERP, Power BI, Looker Studio and AI-supported forecasting. Based in Coventry, they are looking for a permanent opportunity and are available on three months’ notice.

What makes them great?

  • Proven growth support – Built an end-to-end demand planning function for an FMCG business scaling revenue from around £5m to around £12m.
  • Strong service improvement – Improved on-time delivery by around 15–20% in a multi-site fresh manufacturing environment through better scheduling and SAP utilisation.
  • Commercially focused efficiency gains – Delivered around 10% logistics cost reduction, 15% lead time reduction and 10% forecast accuracy improvement through improved planning models and cross-functional optimisation.

Areas of expertise

  • Demand Planning & Forecasting – Skilled in statistical forecasting, MAPE/bias reduction, capacity planning and aligning demand plans with operational capability.
  • S&OP & Cross-Functional Planning – Experienced in establishing S&OP processes and bringing Sales, Finance and Operations together to support better business decisions.
  • Digital Planning Tools – Confident using SAP ERP, Power BI, Looker Studio, advanced Excel and AI-led data synthesis to improve visibility and decision-making.