Demand Planner - 12 Month FTC

Hain Daniels Group are currently recruiting for a Demand Planner to join our Team.

Reporting to the International Demand Planning Manager, this role is primarily focussing on developing our demand planning processes within our European business - to deliver key performance metrics through creating a strong demand signal.

To facilitate this - the role will be responsible for implementing, reinforcing and demonstrating best practices in demand planning., Demand Planning and Performance Analysis - 50%

• Managing a pre-determined set of customers/categories/products - Working with Commercial/Product/Marketing and Supply Chain to ensure we deliver a trusted and accurate demand signal to the business.


• Maintain a defined level of accuracy & bias within your portfolio


Cross Functional Working - 25%

• Supporting key business processes cross-functionally to contribute to the success of the IBP cycle.


• Understanding cross-functional processes to provide the most amount of value from the Demand Planning team.


Processes & Systems - 25%

• Ensuring the Demand Plan is updated in a timely manner to reflect most recent information.


• Support the ongoing development of forecasting system and key Supply Chain systems.


Development

• Maintaining an open mindset and the appetite for continuous improvement.
  
  The role will require a strong level of attention to detail, ability to work under pressure and deliver at pace, in addition to being able to influence various stakeholders on best practice and process.


You will need experience of managing a wide portfolio of products & customers and a proven ability to deliver results in a timely manner.,
• Degree level or equivalent standard in an analytical subject


• 2 years minimum in a Supply Chain Planning environment


• Ability to work under pressure and be able to be flexible


• Strong Excel skills


• Ability to interpret large volumes of data and deliver appropriate outputs


• Open mindset


• Will require ad-hoc visits to manufacturing sites and offices


• Home based role - minimum travel to head office 1 day per month
  
  The Hain Daniels Group is one of the UK's leading food companies. We create food and drink products with natural goodness at their core. We're the business behind a host of household brands - Hartley's jams and jellies, Sun-Pat peanut butters, New Covent Garden Soup Co., Linda McCartney's meat free food, and Yorkshire Provender to name a few. Nearly half of our business is private label - we create quality freshly prepared fruit and juices, desserts, soups, sweet spreads and meat free products for our retail partners.


Our Vision

To make it easier for everyone to lead a healthier, balanced lifestyle. Without our great team of people, this vision couldn't be our reality.

Top Talent across the UK

Over our sites up and down the UK, we employ circa 1,200 people in roles within Production, Supply Chain, Product Development, Sales and Marketing, and through to our Finance, HR, IT and beyond. Each of our colleagues is vital to our continued success. That's why we target the best talent, and help to develop them through the ranks. In fact, almost a third of our vacancies were internal promotions and transfers last year.

Our Business behaviours

As a business we strive to promote from within and our underlying business behaviours really enable us to drive this strategic objective. We believe we can provide an opportunity for all individuals to grow and achieve with Hain Daniels through demonstrating core behaviours such as ambition & energy, collaborative working, honest communication, innovation, delivering excellent quality, embracing versatility and equality

If Hain Daniels sounds like the company you'd like to contribute your energy and enthusiasm towards, and come on an exciting journey with us, then we can't wait to hear from you!


• Competitive salary


• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holiday


• Option to purchase additional annual leave


• A day off work to support our charity partners


• Flexible working options


• Pension


• Medical benefit


• And access to a HUB that offers many discounts from a range of suppliers and retailers