Demand Planner

Position Overview

Due to significant business growth, the company is expanding its Purchasing Team and seeking a skilled Demand Planner. This role offers an excellent chance for a motivated individual to join a dynamic and fast-growing Purchasing Department based at the headquarters in Santry, Dublin. The Demand Planner will play a pivotal role in enhancing demand planning and forecasting processes, bridging commercial and operational teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the accuracy and reliability of the third-party demand planning software, serving as the primary user and maintaining trustworthy outputs for the purchasing team.
• Engage in forecast review and validation cycles, deliver transparent reporting on forecast precision, and contribute significantly to strengthening Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) procedures.
• Refine sales forecasts for current product lines by gathering, verifying, and analyzing relevant data to boost forecasting accuracy and service levels.
• Lead analyses of out-of-stock situations and root causes to reduce potential lost sales.
• Identify inventory risks and opportunities ahead of time, collaborating with Purchasing, Operations, and Sales to provide practical recommendations.
• Manage forecast implications for product phase-ins and phase-outs, updating demand planning tools to reflect changes involving obsolete and newly introduced items.
• Act as a liaison between purchasing and sales teams by translating commercial insights into forecast modifications within the demand planning system.
• Collaborate closely with Operations and Sales teams to optimize inventory targets in third-party logistics (3PL) environments.
• Work as part of a skilled and growing Purchasing department.

Qualifications and Skills

• Degree or higher qualification in Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related field.
• At least three years of experience in demand planning and contributing to S&OP processes.
• Strong knowledge of forecasting tools and methodologies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and reporting platforms such as Power BI.
• Experience using SQL-based ERP systems.
• Proactive mindset with excellent communication abilities, comfortable interfacing with senior business stakeholders.
• Highly detail-oriented with a systematic, process-focused approach.
• Collaborative team player eager to learn about company products, systems, and customers.