Demand Planner - Fresh

Demand Planner - Fresh

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Hatfield (Hybrid working - 3 days in the office)

Working hours per week: 40 hours

Level: Associate

Final date to receive applications: Friday 24th July

As a Demand Planner, you will step into a fast-paced environment where you will ensure the success of your product range. You’ll manage forecasts, supplier performance, and drive key commercial KPIs across availability, waste, and fulfilment. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate across trading, operations, and project teams, supporting massive initiatives like promotions, seasonal planning, and new Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) openings.

• Manage demand and forecast planning across approximately 2,500 products to consistently achieve key performance targets.
• Build strong supplier relationships and proactively manage end-to-end supplier performance.
• Optimise delivery schedules, buying processes, and inbound logistics efficiency.
• Analyse supply chain trends, support promotional activity, and recommend continuous process improvements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally across the Supply Chain, trading, operations, and wider project teams.

Essential:

• Analytical Mindset, with a natural curiosity to dive into complex data, identify underlying patterns, and solve supply chain challenges effectively.
• Strong Excel and IT skills, with high confidence in interpreting and manipulating numerical data.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to manage external stakeholders.
• Proactive and adaptable, with the confidence to make independent decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Organisational agility, with the flexibility to work occasional weekends on a rota.

Desirable:

• Skilled in demand forecasting, data analysis, and end-to-end supply chain planning.
• Commercial acumen and direct supplier management experience.
• E-commerce or large-scale retail supply chain exposure.

Health & Wellbeing: Private medical insurance with option to add your family, Digital GP appointments, market-leading family policies, mental health support, discounted gym memberships, dental insurance, and more.

Spend & Save: Annual bonus scheme split between personal and business objectives, recognition with reward platform, up to 7% matched pension contributions, 15% Ocado discount, 20% M&S discount, free breakfast every day in the office, electric vehicle leasing scheme, and free shuttle bus from Hatfield station to the office.

Never miss the moments that matter: Hybrid working, 26 days holiday plus 8 flexible bank holidays, options to buy extra holiday, 2 weeks work from anywhere, and lifestyle break opportunities.

We’re an equal opportunities employer, which means that we make sure all potential colleagues are treated fairly and equally. We want to ensure everyone has a fair chance to apply; if you need this job description in an alternative format (e.g., larger print, different document type, etc.), please reach out to us at  and we’ll be happy to assist you, and if you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know on the application form.