Junior Demand Planner

The Change Partners are working with a Tier-1 global consumer electronics brand who are looking to hire a Junior Demand Planner to join their D2C Operations team.

This is a great opportunity for someone early in their supply chain or analytics career to step into a role that blends forecasting, data analysis, and commercial collaboration. 

You’ll play a key role in helping the business plan demand effectively, ensuring the right products are available at the right time across their direct-to-consumer channels. Working closely with teams across Sales, Marketing, and Supply Chain, you’ll turn data into insight, support forecasting accuracy, and help drive smarter inventory decisions.

This is a contract role, initially 12 months, with yearly extensions, offering a day rate of £136 via umbrella.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the development and maintenance of demand forecasts using historical data and market inputs
• Analyse sales trends, seasonality, and promotional activity to improve forecast accuracy
• Assist in the monthly demand planning cycle, including data preparation and reporting
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain) to validate assumptions and inputs
• Monitor forecast performance, identify variances, and provide insight into key drivers
• Highlight inventory risks such as stock shortages or overstock scenarios
• Produce reports, dashboards, and presentations for stakeholders
• Support forward-looking sales planning and short-term demand estimations

Your background:

• Experience in a data, analytics, or supply chain-related role 
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Economics, Maths, or a related field
• Strong numerical and analytical skills, with confidence working with data sets
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas); experience with planning tools
• Strong attention to detail with a structured, organised approach to work
• Confident communicator, comfortable working with multiple stakeholders

Please apply below with your CV if you’re interested.