Our client, a leading and ever-growing organisation within the FMCG food and beverage sector, is seeking a proactive and analytically minded Demand Planner to support business growth through accurate forecasting, effective inventory planning, and strong cross-functional collaboration. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-focused planner to play a key role in shaping demand planning and supporting the SandOP process across the organisation. Job Role Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, the Demand Planner will be responsible for creating, monitoring, and refining demand forecasts to ensure high levels of accuracy and product availability. You will provide visibility on sales, demand, distribution, and supply trends, helping to align commercial plans with operational execution through the SandOP process. You will work closely with Commercial, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Finance teams to ensure that promotions, product launches, and product phase-outs are effectively incorporated into planning cycles. Responsibilities Create, monitor, and continuously improve demand forecasts to meet accuracy targets. Support the development and maturity of the SandOP process by providing robust baseline demand forecasts. Analyse historical sales trends, promotional activity, and market signals to refine forecasting assumptions. Review forecast performance against actual sales, identifying root causes of variances and recommending corrective actions. Coordinate cross-functional ..... full job details .....