Demand Planner - 6 Month FTC

Job Title: Demand Planner

Location: Northampton NDC, NN4 – Hybrid (1 day per week in office)

Job Length: 6 Month FTC – Full Time

Competitive Salary with extensive benefits:

• Monthly product allowance – alcoholic & non-alcoholic options available
• Life Assurance
• Access to 24/7 GP services
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Generous holiday (inc bank holidays)
• Access to a range of high street discounts

Carlsberg Britvic is the largest multi-beverage supplier in the UK and is home to some of the most iconic and popular beers & soft drinks, including Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, 1664, Poretti and Brooklyn to ale favourites such as Hobgoblin and Wainwright. For soft drinks, Carlsberg Britvic’s brands include J2O, Robinsons, Tango and London Essence along with the licence rights to the Pepsi portfolio in the UK including Pepsi MAX, 7UP, Lipton Iced Tea and Rockstar Energy.

With a strong national footprint, the Carlsberg Britvic business includes 5 production facilities and 16 logistics depot’s servicing customers up and down the UK.   As the Dynamic, Multi-Beverage Powerhouse, we are united by a single, consistent goal: ensuring our people thrive.

About the role:

We are now recruiting for a Demand Planner for our beer brands. Reporting into the Senior Demand Planning Manager, this role be responsible for forecasting demand using different sources of information.

Role Responsibilities:

• Manage aligned forward forecast from Sales and overlay with market data, sales/EPOS data and latest intelligence to create a final demand view.
• Communicate key assumptions behind the latest forecasts, clearly highlighting future risks and opportunities and explaining the impact of forecast changes.
• Drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy through regular performance reviews, trend analysis, and tracking forecast versus actual sales.
• Manage customer prioritisation in close collaboration with Sales, Supply Planning, Customer Service, and Logistics teams.
• Partner cross‑functionally with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Customer Service to ensure forecasts accurately reflect planned sales initiatives and marketing activity.

Experience and Key Attributes:

• Previous experience in demand planning within an FMCG business is essential.
• Familiarity with supply chain best practices, gained within industry.
• Advanced Excel user with knowledge of using multiple sources of data (SAP/ APO, Retail Link, Connect, BI etc).
• Initiative to analyse and understand data and provide insight to highlight risks and/or opportunities.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Ability and confidence to resolve problems and prioritise.

Our commitment to diversity equity & inclusion

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences - including those of different races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, abilities, religions, and socioeconomic statuses. We actively seek to create a safe and inclusive environment for all of our colleagues, where diverse perspectives are welcomed, and inclusive practices are embedded in everything we do.

 We are happy to support accessibility needs, to ensure a fair and equitable experience for all candidates, so please do let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process.

Application Process:

We read applications continuously, and vacancies may be filled anytime, so please apply as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application.

This is an exciting time to join our newly formed business – with their incredible individual history’s, innovation of products and some of the UK’s most iconic brands, Carlsberg Britvic strives to deliver the best service to our customers and consumers. We aim to make a difference, bringing together two diverse companies, our global reach enables opportunity, growth and a chance to work with some fantastic people.