Junior Demand Planner

Howdens is looking for a Junior Demand Planner to join our dynamic commercial business planning team based in Howden, East Yorkshire. As a FTSE 100 company undergoing an exciting phase of transformation and growth, this role presents a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious, data-driven individual to make a direct impact on capacity and resource planning across manufacturing, logistics, and suppliers.

In this role, you will be responsible for accurately forecasting stock demand across all primary distribution centers for a specific group of products. This involves analysing sales, allocations, and dispatch history, refining forecasts as needed, and developing the most suitable statistical models. You will also leverage relevant management information (MI) and select the best forecasting approach based on accuracy metrics and sales trends.

What will you be doing as a Junior Demand Planner:

This Junior Demand Planner role offers an excellent opportunity to establish a rewarding career, with planned training and development to reach role objectives and opportunities for promotion. 

As Junior Demand Planner, will have the opportunity to build strong relationships across several departments including Marketing, RTM Support (Route to Market) and Supply Planning. Inquisitive by nature, you will gather relevant management information, and ensure understanding and alignment to the business demand plan. 

Key to the role is the ability to confidently articulate the Demand Plan, provide appropriate context information to the supply planning and purchasing teams and demonstrate its accuracy. The requirement is too pro-actively identify and address forecast accuracy issues, as well as responding to business queries in a prompt and professional manner. 

What do you need to qualify for the Junior Demand Planner:

• Minimum “GCSE” Level qualified with passes at Grade C or above in both Mathematics and English.
• Strong ability of IT Systems including Microsoft Packages 
• Clear written & verbal communication  
• Proactive, with an ability to make decisions, combining data, MI, and intuition 
• Ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships 
• The role will suit a graduate, or someone who has experience of working in an office environment.

What we can offer you:

• Competitive salary plus generous company bonus
• Development plan and training as a Demand Planner
• Pension Plan with a maximum company contribution of 12%
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy additional days
• Free onsite car parking 
• Free daily lunch at our onsite canteen
• Staff Discount
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional Reward and Recognition events

About us:

Howdens Joinery is the UK’s number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware.  We have over 900 depots throughout the UK and Europe – making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. With an ambitious and credible growth plan, we continue to build on our £2.3 billion sales made last year.

There is a strong entrepreneurial ethos and the opportunity to develop within a fast-paced and commercial environment.  That, along with a competitive salary, development opportunities, and exciting rewards, are among the reasons why our people enjoy working for Howdens – and why we have been named as one of the 10 Best Big Companies to Work For.

How to apply:

We are building a future where world-class service, innovation, and sustainability are embedded within our DNA. If Howdens sounds like the kind of place where you can build and develop your career as a Junior Demand Planner, then we are keen to hear from you.

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Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We’re working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please email recruitmentteam@howdens.com with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you.

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