Demand Planning, Team lead

Overview

In this role, you lead the Molton Brown Demand Planning team to translate market signals into robust forecasts that enable optimal inventory and service levels. You work closely with Sales, Marketing, Production and Supply Chain to align demand with business priorities and drive continuous improvement. You will shape short- and mid-term planning while building capabilities for a 24-month horizon. This is a chance to impact revenue and service levels across global channels in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working
• competitive salaries
• health and wellbeing offers
• pension schemes
• insurance options
• learning and development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop two Demand Planners and ensure forecasts are produced using the Kao forecasting system
• Drive process transparency and continuous improvement to improve forecast accuracy and efficiency
• Analyze demand patterns, SKU performance and market dynamics to identify opportunities and actions
• Collaborate with Molton Brown Commercial teams to incorporate customer demand inputs, promotions, and NPD validation into forecasts
• Engage with senior management to align demand with business priorities and manage revenue-impact decisions
• Support new product launches (NPD) and range reviews; ensure seasonal promotions have adequate supply
• Oversee promotions planning to ensure timely availability of quantities across markets

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
• 5–7 years’ experience in demand planning, preferably in cosmetics/FMCG
• Experience using SAP/IBP or similar planning systems
• People leadership experience and ability to coach a small team
• Commercial and strategic judgement with experience in high-impact decisions
• Analytical and critical-thinking skills to translate data into actionable forecasts
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration with senior leaders
• Ability to manage multiple planning horizons in a fast-paced environment and understand supply chain basics

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• cross-functional collaboration
• SAP/IBP
• demand planning and forecasting
• experience with forecasting systems/tools

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