Demand Planner

We’re looking for a Demand Planner to join the Nisa team and help us order stock for delivery into our warehouse. We’ll look to you to convert demand into supply to make sure the right products hit the appropriate warehouse at the right time, and at the right cost. If you can bring us the supply chain experience and organisational skills we need, we can offer you the chance to play an important role in the success our business.

What you’ll do

Purchase all stock held material for delivery into Nisa warehousing, maximising availability whilst keeping stock to a minimum across chilled ambient and frozen temperature products Work with colleagues to improve supplier inbound performance Action procurement needs for Nisa’s sales and marketing activities, and facilitate stock-building programmes where buying takes place outside normal purchasing periods (e.g. Christmas/Easter) Analyse actual and projected demand from partners to make sure we’ve got optimum stock availability and the highest service levels Facilitate annual forecasting processes with our supply base and all of the necessary development, analysis and reporting Maintain accounts and make sure we’re working towards our stock holding targets Collaborate with our suppliers to secure purchase order requirements and attend ongoing reviews of their performance

This role would suit people who have

Previous supply chain or demand planning experience Proficient Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables etc. Good organisational and analytical skills Knowledge of forecasting and ERP systems The ability to build strong relationships with internal colleagues as well as external suppliers and customers

Why Co-op? 

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance) 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays  A pension with up to 10% employer contributions Private healthcare for you Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ) Coaching and training to support your career development Wagestream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn YuLife app – rewarding you for exercising with discounts and vouchers for your favourite brands

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities. 

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

Please note that we may close applications for this role early. 

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