Inventory Planner

The Range; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing retail company in Plymouth is seeking an Inventory Planner to enhance stock availability through effective demand forecasting and replenishment management. The role involves analyzing demand patterns, liaising with buying teams, and maintaining accurate forecasting systems. Candidates should have experience in demand planning within a retail or FMCG environment along with strong analytical skills and proficiency in Excel. Competitive salary and additional benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension

Long service awards

Employee discount

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in demand planning or forecasting within retail/FMCG.
• Ability to interpret complex data and identify trends.
• Experience with forecasting or replenishment systems is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Run demand forecasts and place orders as per system outputs.
• Monitor daily forecast outputs and intervene as necessary.
• Liaise with buying teams on SKU/order exceptions.
• Review and analyze demand against expected patterns.
• Maintain and create ordering schedules for stock availability.

Skills

Demand planning

Forecasting

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Communication

Tools

BI or analytics tools

Job description

Overview

We are a Sunday Times Top Track 100 company and one of the UK\'s fastest growing privately owned companies. The Range has grown enormously since its inception in 1989, and now has over 200 stores nationwide. People are at the heart of our retail concept, and we want to invest in our staff and make the future extraordinary.

As a result of our expansion plans, and our continued ongoing success we are seeking a dynamic Inventory Planner to be based at our Head Office in Plymouth.

About The Role

To deliver accurate demand forecasts and effective replenishment by managing forecasting outputs, maintaining system accuracy, and providing actionable insights to support stock availability and promotional activity.

Responsibilities

• Demand Forecasting & Planning: Run demand forecasts and place orders in line with generated system outputs and business requirements.
• Monitor daily forecast outputs and system alerts.
• Manage SKU / Order exceptions flagged, liaising with buying teams.
• Review and analyse demand, ensuring forecasts reflect expected demand patterns, including promotional events.
• Review the promotional calendar to ensure all future activity is correctly loaded into systems.
• Liaising with buying on product assortment, forecast exceptions which will impact ordering.
• Identify SKUs where actual sales significantly deviate from forecast, reviewing anomalies to ensure model accuracy and identifying root cause.
• Set system allocations, including reviewing future allocations to ensure accuracy.
• Maintain and create suitable ordering schedules to support stock availability and replenishment efficiency.
• Review, promotional allocations at store level to ensure the system is accounting for this, liaising with stock controllers to ensure promotional data is captured within the system.
• Review orders that are not regionalised and take corrective action where required.

Qualifications

• Experience in demand planning, forecasting, replenishment, or supply chain within a retail or FMCG environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and identify trends and anomalies.
• Experience working with forecasting or replenishment systems is desirable.
• Proficiency in Excel and familiarity with BI or analytics tools.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Strong commercial awareness combined with confident communication.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Pension
• Long service awards
• Employee discount
• Cycle to work scheme

Position

Permanent, Full-time

Hours

Monday to Friday, 08:45am – 17:30pm.

Location

Plymouth, Devon

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