Demand Planner at Henkel

About this Position

Join us as a Demand Planner and get the opportunity to become a game changer to our team, working alongside professionals from diverse backgrounds to achieve common goals and drive organisational success. This is how you can dare to make an impact:

What You´ll Do

• Support the creation and maintenance of an accurate demand forecast for Henkel Consumer Brands in the UK and Ireland, ensuring that volume and revenue projections align with the sales team's expectations.
• Help align long-term forecasting with global supply chain planning processes through monthly planning meetings.
• Monitor product availability and work closely with regional supply teams to ensure timely stock replenishment.
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to support the planning and smooth execution of new product launches or relaunches.
• Assist in managing slow-moving inventory in cooperation with the commercial team.
• Help organise and lead regular demand review meetings focused on your assigned brands.
• Ensure all local forecasting and logistics activities follow Henkel’s internal guidelines and processes.
• Contribute to improving supply chain performance, including service levels, forecast accuracy, and stock management.
• Support continuous improvements in the forecasting process, with a focus on digital tools and sustainability initiatives.

What makes you a good fit

• A proactive, can-do attitude with a willingness to take ownership and learn on the job.
• Quick learner who is eager to grow in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work effectively across teams.
• Open to working collaboratively and engaging with both commercial and supply chain teams.
• Good command on APO DP and familiar with planning routine (product segmentation, statistical models, history cleansing, enriching long term FC).
• Experienced in handling high level of complexity and multiple stakeholders (business and supply chain)
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools like Power BI or Tableau would be a bonus but not required.

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Performance bonus / incentives
• Competitive Pension & Life Assurance - Company contributes up to 10% of basic salary
• Annual Leave: 27 days plus 8 Bank Holidays
• Celebration vouchers