Demand Manager - 12 Months FTC - York Based (Must live local)

Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for a Demand Manager to join our team at our head office in York for a 12 months fixed term contract. Must live local to York.

As a Demand Manager, your role and remit will be to develop and implement the demand planning strategy, ensuring accurate forecasting and effective collaboration with stakeholders to balance supply, cost and customer service.

Role Details:

Annual salary of up to £54,000 dependent on skills and experience.
Role based: – New Lane, Huntington, York, YO32 9PT
Contract type: 12 months fixed term contract – Once fully trained and competent in the role you can work from home 1 day per week
Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.

In this role you will be required to:

• Deliver excellence in demand planning to increase On Time In Full (OTIF) and reduce module inventory.
• Develop, implement and control a robust Europe-wide demand planning process, working with stakeholders to implement corrective actions and improve forecast accuracy.
• Deliver scenario planning and provide financial analysis to influence business-wide decision making.
• Ensure the demand plan is fully aligned with the supply plan and finance requirements through the sales and operations planning process.
• Identify demand forecast risks, troubleshoot issues and develop effective mitigation plans for demand bottlenecks.
• Establish timely and effective escalation and reporting procedures to ensure visibility and action.
• Responsible to manage order to delivery process for spare parts and modules, working collaboratively with manufacturing, stores and scheduling to provide the best customer service.
• Drive continuous improvement through root cause problem solving and corrective actions.
• Monitor and optimise inventory while minimising aged stock, providing insight into planning improvements.
• Manage daily and weekly demand delivery for business units, ensuring appropriate actions are taken and effective communication with business units and hire centres.
• Manage a team of demand planners and controllers, coaching, mentoring and developing their skills set.

Our ideal candidate

Proven experience in demand planning or a similar supply chain planning role.
People management - experience of managing and developing teams.
Exposure to integrated business planning (IBP) and sales and operations planning (S&OP) processes.
Excellent organisational skills with proven ability to influence senior level stakeholders
Knowledge and application of continuous improvement methodologies and tools.
Educated to degree level, or equivalent experience.

Skills Demand Forecasting, Inventory Management, Production Planning, Data Analysis, Supplier Coordination, Quality Assurance, Cost Management, Reporting and Documentation, Process Improvement, Safety Standards.

Benefits & Opportunities

• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day

NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.

About Portakabin At Portakabin, we design and deliver high-quality modular buildings for organisations of all sizes, in various sectors including manufacturing, education, health, transport, utilities and construction. Delivering our products sustainably, and safely to our customers is of utmost importance.

Portakabin now employs more than 2,200 people across the UK and Europe. Our people are at the heart of business and the reason for our success. We offer career progression, support and development opportunities giving our employees space to grow.

Portakabin is a Disability Confident Committed and equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and to the fair and consistent treatment of all current and prospective colleagues.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and value the contribution that diverse experiences bring to our teams.

Reasonable adjustments will be made throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes where required. If you need any additional support or experience any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on