Supply Chain Professional, Demand Planning

Supply Chain Professional, Demand Planning

• Do you have brilliant attention to detail?
• Are you excellent at stakeholder engagement?
• Do you have strong analytical skills?

If so, you could be a great fit as our Supply Chain Professional, based in Milton Keynes or London, working two days a week from the office and two days remotely.

You will be the “gatekeeper” for demand forecasts, responsible for managing the demand forecasting process that drives supply planning to order stock and ensure product availability.

You will conduct detailed data analysis and build cross-functional relationships that allow effective validation and challenge of the demand forecast across various categories such as devices, new markets, and other areas.

These important tasks feed into the supply planning operation, which drives £1bn+ annual purchases.

If you are interested in this great opportunity, we encourage you to apply today or reach out for a confidential discussion. We look forward to hearing from you!

You'll have the following responsibilities

• Interrogate and challenge forecast output, review trends, promotions, and seasonality, understand underlying assumptions, and provide recommendations.
• Manage multiple stakeholders, making decisions that directly impact forecast, supply efficiency, and performance.
• Engage stakeholders in the forecasting process to provide understanding and constructive challenge.
• Track and highlight forecasting KPIs to improve accuracy, allowing savings in working capital budget and improving availability.
• Communicate clearly with all stakeholders to ensure a solid foundation for forecasting and improvements in accuracy.

You'll have the following skills & experience

• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and data presentation.
• Knowledge of forecasting and supply chain management.
• Ability to build strong relationships and manage multiple stakeholders with appropriate tenacity.
• Capability to challenge stakeholders and processes constructively.
• Proficiency in tracking, effectively communicating, and highlighting key issues/managing progress.
• Risk management skills and a proactive, decisive approach to solutions.

Benefits

• 10% on target bonus​
• BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%​
• From January 2025, equal family leave:  receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It’s for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.​
• Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.​
• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service​
• 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues​
• Two weeks carer’s leave ​
• World-class training and development opportunities
• Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.​

About EE

We’re EE. We are the biggest mobile and broadband operator in the UK and we have a relationship in every second household in the country. But we’re for everyone, on any network – serving up new tech, new services, and heaps of inspiration for every aspect of your connected life.

We’ve been awarded the UK’s best network for the last 10 years. It’s central to our vision – to be the most personal customer-focused technology company in the UK.

That means earning a place on customers’ home screens by offering them more than ever before, whether that’s helping their home run smarter with EE Home, levelling up their play with EE Game, helping them work on their terms with EE Work, or even unleashing their kids’ learning with EE Learn. 

We’re also part of BT Group, which we’re even bigger than you might think. Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding. 

We think we’ve got something special here. We want everyone to feel proud about working at EE – and feel excited about where we’re going and what we’re going to do. Want to join in? 

We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’ 

We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development. 

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.