Demand Planner
Are you a skilled negotiator who thrives on securing the best deals while building strong supplier relationships? We are looking for an exceptional Demand Planner role for our well established client who specialises in providing end-tend logistics, supply chain solutions and sales & marketing.
Package
- Salary €50-65k
- Pension
- Bonus
- Healthcare
- Work from home
- Generous annual leave
Key Responsibilities for this Demand Planner job includes:
- Work with Brand Partners, Category and Customer teams to forecast volume at the SKU/customer level. Regularly review base sales, promotional volumes, NPD, delists, and inventory.
- Track, measure, and report inbound/outbound forecast accuracy monthly. Identify key drivers impacting accuracy and share insights with stakeholders.
- Contribute to annual planning cycles for Brand Partners and internal business objectives.
- Maintain stock levels in line with KPI targets. Provide weekly stock holding reports and manage aged stock with action plans to minimise write-offs.
- Produce and distribute weekly KPI reports for Brand Partners and Senior Management
- Oversee inbound stock from outside the EU in collaboration with customs agents.
- Drive the development of demand planning processes and reporting tools.
Requirements for this Demand Planner job includes:
- 2-3 years in Demand Planning within FMCG (manufacturer or distributor),
- Proven track record in cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder influence,
- Demonstrated ability to manage and reduce stock holding while avoiding OOS.
- Strong planning ability with a customer-first mindset
- Strong command of D365 or SAP 4HANA (min 2 years’ experience) Advanced Excel skills; confident with forecasting tools & ERP systems
- Good understanding of P&L impact, demand planning metrics, and customs regulations.
- Familiarity with the Irish grocery and convenience retail market
Aoife Clarke is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below, and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.
Merchandiser
My client is seeking an experienced and passionate Merchandiser to join their modern head office in Dublin city centre. This is a wonderful opportunity to join one of the fastest-growing multinational retail fashion companies.
Salary €60 – 75k plus generous benefits
Responsibilities of this Merchandiser job include:
- Working in conjunction with the buying teams to provide support and direction on strategic, commercial, and analytical decision making with a particular focus on regional requirements.
- Focus is on maximising sales and profitability by ensuring the right product for each region.
- Weekly reports on sales performance, presenting relevant information on actual vs projected.
- Analysing, interpreting, and presenting data.
- Daily sales tracking against performance.
Requirements of this Merchandiser job include:
- Experience working within a fast-paced Merchandising role in a related retail environment.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Strong numerical and analytical skills.
- Educated to degree level standard.
- Ability to build and maintain effective communication channels.
Aoife Clarke is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.
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Purchasing and Supply Chain Manager
My client, a well-established and expanding food wholesale business based in Dublin, is seeking an experienced and commercially minded Purchasing Manager to join their growing team in Ireland. This role suits someone who excels at building supplier partnerships, driving procurement efficiencies, and ensuring product availability across the network. Dublin City Centre based.
Benefits:
- Generous salary and benefits
- Hybrid working
- Flexible working hours
Responsibilities for the Purchasing and Supply Chain Manager job include:
- Leading the procurement function and putting processes in place to support business growth and improve operational performance.
- Managing supplier relationships end-to-end, including sourcing new partners and monitoring supplier performance.
- Negotiating pricing, supply terms and contracts to deliver value, protect margins and ensure service levels are achieved.
- Working closely with the company’s distribution partner to ensure smooth ordering processes and consistent supply.
- Identifying opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiencies across purchasing and supply chain activities.
- Overseeing purchase order management, resolving supplier issues and ensuring accurate documentation and reporting.
- Collaborating with internal teams, including marketing, to support planning for promotions and upcoming business initiatives.
- Reviewing purchasing patterns and analysing trends across the network to support better forecasting and performance.
- Managing demand planning activity, taking into account seasonal changes, promotions and limited-time product launches.
- Supporting product development projects with suppliers and contributing to new product sourcing opportunities.
Experience required for the Purchasing and Supply Chain Manager job includes:
- Proven experience in a purchasing/procurement role, ideally within a fast-paced commercial or supply-led environment.
- Strong negotiation and supplier management skills, with a track record of improving value and supply performance.
- A solid understanding of forecasting and demand planning, with strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, both internally and externally.
- Strong organisational and project management abilities, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Aoife Clarke is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to volume, only suitable applicants can be contacted.
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The Role
You will support the day-to-day management of stock and purchasing activities, ensuring the right materials are available at the right time to keep operations running smoothly including:
- Assisting with stock control and inventory tracking
- Supporting purchase orders and delivery follow-ups
- Updating and maintaining accurate stock records
- Helping prepare basic reports using Excel
- Communicating with suppliers regarding deliveries or queries
- Working closely with warehouse, logistics and finance teams
- Learning stock processes, systems and procedures over time
The Ideal Candidate
This role would suit someone at the early stage of their career or recent gradaate who is motivated, organised and eager to learn.
Essential
- Strong work ethic and willingness to learn
- Be comfortable in a fast-paced, sometimes high-pressure environment
- Good attention to detail and ability to take feedback on board
- Excel proficient (comfortable using spreadsheets)
- Clear communication skills and a positive attitude
- Reliable, organised and able to work well as part of a team
Desirable
- Logistics / Supply Chain qualification
- Any exposure to warehouse, logistics, admin or operations environments
Why Apply?
- Excellent entry point into procurement and supply chain
- Full training provided
- Opportunity to grow and develop within the business
- Supportive team environment
- Competitive salary and benefits
DUE TO THE LOCATION – OWN TRANSPORT IS ESSENTIAL
If you’re looking to kick-start your career in supply chain and gain hands-on experience in a busy and supportive environment, we’d love to hear from you.
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Supply Planner
Our client, a well-established organisation specialising in end-to-end logistics, supply chain solutions and sales & marketing, is seeking an experienced Supply Planner to join their growing team. This role will take full ownership of demand planning, supply planning, and the Sales & Operations Planning process for a specific category, ensuring alignment across commercial, finance, supply chain and operations teams. Based in Ashbourne.
Package
- Salary €50-55k
- Bonus
- Generous benefits package
Key Responsibilities for this Supply Planner job includes:
- Own and maintain the end-to-end demand forecast for assigned channels or product lines, analysing historical trends, market dynamics, promotions, and customer insights to improve forecast accuracy.
- Lead monthly demand review meetings with Sales, Marketing, and Key Account teams.
- Translate demand forecasts into supply requirements in partnership with external supply planning teams.
- Monitor inventory health, ensuring balanced stock levels and optimal service levels while proactively identifying and resolving supply risks.
- Take full ownership of the monthly S&OP cycle, coordinating demand review, supply review, integrated reconciliation, and executive S&OP meetings.
- Ensure cross-functional alignment across demand, supply, financial plans, and risk/opportunity assessments.
- Present key insights, performance variances, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and Brand Partners.
- Act as the direct point of contact for Brand Partners, managing relationships and leading the planning agenda for the assigned category.
- Partner with the Head of Channel and Commercial Team to align on customer forecasts, promotions, launch plans, and distribution strategies.
- Track and report on key KPIs including forecast accuracy, bias, customer service levels, inventory turns, and OTIF performance.
- Identify drivers of variance and implement corrective actions and continuous process improvements across planning practices.
- Support category expansion initiatives and operational strategy improvements through data-driven planning.
Requirements for this Supply Planner job includes:
- Minimum 3-4 years’ experience working within an S&OP process, demand planning, supply planning, or commercial operations role.
- Strong analytical capability with proven forecasting experience.
- Proficiency with planning systems such as SAP 4HANA or D365, with advanced Excel skills and experience using Power BI.
- Demonstrated experience influencing cross-functional stakeholders and leading planning processes.
- Strong understanding of supply chain planning metrics and performance management.
- Knowledge of the Irish grocery and convenience retail market is essential.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to present insights clearly and confidently to senior stakeholders.
- Ability to influence without authority and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong drive for results with a proactive and solutions-focused mindset.
Aoife Clarke is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.
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Head of Sales – Road Freight
My Dublin based client is a leading international Logistics business who are recruiting a Head of Sales to lead a team of 6.
Generous salary on offer negotiable but must reflect experience, Bonus, Company Car and 10% Pension Contribution.
Reporting to the MD this person will lead, develop, implement and manage the overall sales activities with a particular focus on Irish customers who have road freight going into the UK and Europe or coming from the UK and Europe into Ireland. Domestic warehousing will also be a focus.
It is vital that the Head of Sales has experience with Irish road freight or logistics and a track record of managing a successful sales team.
Responsibilities for the job of Head of Sales – Road Freight:
- Understand the company’s ideal customers and how they relate to our products
- Winning of new customers, expansion of existing clients
- Planning, implementing and monitoring sales targets
- Effective communication within the sales department
- Promote the continuous learning and development of the sales team
- Continuously drive forward the sales team to identify, canvas and convert new profitable opportunities as part of our overall sales growth strategy
- Setting individual sales targets with the sales team
- Tracking sales goals and reporting results as necessary
- Overseeing the activities and performance of the sales team
- Coordinating with marketing on lead generation
- Developing the sales team through motivation, and product knowledge
- Partake at a senior level and influence the overall direction and strategy of the business
Requirements for the job of Head of Sales – Road Freight:
- 10 years previous experience within a direct sales function in the Irish Freight Industry preferably with a groupage and export focus.
- A proven track record of strong team management skills and experience, to manage and motivate teams to deliver.
- Excellent communication skills, with ability to be personable yet persistent.
- 3rd level degree in Business or Supply Chain Management is an advantage
- Strong PC skills with Excel reporting knowledge
- Passion for selling with a drive to innovate.
If you want to hear more about this opportunity, please apply or contact Ambyr 01 8148747.
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Head of Sales – Road Freight
My Dublin based client is a leading international Logistics business who are recruiting a Head of Sales to lead a team of 6.
Generous salary on offer negotiable but must reflect experience, Bonus, Company Car and 10% Pension Contribution.
Reporting to the MD this person will lead, develop, implement and manage the overall sales activities with a particular focus on Irish customers who have road freight going into the UK and Europe or coming from the UK and Europe into Ireland. Domestic warehousing will also be a focus.
It is vital that the Head of Sales has experience with Irish road freight or logistics and a track record of managing a successful sales team.
Responsibilities for the job of Head of Sales – Road Freight:
- Understand the company’s ideal customers and how they relate to our products
- Winning of new customers, expansion of existing clients
- Planning, implementing and monitoring sales targets
- Effective communication within the sales department
- Promote the continuous learning and development of the sales team
- Continuously drive forward the sales team to identify, canvas and convert new profitable opportunities as part of our overall sales growth strategy
- Setting individual sales targets with the sales team
- Tracking sales goals and reporting results as necessary
- Overseeing the activities and performance of the sales team
- Coordinating with marketing on lead generation
- Developing the sales team through motivation, and product knowledge
- Partake at a senior level and influence the overall direction and strategy of the business
Requirements for the job of Head of Sales – Road Freight:
- 10 years previous experience within a direct sales function in the Irish Freight Industry preferably with a groupage and export focus.
- A proven track record of strong team management skills and experience, to manage and motivate teams to deliver.
- Excellent communication skills, with ability to be personable yet persistent.
- 3rd level degree in Business or Supply Chain Management is an advantage
- Strong PC skills with Excel reporting knowledge
- Passion for selling with a drive to innovate.
If you want to hear more about this opportunity, please apply or contact Ambyr 01 8148747.
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Head of Sales – Road Freight
My Dublin based client is a leading international Logistics business who are recruiting a Head of Sales to lead a team of 6.
Generous salary on offer negotiable but must reflect experience, Bonus, Company Car and 10% Pension Contribution.
Reporting to the MD this person will lead, develop, implement and manage the overall sales activities with a particular focus on Irish customers who have road freight going into the UK and Europe or coming from the UK and Europe into Ireland. Domestic warehousing will also be a focus.
It is vital that the Head of Sales has experience with Irish road freight or logistics and a track record of managing a successful sales team.
Responsibilities for the job of Head of Sales – Road Freight:
- Understand the company’s ideal customers and how they relate to our products
- Winning of new customers, expansion of existing clients
- Planning, implementing and monitoring sales targets
- Effective communication within the sales department
- Promote the continuous learning and development of the sales team
- Continuously drive forward the sales team to identify, canvas and convert new profitable opportunities as part of our overall sales growth strategy
- Setting individual sales targets with the sales team
- Tracking sales goals and reporting results as necessary
- Overseeing the activities and performance of the sales team
- Coordinating with marketing on lead generation
- Developing the sales team through motivation, and product knowledge
- Partake at a senior level and influence the overall direction and strategy of the business
Requirements for the job of Head of Sales – Road Freight:
- 10 years previous experience within a direct sales function in the Irish Freight Industry preferably with a groupage and export focus.
- A proven track record of strong team management skills and experience, to manage and motivate teams to deliver.
- Excellent communication skills, with ability to be personable yet persistent.
- 3rd level degree in Business or Supply Chain Management is an advantage
- Strong PC skills with Excel reporting knowledge
- Passion for selling with a drive to innovate.
If you want to hear more about this opportunity, please apply or call Ambyr on 01 8148747.
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