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Demand and supply planning · Leicester

Supply Chain Recruitment in Leicester

We recruit demand planners, supply planners and S&OP leads for Leicester and the East Midlands, screened on the forecasts and plans they have owned.

Leicestershire

A supply chain recruitment desk for Leicester

Supply chain roles are judged on forecast accuracy, service levels and stock. We recruit people who move all three.

Supply chain vacancies across Leicestershire come from national distribution centres, airfreight and express operators, e-commerce fulfilment and contract logistics. Each needs planners who can balance service against cost.

A planner who leaves after a few months takes the model, the history and the relationships with them.

Supply chain roles across Leicestershire support operations at sites such as Magna Park at Lutterworth, the M1/M69 parks and the East Midlands distribution corridor.

Roles on our desk

Supply chain and planning roles

Planning, inventory, analytics and S&OP roles.

What you can expect

Planners who stay and improve the plan

Planning results first

We ask candidates what happened to forecast accuracy, stock and service on their watch before we talk about their notice period.

Matched to your sector

Retail, FMCG, manufacturing and e-commerce plan differently. We match planners to the kind of demand they have handled.

Systems experience

We confirm which planning and ERP systems candidates use, so there is no hidden learning curve.

What good planners cost

What supply chain professionals earn in Leicester

Indicative permanent salaries in Leicester run from around £32k for analysts up to £80k+ for heads of supply chain.

If the offer looks light against the planning market, you hear it from us before any interviews. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

Our process, step by step

The shortlist

A short list with notes on each candidate's sector, systems and results.

References that matter

We ask referees about the planner's results and influence, not just dates.

The offer

We help settle salary, hybrid terms and start date so the offer is accepted first time.

Your brief

Getting the brief right

Planning improves with continuity. Frequent changes in the team show up in stock and service.

Planners who leave early often cite poor data, no influence or a manager who ignores the plan. We raise all three first.

A strong supply chain brief covers:

  • The sector and the products planned
  • The ERP and planning systems in use
  • Forecast accuracy and service targets
  • Who the role reports to and who reports to it
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The detail

Which supply chain roles do you recruit for?

Analysts, demand and supply planners, S&OP leads, inventory managers, supply chain and logistics managers and heads of supply chain.

How do you assess planning candidates?

We ask about the forecasts and plans they owned, the systems they used and the results that followed, then check right to work.

Do you recruit for S&OP roles?

Yes. We recruit S&OP and IBP leads who can run the cycle and bring commercial and operational teams together.

Do you recruit heads of supply chain?

Yes. For senior roles we run a discreet search and approach people who are not on the market.

What makes a planner stay?

Clean data, real influence, sensible hybrid terms and pay in line with the market.

Keep reading

Related supply chain pages for Leicester

Supply chain recruitment elsewhere in the East Midlands:

Other specialisms in Leicester:

See our national Supply Chain Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Leicester.

Replacing a planner who has left?

Brief us on the vacancy

Give us the role and we will shortlist people who have planned in a business like yours.