COMPANY OVERVIEW

Norty Ltd, parent company to 11 leading clothing brands. For over two decades, Norty and its portfolio of brands have supplied top-quality garments to decorators and embroiderers in the printwear and promotions market. Our brand family includes the hugely popular AWDis, ProRTX, and Henbury.

From hoodies and t-shirts to performance wear and sustainable ranges, Norty offers an unparalleled choice of colours, designs, and fabrics to meet customer needs across the UK, Europe, and the USA.

VISION – To be the world’s canvas for self-expression

MISSION – To create incredible clothing that people love to make, sell and wear.

VALUES

Our core values guide the way we do business. They sum up what our business stands for, influence our organisation culture and drive why we do things. It is expected that our team live and breathe the following values:

• Do the right thing – We take active responsibility for delivering the best blanks at the best price while ensuring we are ethical and transparent in our processes. Empowered individually and as a team, we make changes and take proactive decisions autonomously to do the right thing by our customers and suppliers. Our principals are never compromised.
• Work together – acting as one we deliver a sum greater than our individual parts. Our varied skills and resources broaden and enhance the personalised solutions we offer distributors, customers and end users. We achieve so much more by collaborating closely with our teams, clients. and suppliers.
• Do it with passion – We are passionate about the impact our clothing makes to those who make it, our team, the businesses who sell it and those who wear it. We want to deliver unrivalled quality, value and choice that is right each time. Our passion gives us the energy, courage and care to go beyond the expected. We love what we do.
• Do what you can to make the world a better place – We do what we can to make the world a better place. Continually looking for opportunities to make a positive change both near and far, breaking old patterns to deliver real improvements and lead the way.
• Never stand still – Change is constant, that’s why we never stand still – we adapt, and generate innovations based on leading the market and offering curated options, this means listening, learning and evolving. We are humble and genuine in our pursuit of being better everyday.

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

The Demand Planning department is responsible for forecasting customer demand and ensuring the right products are available at the right time across the supply chain. It combines data analysis, forecasting, and cross-functional collaboration to translate sales trends and commercial insight into accurate demand plans. The team works closely with marketing, product, and logistics functions to support product launches, promotions, and inventory management, helping to optimise stock levels, minimise risk, and maintain strong service performance.

PRINCIPLE SCOPE & PURPOSE OF JOB

The Assistant Demand Planning Manager supports the Demand Planning function by helping to develop accurate sales forecasts, maintain demand planning models, and ensure the effective flow of stock through the supply chain.

Working closely with all internal teams, the role helps translate historical sales trends and commercial insight into forward looking demand plans that support availability, minimise excess stock, and enable strong service levels.

This role combines analytical forecasting, data management, and cross team coordination to support the wider operations and planning strategy.

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Demand Forecasting

• Assist in building and maintaining demand forecasts at SKU, category and customer level.
• Analyse historical sales data, seasonality, promotions, and trends to improve forecast accuracy.
• Support the monthly demand planning cycle, updating forecasts based on new information.
• Identify risks and opportunities in demand forecasts and escalate where required.

Data & Reporting

• Maintain demand planning reports and forecasting models.
• Analyse sales, stock and order data to provide clear insight to the planning team.
• Support reporting on forecast accuracy, service levels, and stock availability.
• Ensure planning data is clean, accurate and aligned across systems.

Marketing/Business Development and Product Collaboration

• Work with Marketing/Business Development and Product teams to understand upcoming promotions, launches, and customer demand.
• Incorporate commercial insights into demand forecasts.
• Help ensure forecasts reflect realistic sales expectations and operational constraints.

Supply Chain Coordination

• Liaise with Stock and Logistics teams to ensure demand plans are operationally achievable.
• Support alignment between demand forecasts and inventory availability.
• Assist in managing demand signals during peak periods or promotional activity.

Product & Lifecycle Management

• Support forecasting for new product launches, seasonal ranges, and discontinuations.
• Monitor early sales performance and adjust forecasts accordingly.
• Assist in identifying slow moving or excess inventory risks.

Team Coordination & Support

• Support the Demand Planning Manager in coordinating day to day team activities and priorities.
• Assist in allocating and monitoring routine planning tasks across the team.
• Provide guidance and support to team members where required.
• Help maintain clear communication and collaboration within the planning team and across departments.
• Support the development of consistent planning processes and ways of working across the team.
• Act as a point of support for the team in the absence of the Demand Planning Manager when required.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Advanced Excel skills including data analysis and reporting.
• Experience working with sales data, forecasting, or stock planning.
• Ability to interpret large data sets and translate them into actionable insight.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple departments.

Desirable

• Experience in demand planning, merchandising, or supply chain planning.
• Knowledge of forecasting methods and planning tools.
• Experience working with ERP systems (e.g. Dynamics 365 Business Central).
• Understanding of retail or apparel supply chains.

Systems & Tools

• Microsoft Excel (advanced)
• ERP system (e.g. Dynamics 365 Business Central)
• Demand planning or forecasting tools
• Reporting tools / BI platforms

*we will only contact candidates that are successful to the next stage*

Pay: £32,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Livingston EH54: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Do you have advanced Excel Skills including data analysis and reporting?
• Do you have strong analytical and numerical skills?

Work Location: In person