Manager - Demand Planning

We’re Pentland Brands: a global family business behind some of the world’s most iconic active and lifestyle brands. We bring integrity, energy and ambition to our work, setting high standards and striving to deliver great outcomes without ego.

At Pentland Brands, every role helps move our brands forward. Whether you’re supporting our people, improving our systems, growing our commercial performance, strengthening operations or shaping better ways of working, your impact reaches across a portfolio of iconic brands used by consumers around the world.

The role leads the Demand Planning team in Pentland Brands' Bangalore office. The team supports regional demand teams by running the system-generated forecast, managing forecast exceptions and delivering the data and reporting needed for the S&OP process. Regional teams own the forecast and regional decisions; this role makes sure the Bangalore team delivers accurate, timely system, data and reporting support to them. Analysts are assigned by brand, so the team supports different regions (EMEA, APAC and North America) and different channels depending on the brands assigned.

What you’ll be doing:

Team Leadership

• Lead, coach and develop a team of Analysts, Demand Planning; set objectives and run performance reviews

• Ensuring support coverage and a balanced workload

• Build standard work and process documentation as work transitions to Bangalore

• Recruit and onboard new analysts

S&OP Reporting & Data

• Own the delivery of S&OP data and standard reports for each cycle, on time and to agreed quality

• Maintain and improve dashboards and reporting, including automating manual data preparation

• Track and report forecast accuracy and bias across Pentland Brands

Exception Management

• Own the exception management process in the demand planning system: agree exception rules and thresholds with regional teams

• Make sure exceptions are reviewed, resolved or escalated to regional teams within agreed timeframes

• Make sure agreed forecast adjustments and planning data changes are applied accurately in the system

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Act as the main point of contact for regional demand teams on support, priorities and service levels

• Work with the Manager, Supply Planning so demand changes are shared promptly with Global Supply Planners

• Keep planning data consistent across the system, working with master data and IT teams where needed

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Statistics, Engineering or a related field

• 8–12 years of experience in demand planning, forecasting or planning analytics, including at least 2 years leading a team

• Background in apparel, footwear, sporting goods or fashion/FMCG is an advantage

• Hands-on experience with a demand planning system (SAP, Kinaxis, o9, Blue Yonder or similar) and with S&OP processes

• Strong Excel and reporting skills; experience with tools such as Power BI is an advantage

• Experience running a planning support team in an offshore/GCC location supporting global brands

• Clear communication and stakeholder management across regions and time zones

Why Pentland Brands?

Pentland Brands is the name behind some of the world’s best-known sport, outdoor and lifestyle brands, including Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury, Endura, Ellesse, Kickers and Mitre.

We are a global family business with a clear purpose: pioneering brands that make life better. Across our teams, functions and locations, we work together to create products, experiences and partnerships that help people live more active, confident and positive lives.

Joining Pentland Brands means becoming part of a business where your work can have real reach, across multiple brands, markets, teams and disciplines. It is a place for people who want to contribute, collaborate, improve how things are done and help build the future of brands with heritage, ambition and global impact.

Perks & Benefits

Alongside a competitive salary and discretionary bonus, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, flexibility, and life outside work. This includes generous holiday allowance, hybrid and flexible working, employee transportation, pension and gratuity contributions, wellbeing support, medical, personal accident & term life insurance cover.

The Interview Process

We want our interview process to feel clear, straightforward, and supportive. If your experience and expectations look like a strong match for the role, here’s what you can expect next:

1. Talent Team Intro Call - A 30-minute video call with our Talent Team to get to know each other, talk through the role and your experience, and answer any questions you have.

2. Experience Interview - A more in-depth interview (usually online) with the hiring manager to explore your skills, experience and approach, and how these align with the role, our principles, and our ways of working.

3. Final Interview - A final in-person interview at our office, focused on deeper discussion and practical application, giving you the chance to meet more of the team and see Pentland Brands in action.