IT Demand Planner
4 days ago
Bristol
A major Utilities client is looking for an experienced Demand Planner to join a large-scale, complex programme environment within an Digital & IT function. In this role, you will play a key part in shaping and managing the forward demand planning capability-ensuring that business needs are aligned with delivery timelines, resource capacity, and strategic priorities. You'll be responsible for creating and maintaining a centralised demand plan that enables a lean, efficient organisation capable of adapting to changing business requirements. This is a highly collaborative role, requiring strong stakeholder engagement across technical, delivery, and business teams, as well as external partners. Key Responsibilities • Develop, maintain, and continuously improve a central Demand Plan across 12, 6, and 3-month planning horizons, • Collaborate across Digital & IT, business teams, and external partners to gather inputs and align on priorities, • Balance resource capacity (internal teams, suppliers, and partners) against business demand, • Identify, manage, and mitigate risks and dependencies within the demand plan, • Provide clear scheduling recommendations to support effective and timely delivery, • Ensure alignment with financial constraints, delivery priorities, and organisational objectives, • Drive governance and planning frameworks (eg ITIL, PRINCE2 or similar methodologies), • Support environment and infrastructure planning, including upgrades and improvements, • Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, and operational requirements, • Build strong relationships with stakeholders to influence and support decision-making, • Proven experience in Demand Planning within large, complex organisations, • Strong background in project/release planning and coordination, • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, • Ability to manage competing priorities, risks, and dependencies, • Experience balancing resource demand with business needs and budgets, • Familiarity with governance frameworks such as ITIL, PRINCE2, or similar, • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, • Experience working with external vendors and delivery partners, • Understanding of regulatory, security, and operational risk considerations Up to 24 Month contract Bristol Area