Job Title: Sales & Operations Planning Manager

Req ID: 8590

Company: Flogas Britain

Salary: £45,000.00 to £50,000.00

Location:Leicester, GB, LE7 1PF

Contract Type: Permanent

Location Type: Hybrid

Join us as at Flogas and we’ll do right by you with training, support, benefits, and lots of opportunities to develop in our 1,350 strong team.

Flogas is powered by people who want to do energy right by customers in homes and businesses all across the country. From Drivers to Technicians, Customer Experience experts to Site Managers, Engineers to Electricians, we come together as a team of experts, to do more for our customers

How you’ll power our business as a Sales & Operations Planning Manager

At Flogas, we’ve been transforming how we serve our customers—improving delivery efficiency, centralising scheduling, and using smarter forecasting to stay one step ahead. Now, we’re looking for a forward-thinking leader to drive the next phase of that journey. As a key player in our Logistics function, you’ll take ownership of our S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) process across both our bulk and cylinder businesses. Working closely with operational and logistics teams, you’ll develop robust short, medium, and long-term forecasts using datasets from Optitool, including Opti4cast, to give the business the insights it needs to plan, serve, and grow efficiently. You’ll also act as the business owner for our key logistics systems, Touchstar and Optitool, working alongside IT to ensure they’re fully optimised to support the needs of our customers and the wider business. This is your chance to shape the future of how Flogas delivers—literally and strategically.

Here at Flogas, we may have a fossil fuels background, but we’re working towards delivering 100% renewable energy to our customers by 2040. We’re already supporting our customers to reduce their carbon emissions, by helping them make the switch from oil to gas. We’re also developing our offering for technologies such as heat pumps and solar panels, beginning to help our customers reduce their energy consumption and evolving new biofuels and renewable gases. All of which means job security, and opportunities to get involved in exciting new initiatives. Join Flogas and help us do energy right for the future.

What we’ll need from you

• People management Skills.
• Organisation and Attention to Detail.
• IT Systems Knowledge
• Highly proficient in Excel (Required) and Access (Preferred)
• Project Management Experience
• Experience of analysing large complex data sets and using them to improve business performance
• Understanding of the Cylinder and Bulk businesses
• Communication / Presentation.
• Commercial and Business Acumen,
• Strong attention to detail. Right first time – all of the time

Essential technical know-how:

• Forecasting, ability to use data and systems to analyse and produce a robust forecast.
• Demand Planning, translating forecasts into a usable plan.
• Supply Planning, analysing resources required to match the demand plan.
• Data analysis, able to interpret data, identify trends using tools such as Excel, Power BI and ERP/Planning systems.
• Negotiation, able to negotiate with all stakeholders to agree on an S&OP plan.
• Problem Solving, able to find solutions when the demand and supply planning does not match or meet the required forecast.
• Strategic Planning has an ability to understand how the S&OP process supports the overall business strategy.

What you’ll get from us

You matter. And at Flogas, we’ll do right by you with all the benefits, support, and training you need to thrive.

• Discretionary Bonus
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• EAP (Employee Assistant Plan)
• Health plans, wellbeing support, free flu jabs and Eye Care Vouchers
• Extensive discounts from loved brands and major retailers
• 25 holidays + bank holidays with 1 additional volunteering day. *pro-rated based on contracted hours
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave

Flogas: Powered by people

At Flogas, we do energy right by hundreds of thousands of customers across Britain who live, work, relax or holiday off-grid. Powered by people like you, we connect them to the energy they need, when and where they need it. With the backing of the global Group DCC, we’ve grown over the last 35 years to become one of the largest suppliers of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the country. Now we’re investing heavily in new infrastructure and innovations, so we can deliver 100% renewable energy to our customers by 2040 – and a career with a bright future to you.

Doing right by everyone

People matter at Flogas. We’re an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste) religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background. We’re committed to doing right by our people, so we all feel engaged, motivated and proud to work for Flogas.