Supply & Demand Planner

Job Responsibilities

• Define sales forecasts for existing products, collecting, checking and analyzing all necessary information to increase forecasting accuracy and service level.
• Collaborate with Sales & Marketing departments on new product forecasting and act as a pivot to integrate it into the global forecast.
• Serve as the forecasting interface with local and central departments.
• Manage phase in and phase out implications on forecast and cannibalization of novelties on existing products.
• Participate in forecast validation to match forecast against budget and related revisions, 3YP and budget definition.
• Define and monitor KPIs related to demand planning and actual sales (forecast accuracy).
• Develop the forecasting process, proposing new forecasting models and acting with IT as key user for the pertinent application implementation/development.
• Ensure a single integrated forecast process across markets while managing product peculiarities.
• Define inventory level targets on each item to meet service level targets.
• Calculate supply needs on a monthly basis to achieve inventory and service level targets.
• Report and monitor service level and supply planning / production KPIs.
• Monitor stock valorisation and obsolescence creation and take actions in collaboration with F&A, Sales and Marketing to ensure financial targets are met.
• Work transversally with Demand, Supply and Distribution teams to keep inventory levels on target by managing short term priorities and hedging against medium/long term risks.
• Animate local "Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)" process to evaluate all supply and inventory impacts.
• Ensure smooth new product introduction by supplying sufficient products on time.
• Lead the phase out process with Commercial, Marketing, F&A and Central planning departments to support assortment revisions and avoid overstock and obsolescence creation.

Qualifications

• University degree in Supply Chain or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous experience in a Supply Chain role (2-3 years) or equivalent experience.
• Strong quantitative data analysis skills.
• Strong Excel, PowerBI and MS Office skills.
• Strong problem solving ability and capability to create ad hoc tools.
• Knowledge of planning techniques and models.
• Knowledge of SAP and/or BW.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of Chinese or strong understanding of APAC markets is desirable.
• Ability to work in a matrix environment.
• Effective communication skills (written and verbal).
• Strong team player who can collaborate with diverse groups productively.