Demand Planner - FMCG

Job description / Role

A multinational FMCG company is looking to recruit for a Demand Planner. As a Demand Planner your main experience should be in core demand planning in terms full forecast planning management and S&OP exposure and lead.

Responsibilities:
- Manage the business unit catalogue in the forecast system. Coordinate with sales, marketing and controlling teams the release of new products and promotions on the market
- Analyze sales forecast evolution including a weekly review with the main actors and build a forecast proposal based on historical sales
- Ensure that the validated forecasts are integrated in the information systems
- Establish the demand plan based on validated forecasts
- Ensure logistical feasibility: exchange with central logistics on midterm issues ( capacity matching supply with demand )
- Define the demand planning parameters taking account of service levels, stock levels and global supply chain cost
- Ensure the success of launch and promotional plan by coordinating availability of finished products POS1 and POS2
- Manage stock levels ( local & allocated upstream ) in line with country objectives and analysis of excess/obsoletes
- Calculate the service level indicators and report internally and to international logistic
- Develop flow planning practices to build a competitive advantage

Requirements

- Supply chain management know-how
- 3 to 6 years of experience in Demand & Supply Planning in consumer goods or retail industry
- The ability to managing complexity in a large network, understanding the impact of the up-and- downstream actors
- Sales & operation planning process management and improvement ( S&OP experience)
- Analytical skills and good understanding of figures
- Problem solving skills
- Strong excel skills

About the Company

At Hays, we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 10,000+ people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.

So much more than a specialist recruitment business, what really sets us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding and our ability to meaningfully innovate for our customers. By providing advice, insights and expertise on issues you face today in the fast-paced world of work, we help you make the right decisions for tomorrow.

Offering an unrivalled suite of recruitment and workplace solutions, whether you’re looking for what’s next in your career, or have a gap to fill, we’ll help you get where you want to go.

You can rely on us to deliver today and help you plan for tomorrow.