DEMAND PLANNING MANAGER (Consumer Goods)

Responsibilities:

Build, review & enrich rolling monthly forecasts, integrating commercial targets & plans, integrating all informed internal (building blocks) & external events

Create & develop effective statistical forecasting models based on industry trends and demand patterns for the categories at PPG and channel level. Interact with modelling team to generate statistical forecasting in mid & long term

Contribute to the demand management cycle of theintegrated business planning (IBP) process & lead /facilitate IBP drumbeats

Liaise with the commercial and operational teams and develop ways tocontinuously improve communication between the functions to support the delivery ofthe business KPIs

Manage forecast compilation process, which includes owning the short-termweekly plan and the long-term forecast (three or more months)

Address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner & Support management with risk assessments and mitigation plan

Perform root-cause analysis for continuous plan improvement for key service issues, forecast error and bias

Create weekly production plan & DRP plan for your categories

Contribute to monthly supply review by providing capacity outlook for mid & long-term plan

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree and or Master's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, or other related fields

At least 10 years experience in E2E planning in a fast-moving consumer goods or consumer packaged goods environment, preferably in food or other fast moving, dynamicindustry where shelf life is a constraint

Knowledge of Supply Chain process, Demand Planning, Statistical Forecasting, Inventory Management

Experience within an IBP/S&OP/SAP environment

Stakeholder management - Able to influence cross-functional teams, working on priorities and improving the plan

Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills and able to understand and interpretdata

Strong verbal and written communication skills