About the team:Regional Demand Planner is a key managerial position responsible for S&OP function within the region. Regional Demand Planner collaborates closely with Supply & Commercial function for eastern region. Role plays an essential role in the supply chain function by using analytical, marketing, and sales data of a company to effectively estimating future product demands and drive the demand planning process. S/he will also play a critical role in driving the digital transformation of supply chain processes, leveraging existing and new platforms and tools to enhance planning capabilities for effective response to dynamic market environmentManage the monthly Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process with regions by balancing supply and demand while challenging the regions to provide realistic forecasts. The role will also be responsible for creating seamless flow of demand plan, lead the team to deliver high level of customer service and be an important stakeholder for commercial leaders to help delivering business growth while optimizing supply chain.Primary Forecast Accuracy - Statistical forecasting & Demand Management specialist to analyse the drivers of demand in order to generate a forecast for a particular category Sales drivers, Promotions and event impact forecasting New product launches, tramlining, imports etc. Timely forecast closures in F1-F5 S&OP cycleOut Of Stock - Cross-functional alignment (sales, marketing & supply) Consensus building in S&OP meetings Reconciliation of forecast vs. actuals & measurement (FA, Bias) Exception management (spikes/dips) in the month.Diversity statement:Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.
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Demand Planner - Manager