Lead Demand Planner

What You'll Do

'Demand Planner ESA

• Preparation of a robust mid to long term (18-24M) demand plan each month consisting of a statistical baseline forecast, reviewed and qualitatively adjusted, enhanced with market intelligence from the commercial teams and approved by the relevant sales leadership.
• Analysis of historical trends to generate forecasts in each monthly cycle. Collect and review sales forecasts on a regular basis, identifying trends on fast & slow-moving products. Maintain seasonality trends and impact of exceptional market changes : Promotional activity, national / international events.
• Presenting demand plan outputs in the relevant Network and SIOP team Reviews
• Manage and Monitor Demand Planning KPIs at network level, including but not limited to Forecast Accuracy, Bias and Stability.
• Integrate and develop robust scenario planning into network and zone demand reviews, incorporating risk and opportunties and ensuring the demand plans presented are based on live information.
• Develop and manage a standardised approach to root cause analysis of top errors across the network, ensure subsequent forecast corrections are documented and validated appropiately.
• Actively develop the relationships with country / zone commercial and financial teams to build market knowledge over the 12, 18 and 24 months planning horizon. Ensure communication of volume and portfolio requirements are effectively communicated to the Supply Planning team

Participate in all relevant forums including but not limited to monthly SIOP / Demand Review meetings, S&OE meetings & drive meaningful discussions to manage the Demand effectively

Qualifications

Education level required Graduate / Post Graduate in EngineeringYears and area of experience required8+ years in relevant roleTechnical knowledgeSCM, SIOP, ERP systems, Demand Planning, Analytics, BI Soft skillsChange management, thought leadership, ability to work in matrix, results oriented, process minded, customer orientated, coaching, influencer, strong communication skills.

Skills Required

Demand Planning, Bi, Analytics, Scm