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Essity is looking for an experienced Demand Planning Manager who will be responsible for delivering accurate sales forecasts to sales & production organizations in order to fulfil our customer orders. They will need to create Mid/Long term forecasts for supply chain efficiency to help decision making. The role delivers an accurate forecast to support the Customer Business Plans/Strategy and continuously improves the demand management processes for Sales & Operations Planning.
Job Responsibility:
Lead the Demand Planning team
Acts as the main regional contact to the central demand planning hub and ensures all demand planning global processes are adhered to
Responsible for accurate and up-to-date data and parameters in the ERP System to generate accurate base and promotional sales demand at article / customer level for the sales organization.
Analyze & report data and establish systematic gap analysis between forecasts and actual orders, review and investigate promotional activity performance
providing pre, during, and post evaluations to the Sales team, supporting the delivery of key business targets.
Communicate and coordinate with Service Management, Marketing and the Sales organization to gain an understanding of market/customer ordering behavior.
Identify/Contribute to the continuous improvement opportunities in relation to demand planning processes and systems.
Requirements:
5+ Years of Demand/Supply Chain experience
Bachelors degree required preferably Business, Analytics, or Supply Chain
Experience in leading and motivating teams
Background in delivering exceptional demand planning services
SAP and Excel experience required
Strategic Thinking - Aligning team goals with business objectives.
Adaptability - Flexibility in response to changing priorities.
Communication - Strong verbal and written communication skills.