The Senior Demand Planner will collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze and improve demand forecasting accuracy using data-driven insights. This role involves challenging existing forecasts, driving SIOP processes, and aligning demand plans with business objectives in a global, growing organization at First Brands Group.
What You'll Do
- Maintain a constant relationship with the sales, marketing, finance, sourcing and manufacturing teams to understand the demand forecasting drivers.
- Challenge the forecasts from the sales teams and the usual runs (historical data, seasonality, market trends, special offers, budgets…) with relevant data analysis.
- Improve the forecasts accuracy (statistical models, software…) with transversal coordination actions.
- Coordinate customer projects with Sales and Supply Planning.
- Tune the forecast rules according to the demand and market trends.
- Analyze quantity and financial forecasts, report of forecasts KPIs, and propose improvement.
- Drive the forecasts meetings as part of the internal SIOP process.
- Drive convergences and divergences versus the Annual Business Plan.
What We're Looking For
- University degree in economics, engineering, or any related field
- At least 5 years relevant work experience in demand planning or related activities
- Experience working with transactional level ERP data and operational reports (orders, inventories, etc.)
- Excellent data analysis skills (including advanced Excel) and the ability to handle large and complex data sets
- Great communicator and able to interact with all levels of the organization
- Problem solver with a proven track record of improving business results
- Fluent English
Nice to Have
- Experience with S4/HANA
- Knowledge of a second language
Technical Stack
- ERP systems
- S4/HANA
- Excel (advanced)
- Statistical modeling software
Team & Environment
- Cross-functional collaboration with sales, marketing, finance, sourcing, and manufacturing teams
Benefits & Compensation
- Equal opportunity employment
- Inclusive workplace and global community
First Brands Group is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are deeply committed to building a workplace and global community where inclusion is valued. Employment decisions at FBG are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex, or age. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to the above forementioned as well as, gender, gender identity family/marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, age, past or present military veteran status, or any other non-merit based or legally protected grounds. FBG will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these grounds or characteristics.
