Senior Demand Planner

3 dagen geleden

Veghel, Nederland Mars Voltijd

Job Description:

This role exists to enable the creation of the demand plan(s) that will be created for the Mars Wrigley segment led organisation. The demand plans are critically important for the organisation because they are used as the basis for decision making in the signature processes, S&OP+ and S&OE. The local name for this position is Market Collaboration Lead.

The job holder will own the creation of the consensus forecast for a portfolio of the cluster demand plan over the required horizon. The job holder will assess historical actual trends, future statistical trends, identify the primary year on year forecast drivers, evaluate risks and opportunities, and manage upside and downside scenarios in collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Category and Finance teams.

The portfolio plans will include the Category, Sales or Marketing assumptions that will form the building blocks of the demand plans. The job holder will be accountable for ensuring the assumptions are clear to the Market Collaboration Head or Senior MCLs, who will take the plans for into the DMR for sign off by the Sales director.

The job holder will work in a team of associates located across the cluster. The reporting line could be to a remote line manager. They will be expected to manage a variety of local and regional senior stakeholders. The reporting line will be into the regional Enterprise Planning organisation. The job holder will collaborate with the Supply Chain Director in their respective cluster. And they will need to build the confidence of the Cell and Account teams.

What will be your key responsibilities?

This role requires the job holder to form key stakeholder relationships across supply, demand, center of excellence and S&OP+ & S&OE communities to carry out their role effectively. They are members of the Cell and Account Insights meetings. They may attend the DMR on an ad hoc basis. They influence others and build credibility and trust through focus on data and fact-based decision making. The key responsibility will be:

  • Owns the Consensus forecast taking onboard the system input (and forecasting analyst inputs where applicable) as the major building block for their portfolio (in periods for the full horizon) to drive the supply plan.
  • Ensures that demand plans are shared/received in the format, level of detail, accuracy and timing required by all business stakeholders and supply chain partners, with documented assumptions, to achieve the various business objectives.
  • Understands drivers of base sales trends (last year, previous years and YOY), upside and downside scenarios.
  • Assesses trends, risks and opportunities together with the Sales, Marketing, Category and Finance teams.
  • Incorporates approved upside and downside scenarios on top of the system generated forecast at appropriate level of hierarchy.
  • Monitors consumption versus forecast and works with product availability teams to respond to forecast evolution during the cycle.
  • Collaborates across the E2E planning organisation on risks and opportunities.
  • Collaborates with product availability on the short-term demand plan assumptions.
  • Reviews forecast performance metrics from previous cycle (and collaborates with Forecasting Analyst where applicable) to develop an action plan to improve performance.
  • Applies Segmentation principles and FVA to ensure focus on value-add activities.
  • Provides insights for their portfolio to the MCL Head / Senior MCL to share in the DMR.
  • Provides the insights for the consensus forecast across the full horizon to the DMR.
  • Challenges peers and colleagues and surfaces tensions to ensure that assumptions reflected in the demand plans are robust and realistic.
  • Conducts health checks on demand planning feeder meetings to ensure that processes are sustained at the intended maturity level with adherence to the relevant weekly and periodic standards.
  • On constrained and controlled lines, highlights imbalances between demand and supply and follows through with Sales on demand shaping customer choices, ensuring deployment to protect service.
  • Addresses areas requiring Continuous Improvement to deliver their agenda.
  • Demonstrates the Mars Snacking Mindsets and Behaviours.
  • Understands the Enterprise Planning target operating model.
  • Maintains data accurately in Rapid Response. 
  • Adheres to the DILO / WILO / PILO for their role and utilises key functionality in Rapid Response such as Scenario Planning

What are the key requirements?
  • BSc or BA in business, supply chain management, science and/or engineering. Master or advanced degree (sciences or business) preferred.
  • 3-5 years of demand management experience for a global or multi-plant CPG/FMCG company 
  • 1-2 years of experience in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) 
  • Fluent in English (written and oral).
  • E2E understanding of Supply Chain with detailed experience in Demand Planning, Supply Planning, S&OP, Inventory Management
  • Ability to present complex analysis in understandable forms to business stakeholders including the ability to articulate the needs of the business and the customers to supply chain stakeholders.
  • Ability to work in a matrix structure.
  • Ability to listen to others and link to others’ ideas.
  • Attention to detail and a passion for data accuracy.

What can you expect from Mars?
  • Work with over 130.000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
  • Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house
  • Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

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