Job summary
Entity:
Customers & Products
Job Family Group:
Business Support Group
Job Description:
Job Purpose!
Leading and implementing forecasting activities to ensure efficient alignment between supply and demand. Balance customer happiness with inventory efficiency, enabling the company to meet market demands while minimizing costs and growing profitability by achieving good FA and FB results
Key Accountabilities:
- Lead and handle robust, high quality demand planning and demand control processes across the region, driving continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy and forecasting bias.
- Drive demand consensus sessions with Sales Management and supply chain managers to assure required business intelligence input into the demand planning process and plan
- Overlooks accurate usage of planning tools as well as maintaining up to date data
- Guard correctness of active SKU portfolio in planning
- Follow S&OP operating model principles with demand data, KPI’s and V&O values
- Support and monitor stat forecasting team and results for the region
- Work closely with marketing and NPI project team to include promotional activities and new launches into demand cycles
- Monitor inventory performance metrics and make recommendations to reduce excess&SLOB stock and minimize stockouts
- Prepare and issue necessary reporting
- Supporting and directing demand analysts with the right market trends and insights
Summary Decision Rights
- Inclusion of any business intelligence and foundation to demand consensus
- KPI dashboards and reports for demand planning in region
Education
- Bachelor degree in Business economics, Supply Chain or similar
- Further education as f.i. APICS valuable
Experience
- Proven experience of 8-10 years in similar business with mature S&OP operating models
- Familiar with collaborative demand planning methods and modern planning tools
Skills & Proficiencies
- Very good Planning skills and Familiarity with demand planning software, ERP systems, tools for demand forecasting and inventory management
- Proficiency in big data and analytics and Strong attention to detail i.e analyze historical sales data, market trends, and other relevant information to inform demand forecasts
- Business insight to challenge and influence key customers to ensure alignment with demand plans and resolve conflicts
- High level in networking, collaborative working with cross-functional teams, including sales, marketing, supply chain, and finance.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Travel Requirement
Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role
Relocation Assistance:
This role is eligible for relocation within country
Remote Type:
This position is not available for remote working
Skills:
Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Digital fluency, Integration, Managing strategic partnerships, Research and insights, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Sustainability awareness and action
Legal Disclaimer:
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.
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