Demand Planner

ref. no 5151-12; offer expired

Employer:

160 million times a day, someone somewhere chooses a Unilever product. From feeding your family to keeping your home clean and fresh, our brands are part of everyday life. Our products are sold in more than 180 countries. We launched more than 100 brands into new markets in 2010. Our top 12 brands all have sales of more than €1 billion, and our top 20 brands account for 70% of our sales. We operate in 11 product areas – and are global leaders in seven of them. More than 167,000 people work for Unilever. More than 50% of our business is in emerging markets. We have more than 50 years' experience of working in Brazil, China, India and Indonesia. Our Sustainable Living Plan, launched in 2010, is helping more than a billion people take action to improve their health and well-being. www.unilever.pl

Requirements:

• experience of demand planning, preferably in FMCG environment
• good time management skills with the ability to work with minimal supervision and meet strict deadlines
• drive for Results - understanding of strategic importance of meeting KPIs, demonstrating commitment and drive
• good analytical and reasoning abilities
• resistance to stress
• helicopter view on whole supply chain
• fluent English
• excellent inter-personal and communication skills

Duties:

• assemble and analyze factors that impact demand (i.e. market trends, seasonality, promotions, competitive products) and build statistical models that quantify the business environment
• prepare statistical forecast as the key input to S&OP process – explain business assumptions behind the forecast and methods used to quantify each event
• lead monthly S&OP meetings with Marketing & Sales Teams, ensuring that the Team reaches consensus
• build the visibility between the volume sales plan and financial target: explain variances, note uncertainty and highlight risk areas to the consensus team
• ongoing development of sales demand planning process
• participation in cross-functional teams to successfully develop and execute new product introductions
• manage inventory targets (including safety stock levels) that are approved by management
• ensure forecasting processes and methods are adhered
• implement and maintain the process to prevent and monitor write-offs