Demand Planner
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Job Summary
About the position
Location: Barcelona
Hybrid
As Demand Planneryou will play an important role in the supply chain as owner of the S&OP process for the company and be part of a great supply chain team. You will be the first point of contact for your sales colleagues and will be responsible to deliver outstanding service to our valuable customers as well as best in class forecast accuracy.
The DemandPlanner acts as business partner for Marketing Sales Finance and Trade Category Management. The purpose of this role is to manage short- and long-term forecasting including the management of the supply chain part of new project (innovations/switches/delisting).
Key Accountabilities:
Planning:
- Lead Sales andOperation planning process
- Manage the demand plan across multiple categories andbrandsin ourmarkets
- Responsible forKPIsas Forecast Accuracy Forecast Bias Dispatch Rate and Obsoletes.
- Managing appropriate stock levels driven by forecast improvements.
Innovation / relaunches:
- Represent MSOSupply Chain in Innovation project/ launch meetings for Go to market.
- Translate the innovation forecast for the full horizon (0-24 months) in IBP.
- Check feasibility of timings and production capacity of innovations and relaunches.
- Translate phasing in and out plan in the planning system in cooperation with the Supply Chain Operations and Customer teams.
Business Partnering:
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with Sales Trade Category Management Marketing and Finance business partners for forecast optimization purposes and perfect execution of product launches.
- Understanding of the emotion of the businessin order tocommunicate and distribute the correct information to the business.
Obsoletes management:
- Provide transparency about potential risks and obsolete (all portfolio with a focus on innovations delistings and relaunches).
- Focus on prevention and solving of obsoletes (including approval of the business).
- Represent Supply Chain with respect to obsolete related topics.
- Lead Traders/Donations & Destruction discussions with different stakeholders
So what does it take to be successful in this role
With a minimum of three years of supply chain experience - ideally within the FMCG industry - you bring strong expertise to the role. You communicate confidently in both English and Spanish navigating the nuances that often arise between levels cultures and functions. As a Demand Planner you work in a structured and organized way enjoying lists checks and analytical problemsolving. You are passionate about building and strengthening crosscountry and crossfunctional relationships within an energizing multinational environment. Solid knowledge of demand planning processes and systems such as SAP APO IBP Excel and Power BI is essential for success in this position.
Whats next
If this position sounds interesting please hit thebutton now! If you haveadditional questions you can send me Alice Graca an email to The deadline to apply is the 6 of March.
We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles.
Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values qualifications performance skills behaviours experience and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.
No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race color sex religion sexual orientation national origin disability genetic information pregnancy or other personal characteristics.
Key Skills
- Forecasting
- Microsoft Access
- Math
- SAP
- Supply Chain Experience
- Analysis Skills
- SAP APO
- SAP Supply Chain Management
- Production Planning
- SAP ERP
- ERP Systems
- MRP
