Demand Planner (m/f)

Demand Planner (m/f).

 Issuance of daily FG reporting - check of SAP data consistency + update of external databases – regular detection of quantities at risk & stewardship with business owner

 Full accountability of collaborative process with customers through Vendor Managed Inventory process : timely processing of customer data, data validation & upload in IT tools, weekly update of critical model parameters, decision making & order entry into SAP ECC6, communication to respective customers, daily management of business & customer requests, detection of customer & business deviations, setup & stewardship of action plans, proposals for SKU addition/deletion from VMI, support to VMI process extension to new customers

 Finished Goods inventory : monthly preparation of Finished Goods downgradings, submission to Senior Management for endorsement & posting in SAP, support to quarterly update of financial provisions for downgrading

 Support to business requests for process improvement & business development – data gathering + analysis + proposal making for review.

 Reporting of IT-related issues ie SAP reports for prompt resolution

 Backup of Internal Sales Trader position :

o Maintenance of weekly product allocations/quotas in OMP+ per product family + customer group

o Adjustments as per business priorities

o regular review with S&M Management

Position requirements :

 Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

 Knowledge of basic Supply Chain Management principles, with min 2 years experience in production planning - APICS certification is a plus

 Analytical mind : comfortable with huge bunch of figures, detection of data inconsistencies, ability to summarize & group data into meaningful buckets, driving business decisions

 Decision making, considering all aspects of a business situation, seeking support as needed – ie conflicting priorities

 Customer driven – both internal & external customers, business acumen

 Problem solving : solution-oriented,...