Demand Planner

Our client is a strong actor of the FMCG world

• Short term & long term forecasting;
• Ensuring together with Supply Planning and Customer Service (CS) that supply matches demand;
• Ensuring consistency of forecast from period to period, tracking and explaining changes;
• Measuring and managing the continuous improvement of forecast accuracy e.g by improved system use and forecasting methodology.
• Using market data to enhance demand visibility & increase forecast accuracy;
• Working with retailers to create event forecasts (promotions, product changes) (collaborative forecasting)
• Facilitating meetings between functions to gain demand forecast consensus as part of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), enabling gap closure & extra growth. Helping identify risks and opportunities as part of S&OP process.
• Running analyses on historical baseline data and "clean" from events impact
• Enriching baseline forecasts with special events based on input from Marketing, Sales, Category Management, CS and Customers
• Representing Supply Chain in cross functional brand and customer teams.

You have a Master of Science, Major in Business or Supply Chain and a first (2-3y) experience in planning, supply chain or analyst roles. Your affinity with ERP systems and eagerness to work with and explore new & existing tools (IBP, PowerBI, ...) make you the perfect candidate for this role!In addition:

• It is important that you have excellent analytical skills and a strong numerical understanding.
• With your communication skills you have a strong ability to influence people/stakeholders in a multidisciplinary environment.
• It gives you energy to work on multiple complex problems simultaneously and manage complex projects and it is a challenge for you to do so completely accurate.
• Besides English, you preferably also master either French or Dutch

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Anthony Stern
Toon nummer+32 2 627 55 87
Bastion Tower
Marsveldplein 5
Place du Champ de Mars 5
1050 Brussels