The Demand Planner plays a key role in the demand management process. With the assistance of Marketing and Sales, the Demand Planner prepares the monthly forecast per product / customer. He / she supports the Demand Planning Manager in the monthly forecast review with sales team as well as participate in the Demand Consensus meeting as part of S&OP process. Works in close collaboration with the Master Planners on operational and capacity constraints.

Key responsibilities

• Generate and maintain am accurate rolling 18 months demand forecast, including the update in SAP.
• Maintains an accurate forecasts per product / customer through the statistical forecasting, using customer forecast and with the collaboration and input from sales and marketing force.
• Work with sales, marketing and master planners on all activities related to new product introductions, rationalization, promotions, an all other events as the case may be.
• Maintains assumptions / events management documents and process.
• Responsible for providing root cause analysis and corrective action recommendation based on results of forecasting metrics.
• Maintain forecasting KPIs updated.
• Actively participates in the monthly Consensus / S&OP meetings with the goal to facilitate and reach a consensus forecast.
• Support the Demand Planning Manager in the monthly reviews with weekly / monthly reviews with the marketing and sales team, including S&OP meetings.
• Participates in annual budget planning.
• Provides business support with various demand planning related analysis.
• Participates in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Any other duties that may fall within this job

Professional qualifications and competencies

Minimum education level

Bachelor’s degree in business administration / operations management

Minimum experience

3-5 years in demand management or any relevant professional experience

Required skills

Bilingual (French / English), written and spoken

Expertise in MS Office (Excel, Power BI)

Autonomous and proven analytical skills

Aptitude for presenting information

Ability to work under pressure

Experience with SAP and BW