Demand Planner

Key tasks and responsibilities

Preparing an as accurate as possible demand forecast for all products with a horizon of 15 months in close cooperation with the stakeholders that contribute to this process.

Timely receive the right input from sales (and marketing) about seasonal effects, promotions, market trends, distribution changes, tenders, product introductions and product terminations

Leading and further shaping the monthly demand meeting, in which the input from sales & marketing is discussed beforehand

Timely informing of the organization when stock levels, outbound deliveries and/ or customer service are at risk

Proposing improvements to the forecasting process and putting it into practice

The preparation and monitoring of the KPIs forecast accuracy and bias (Power BI platform).

Participating in various projects with the aim of improving the forecast reliability and/ or the forecasting process

Initiate and hold monthly S&OP meetings with involved participants.

Job requirements

University degree in the field of supply chain, operations, economics, technical engineering or similar

At least 3-5 years of work experience in a comparable, relevant position

Experience with forecasting and sales and operations planning in the animal feed industry or any other industry such as FMCG

Excellent communication and negotiation skills, know how to convince and persuade, and always maintain a constructive, trusted relation with your stakeholders

Strong hands-on mentality, result driven, strong with numbers and have an analytical mindset

Excellent knowledge and expertise in Microsoft Office (in particular of MS Excel) is a requirement and knowledge of Infor M3 and DMP are desirable

English level not less as upper-intermediate.