Perrigo Company is dedicated to making lives better by bringing Quality, Affordable Self-care products that consumers trust everywhere they are sold. Help us do it.
In this role you will lead the team of Cluster Demand Planners on both short-term and long-term market demand forecasting processes and you will work collaboratively with the Market organization and ensure forecast accuracy and bias aligns with set targets.
Responsibilities:
* Lead Demand Planning Review and Sign-off process at Cluster Level along with key assumptions and building blocks that drive changes month on month;
* Ensure the demand planning review processes happen on time, helping the multifunctional team to comply with the requirements and actively participate and contribute as per their defined roles.
* Lead and develop Demand Planners within the Cluster. Leadership responsibilities include seamless collaboration with the Commercial team.
* Oversee the monthly governance process to monitor progress and take corrective actions when required.
* Ensure that systems and processes are in line with global demand planning standards;
* Ensure smooth roll-out of SAP IBP and related processes across the Cluster and related Markets;
* Utilize experience with demand forecasting platforms (SAP IBP) and other planning systems, to drive efficiency and accuracy in our planning processes (stat forecast vs forecast enrichment);
* Align strategic roadmap with key stakeholders across functions, hierarchy and different parts of the business;
* Address demand-planning process related issues like a fragmented approach to forecasting demand or difficulty in acquiring information from siloed teams in a timely and effective manner;
* Develop in-depth understanding of category trends, brands’ market share & performance within categories and stock in trade visibility to leverage forecast capabilities;
* Support the hiring, training and onboarding of new demand planning coordinators within the Cluster;
* Enable process design through technology and analytics;
* Track KPIs and benefits into the business;
* Ensure actions to improve demand-planning performance are in place and track the progress;
* Demonstrate sound business decision making aligned with company goals;
Minimum Requirements:
* 5+ years experience in Demand Planning;
* 10+ years experience in Supply Chain;
* Experience in people management;
* Fluency in German and English;
* Master’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, business administration, engineering or a related field;
* Proficiency in relevant software, such as Microsoft Office, ERP, SAP IBP;
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