Demand Planner

Country: Belgium

City: Braine-L'Alleud

Job Family: Supply Chain

Contract Type: Unlimited-term

Job ID: 52759

Demand Planner

For All, For Good, our company signature, reflects Bel’s commitment to a healthier and responsible food for all. This mission mobilizes 12,600 employees every day in over 30 countries to build a profitable and sustainable business model.

Universal and positive, our brands - The Laughing Cow®, Kiri®, Mini Babybel®, Boursin® - are constantly reinventing themselves to offer healthier and responsible fruit and dairy snacks to all consumers.

Do you want to join a company with strong brands that puts consumers and responsibility at the heart of the decision-making process? Then Bel is made for you!

Are you bold, pragmatic, and determined? Do you want to contribute to the transformation of an international agri-food company? Them come join us and measure the impact of your talent and energy in realizing an ambitious and sustainable company project!

#IWorkForAllForGood

CONTEXT

We are looking for a talented collaborator to join the supply chain team based in Braine-l'Alleud (+/- 30 km from Brussels).

MISSIONS

As demand planner your main responsibilities will be :

• Coordinate local forecasting process, co build short, mid-term and longterm demand plan with Sales & Marketing teams
• Propose demand plan based on statistical analysis (considering market trends, customers vision, expected exceptional, guidelines issued from previous S&OP cycles)
• Perform gap analysis versus budget, month M-1, previous year both in volume and value
• Prepare Sales and Marketing forecasting meetings document including key assumptions and risks & opps
• Facilitate forecasting meetings with BU Sales and Marketing teams
• Collect information from Marketing on new products Phase In, discontinued products Phase Out process (short term vision)
• Update short, mid and long-term Demand Plan in JDA according to forecasting meetings and S&OP+ discussions and decisions
• Perform forecast accuracy analysis, identify improvement & action plan
• Ensure the Supply feasibility of the forecast planning on short term horizon
• Alert on overstock or low stock on short and mid-term for his/her brand
• Take action with factory to react on stock issue
  
  

As Demand planer you’ll also have to be proactive and propose improvements of actual demand process:

• Develop tools & reports, and support team in optimizing supply chain performance for the Business Unit
• Engage internal & external stakeholders on continuous improvement project
  
  

YOUR PROFILE

• You are organized, result oriented, with an entrepreneurial spirit and are a real team-player
• Fluent in French, good knowledge of English, Dutch not mandatory but appreciated
• Master’s degree in supply chain management or equivalent by experience
• At least 3 years of experience as Demand planner (FMCG is a plus)
  
  

Required skills for the job:

• High analytic capabilities
• Forecasting tool experience (JDA is a plus)
• Excel advanced skills (a test could be performed during interviews)
• Proficient in Pack office: Excel, Word, Power Point
• Knowledge about local market: distributors, products, channels, market insights
• Knowledge of Power BI is a plus
• Supply chain APICS’ certification is a plus
  
  

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