Demand Manager

Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong analytical abilities
• Strong knowledge of demand planning process
• Experience SAP, MRP, DynaSys, other planning tools
• Knowledge of demand management/forecasting tools, forecasting processes in sales, marketing operations, finance, manufacturing and supply chain issues
• Good communication and Team building skills
• Detail oriented and extreme accuracy
• Extensive spreadsheet analysis and firm understanding of statistical concepts as well as modeling concepts
• 3-7 years related experience in Supply Chain with experience in Demand Planning
• Knowledge of key inventory performance metrics, turns, margin contributions, etc.
• Ability to lead cross-functionally
• College degree (Business, engineering or related field), graduate degree preferred
• Knowledge of SAP/ERP and Dynasys, or other software related to demand planning is preferred.
• Experienced with other software packages including Windows, and Microsoft Office.

Working on a freelance basis is also possible!

An employee contract

You can count on a competitive salary supplemented with various fringe benefits such as:

• Extensive training opportunities through AUSY university
• meal vouchers
• Eco vouchers
• Hospitalization insurance
• group insurance
• Net monthly fee.
• Choice of a car with fuel card and insurance or a km reimbursement via cafeteria plan
• End-of-year bonus and double holiday pay
• 32 leave & ADV days
• Access to a platform with various discounts on all kinds of purchases
• Free participation in technical events and corporate events, just think of our technical workshops and our AUSY Family Day
• You get a nice bonus if you introduce a new AUSY colleague through your network!
• And last but not least a personal people-oriented guidance through your projects

We at AUSY, are specialized in technical projects in engineering and IT.

Our consultants and freelancers realize projects for our customers on a daily basis or participate in our own projects. Both in Belgium and internationally. Depending on the type of project, our in-house Technical Design Centers or Digital Solutions Teams also provide the necessary support.

We do more than just connect your ambitions with organizations and technical projects. We think it is important to develop a good relationship with you and to support you where necessary: through training, guidance, advice, or just a listening ear.

Would you like more information? Feel free to contact me!

Jean-Celestin

+32491999726

jeancelestin.phuati@cx.ausy.be

As a Demand Manager you will:

Forecast Coordination and Analysis

• Coordinate forecasting cycle process to generate a 12-24 month rolling forecast
• Takes the lead to coordinate with Commercial the 3 year history cleansing of forecast
• Responsible for the on-going rolling monthly forecast cleansing process
• Works with Commercial to understand the Life cycle (new product, customers, etc ) and to properly reflect these cycles in the DynaSys tool
• Run Statistical forecast (including trends, seasonality, exceptional events, etc)
• Assemble and analyze all data pertinent to creating the sales forecast (historical sales, market trends, seasonality, customer testing campaigns)
• Works with Commercial team to understand the ABC classification system that could need to be implemented in order to properly manage the forecast
• Establish and utilize best methods (statistical models and software tools) in creating forecasts
• Continuously improves the forecasting techniques, method, and approach

Coordinate Demand Review meeting

• Organize invitation and agenda
• Prepare Demand review meeting presentation (figures, comments, KPI, etc)
• Lead Demand Review Meeting and collaborate with key stakeholders to come to consensus forecast
• Consolidate and analyze the demand forecasts and validate final “consensus” demand with the team (Commercial, Supply Chain and other members)
• Relating and measuring the impact of forecast accuracy
• Collect risks and opportunities; upside/downside
• Compare consensus forecast towards BFR and Budget from a volume, pricing and revenue view

Support S&OP & Supply plan preparation

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  Make recommended adjustments to forecast and inventory targets based on changes in demand and market trends.
• Run the Demand Sensing tool as necessary to assess sales trends with key customers and the overall trend of sales for the next four weeks.
• Expand on the on-going Demand Sensing project with DataIku in order to automate the model
• Attend the Monday order review meetings for all regions in order to assess the short term demand picture

Reporting & Other related duties

• KPI + Follow-up of corrective actions
• Forecast accuracy report
• Designing and generating weekly and monthly statistical forecast reports
• Monitor the current month demand versus the forecast
• Alert S&OP manager when significant discrepancies between forecast/orders that could alter the supply/inventory management plan
• Evolving and maintaining documentation and standard operating procedures for demand planning processes and systems.
• Conduct current and future forecasting analysis, insuring forecasting processes and methods are followed.

Systems duties (DynaSys)

• Key-user in DP module of DynaSys
• Contribute to development of the tool
• POC for SBS experts
• Provide business process training to newcomers (not DynaSys training)
• Liaise with CRM and BW analysts
• Participate to DynaSys users meeting/call at Solvay group level
• Support for Budget & BFR in Dynasys
• Lead the workflow in DynaSys
• Help for upload/download from xls (manual corrections)
• Support users in this specific process (to be defined)

Projects

• Participate in different ad-hoc duties as they relate to the Supply Chain Department

Reports to: VP Global Planning SA& Derivatives