Demand Planner

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Perrigo Company is dedicated to making lives better by bringing high quality and affordable self-care products that consumers trust everywhere they are sold. Help us do it.

We are excited to be recruiting a Demand Plannerto join our team based at our Nazarethlocation.You will be responsible for maintaining and developing the demand planning process within the S&OP drumbeat of Perrigo Belgium.

This position will be responsible for setting up the demand forecast for several brands per customer group, while at the same time supporting the process from a supply chain perspective. You will work very closely with the category managers, sales- and marketing department, the finance- & operations team and the central European S&OP team to create and maintain the demand plan and to drive the S&OP process.

In this role you get a chance to make a real difference for the entire organization, both on a national and international level.

Deliverables:

• Creating the volume forecast per SKU per customer group which is the base for the P&L on a brand level, by analyzing sales- and market trends, stock in trade development and changes related to the assortment, level of distribution and promotional schedule;
• Organize and lead recurrent S&OP meetings with several stakeholders, like the sales- and marketing team, category management and the local- & central S&OP team to get insights in the latest developments, to identify changes vs previous updates and to identify potential risks and opportunities;
• Optimize the forecast accuracy and drive the process of supply/demand reconciliation to reduce the out-of-stock- and obsolete risks;

Skills:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field;
• 3-5 years’ experience in supply chain and demand planning preferably in the FMCG industry;
• Analytical mindset, able to analyses large amounts of data and make clear recommendations based on these numbers;
• Familiarity with segmented approach as well as good knowledge of statistical analysis and technique;
• Continuously look for ways on how to drive efficiencies, automation and improvements in your day to day job. You embrace continuous learning and process improvement;
• Experienced participation in S&OP processes;
• Known with execution in the local market of guidelines and strategies defined at central level (in terms of process and system utilization)
• Excellent communication (English and Dutch);
• The ability to lead meetings and translate input into conclusions and action points; to challenge where needed; to act as intermediate between all stakeholders and maintain excellent relationships with them
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills;
• Experience with Supply Chain planning systems (SAP / Logility) preferred;

What do we offer?

• A challenging position with a lot of responsibility and the ability to have a real impact!
• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, with an ambitious and enthusiastic team
• A competitive salary and benefits package
• A healthy work-life balance and flexible hybrid working model!