S&OP Demand Planner

Short company description

On any given day, two billion people use Unilever products to look good, feel good and get more out of life. With more than 400 brands focused on health and wellbeing, no company touches so many people's lives in so many different ways.

Our portfolio ranges from nutritionally balanced foods to indulgent ice creams, affordable soaps, luxurious shampoos and everyday household care products. We produce world-leading brands including Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Axe, Hellmann's and Omo, alongside trusted local names such as Dero and Delikat.

For us, sustainability is integral to how we do business. With 7 billion people on our planet, the earth's resources can be strained. This means sustainable growth is the only acceptable model of growth for our business. The Unilever Sustainable Living Plan sets out to decouple our growth from our environmental impact, while at the same time increasing our positive social impact. We believe that as a business we have a responsibility to our consumers and to the communities in which we have a presence. Around the world we invest in local economies and develop people's skills inside and outside of Unilever.

Requirements

English is a must;
Good knowledge of SAP/APO, Excel;
Good analytical skills;
Good communication skills;
2-3 years’ experience in such position

Responsibilities

• Generate an integrated volume demand plan (0-18months rolling) for his/her portfolio
• Reviews historical sales and market data at appropriate level of detail and horizon (Actual vs. Plan - Deviation Analysis)
• Understands past assumptions and cleans the data
• Understands and applies statistical models, depending on historical patterns and horizons
• Reconciles top-down, bottom-up demand shaping
• Understands and incorporates cannibalisation
• Understands and records demand drivers and assumptions behind baseline forecast, identifies risks and opportunities
• Understands how the baseline forecasting tool operates
• KPI’s Reporting (Forecast BIAS, Accuracy, etc.)
• Operate APO-DP (or equivalent planning system)
• Creating the Consolidated Unconstrained Demand Plan
• Highlights gaps in the demand plan
• Translates feedback and incorporates into agreed demand plan
• Monitors service level performance
• Supports the development of long term capacity plans
• Support the implementation of (customer specific) stock allocations

Other info

Determined period of one year contract