Planner Demand Planning

In the demand planning team of FC Professional Industry we are looking for an enthusiastic demand planner who loves to work in an international environment where you can combine your analytical and communications skills be the best supply chain partner for our commercial teams, to forecast our demand and ensure that products are available on time for our customers.

Planner Demand Planning

What we ask

To be a successful in this position, you are/have:
  • Bachelor degree with 4+ years or Master degree with 2+ years of relevant working experience (or equivalent)
  • Knowledge and experience with forecasting and/or supply chain/logistics preferably in an FMCG/Food environment
  • Knowledge of ERP-systems (OMP or SAP APO), Power-BI and Excel (advanced).
  • Excellent Communication and Influencing skills
  • Knowledge and/or interest in statistics, modelling and tools/systems is key
  • Being able to determine your message in different cultures and types of markets
  • Being able to challenge in a constructive way while maintaining the relationship
  • Excellent analytical skills and results driven mindset
  • Eager to continuously learn and improve
  • Fluent in English

What we offer

  • Unique company culture of Dutch heritage and international presence
  • We offer great work life balance, and competitive salary & benefits package so you can enjoy it
  • Competitive pension scheme, holiday allowance of 8%, end year allowance 3%, bonus scheme, flexible working hours and the ability to work from home.
  • Diverse training and mentoring programs to help you grow on your own professional journey
  • Exceptional support of cross disciplinary movement within the company to broaden your knowledge and growth paths
  • A friendly and informal working environment, yet professional team members as sparring partners
  • Autonomy and trust to create longer term impact that helps bring better nutrition to the world
  • Free cheese and milk at lunch in the central office, and barista coffee to help you go through your working days with a lot of joy

Vacancy description

In this position you will be responsible for:
  • Create, monitor and improve the demand plan both for the operational (13 weeks) as the tactical (18-24 months) horizon in collaborations with sales, marketing, finance and the supply planning department
  • Understand the impact of business dynamics and translate them into the demand plan: NPD, phase-in/out, seasonality, tenders, contracts
  • Monitor, analyze, understand and challenge the quality of the enrichments provided by the commercial teams (assumptions, deltas, consumption, trends, issues, gaps, risks, opportunities) and issue advice at request or at own initiative based on own expertise
  • Manage the weekly and monthly demand review process as part of the S&OP cycle
  • Manage any activities related to the constraining and allocation process and ensure the match of demand & supply
  • Monitor and take initiatives to improve the KPI indicators: Forecast accuracy, forecast bias, service level and waste
  • Execute flawless analysis and set up/provide adequate reporting when necessary
  • Align with supply points on availability and work continuously on improving supply chain as a whole
  • Manage management information: Provide insights at request or at own initiative regarding quantitative and qualitative developments by means of periodical and ad hoc reports and/or analyses
Staying true to who you really are, that is your starting point at FrieslandCampina. Because it is precisely by embracing our differences that we can grow together. We want to create a working environment that allows all employees to bring their best and authentic selves. If who we are suits you, but you're not sure if you're the best fit for the role, we still encourage you to apply so we can help you find the role that fits you best.
FrieslandCampina Professional develops, produces and commercializes a range of (dairy) products with added value and produced across several plants, targeted at worldwide professional customers in 3 commercial channels and 2 regions: Horeca & Bakery, Quick Service Restaurants and Coffee & Tea, Industry, China and Asia-Pacific. You will be part of the Industry demand planning team within the Customer Supply Chain organization, based in Amersfoort and working in a high-energy team in an international environment.
 
Want to work with one of the largest dairy companies in the world with the head quarter located in Amersfoort? Here we work with multidisciplinary disciplines to make a real difference in the lives of millions of people by providing the very best nutrition. Fulfilling our purpose, better nutrition for the world, requires great efforts from many people. We believe that people as diverse as our nutritional offerings – including and not limited to gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religious belief, nationality, social background, disability and thinking style – enrich our lives and strengthen our business.
 
About our team and office:
  • A multidisciplinary team — highly skilled, focused on making our best work together
  • A friendly environment — with wonderful cafeteria, free milk, cheese and Lattiz coffee, and subsidized lunches drinks and events
  • Easily accessible — close to central station and with private parking spaces
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JOB-ID: 53387 | Planner Demand Planning, Netherlands
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