Demand Planner
Demand Planner
Did you know that you already know us? Almost every second tablet on the global market contains our products. DFE Pharma has a strong and leading position in excipients and is recognized for its high quality products and services. We work with practically all big pharmaceutical companies worldwide.
As this demands great entrepreneurial power we are always looking for people who take ownership and are not afraid of accountability. Now is your chance to join!
Do you have a passion for turning data, market trends and cross‑functional insights into smart and accurate demand plans? Join us as Demand Planner and shape our long‑term forecasting. You’ll collaborate closely with Customer Support Office, Sales, Operations, and Production Planning — and make sure the “voice of the customer” is always at the center of our decisions.
Ce ne dorim
- At least a Bachelor’s degree in the area of Business Administration, Supply Chain, Logistics or Commercial Economics
- At least 3 years of experience in a similar role within the B2B environment
- Experience with statistical planning methods and comfort in working with forecasting models and data analysis tools
- Excellent numerical skills
- Strong communication skills and ability to maintain relationships on all levels
- Fluent in English
- Analytical, proactive, accurate way of working
Ce oferim
- International working environment
- Continuous learning and development: Your development is not only good for your career, we also benefit from it!
- A flat organisation structure with short communication lines
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Your main responsibilities:
- Build demand plan using statistical forecasts and commercial team input for short‑ and mid‑term horizons.
- Use statistical forecasting effectively and maintain clean, reliable historical data.
- Translate business changes (NPD, phase‑in/out, events, seasonality, tenders) into the demand plan.
- Apply demand constraints during supply limitations and communicate outcomes to key stakeholders.
- Prepare Pre‑Demand and Demand Review meetings, and contribute to the Global Demand Review meeting with commercial teams.
- Follow up on decisions and constraints from the S&OP cycle.
- Act as the main contact for commercial teams for operational and tactical planning.
- Drive continuous improvement of forecast accuracy and bias with commercial teams.
- Monitor and challenge the quality of commercial forecast inputs (assumptions, deltas, consumption, trends, issues, gaps, risks, opportunities).
- Coordinate any activities related to the constraining and allocation process to ensure the match of demand & supply.
- Identify improvement opportunities and takes ownership of implementing solutions.
- Provide KPI dashboards, insights, and decision documents on quantitative and qualitative developments.
