Position Overview:The South West Europe Zone Demand Planner will develop zone-level demand forecasts, collaborate with sales, marketing, and service teams to gather inputs, and drive improvements in forecast accuracy. This role will act as a single point of contact for the zone on all demand planning inputs and ensure effective communication with cross-functional teams.Key Responsibilities: - Develop zone-level demand forecasts for instruments, reagents, and consumables. Drive improvements in forecast accuracy.
- Collaborate with sales, marketing, and service teams to gather inputs and validate customer demand. Work with distributors and customers as needed.
- Gather market intelligence and customer insights from sales and marketing teams. Assess the impact of market changes or forecast variances and recommend revisions.
- Monitor relevant KPIs, comparing actual shipment vs. country inputs. Prepare and distribute regular reports on key performance indicators, demand forecasts, and inventory levels.
- Act as a single point of contact for the zone on all demand planning inputs. Ensure effective communication with cross-functional teams to align on demand planning strategies.
- Drive process improvements within the demand planning function. Proactively identify opportunities for enhancement and best practices.
- Ensure process steps and tool utilization are executed across the zone, leveraging appropriate tools for inputs (e.g., Kinaxis, CRM tools).
- Facilitate and enable decision-making for Zone Business Lead and Zone Finance Lead on forecasting topics.
- Assess business exposures and potential risk scenarios. Provide consulting for demand planning insights to stakeholders.
- Help articulate and communicate demand uncertainties and risks. Develop options for optimizing inventory, replenishment, and demand plans to supply planning.
- and satisfaction levels around supply.
Requirements - Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Analytics, Business Administration, or related field.
- Proven minimum of 8+ years of experience in demand planning in multi-national companies, preferably from the Healthcare industry.
- Expertise in statistical forecasting methods and advanced analytics.
- Extensive experience with demand planning software (e.g., SAP APO, Oracle Demantra) and data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau).
- Exceptional communication and leadership skills.
- Strong customer focus
- Proven ability to work collaboratively across multiple regions and teams
- Track record in project management and problem solving
- Fluent in English, any other language of the zone is an asset
