Job Description:

Demand Planner (H/F/X)Location: Aimargues (South of France, nearby Montpellier)

Segment: Royal Canin

What are we looking for?

• Master’s degree in Business, Engineering or Supply Chain

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Demand Planning/Forecasting ideally within FMCG

• Familiar with S&OP processes

• Fluent French & English

• Experience in Futur Master or similar demand planning software

• Demonstrated strong quantitative and analytical experience using Excel, PowerBI and other computer applicative

• Demonstrated experience of delivering effective presentation using qualitative and quantitative data to influence leadership behaviors and decisions

What will be your key responsibilities?

Co-build business plan with Sales & Marketing teams

• Interacting with sales and marketing to understand demand forecast drivers

• Cross-functional coordination to reconcile significant variances and review forecast models to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions in the demand forecast.

• Utilizing a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecast. Challenge inputs when needed

• Aligning product launches and promotions with sales & marketing teams

• Developing scenarios in collaboration with demand functions to simulate several assumptions in order to propose different variants of the plan for approval

• Updating demand planning tool to match DMR discussions & forecasts signed off

• Capturing any risks or opportunities related to forecasts

• Measuring and analyze Demand Planning KPIs: SFA and Bias to understand gaps and propose corrective actions

Own & Maintain Demand planning tools (Futur Master, Excel, Power BI)

• Defining and maintaining Futur Master master data

• Cleansing historical sales peaks & drops reflect future sales trends using statistical approach

• Capturing demand drivers, developing statistical forecast model and evaluate forecast results

• Anticipating potential medium-term events and managing required changes to systems parameters (e.g. Route to Market change, regulatory change, portfolio evolution…)

• Ensuring the 24 months horizon is maintained with the latest available assumptions

• Being Planning tool key user

• Ensuring continuous improvement of the process and KPIs

Secure service level with supply teams

• Identifying and resolve any discrepancies or issues that impact supply planning

• Following out of stock and proactively address risks when demand and supply imbalances

• Collaborating with logistic & factories to provide visibility on demand activities

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

• As Associates, we can expect to be respected, supported and valued as individuals, to be treated fairly and equitably.

• In Aimargues, you will work on the historical office of Royal Canin brand & be part of the famous where the largest factory, the HQ & French market are located.

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