Due to ongoing growth of the company and the fact that we recently launched a major planning software implementation project, we are looking for an experienced demand planner that is going to support us in this journey.  

The job:

The Demand Planning team manages the forecasting process for the complete portfolio of A-brands on both the operational (6 months) and the tactical horizon (24 months). As a Demand Planner, you are responsible for your own brand(s) and you make sure that every collection meets an accurate forecast with optimal availability which is in line with the market strategy and contributes to long-term sustainable growth. You work closely together with Sales and Product to gather the input needed for the forecast and with Supply Chain to make sure that the forecast can be planned and purchased with our suppliers. 

You are future oriented and understand the impact of business dynamics which you translate accurately into the forecast on both the short and long term. You run the monthly demand planning process independently for your own brand(s) and you take initiative to further improve and develop this process by collaborating with key stakeholders in the organization.  

You become part of a small team of highly educated demand planners where each planner runs the demand planning process independently for its own brand(s). As an experienced demand planner you also contribute to the development of the demand planning team and process and you will manage or lead projects with the aim of optimizing the end-to-end supply chain. 

We expect you to be a flexible team player with a hands-on mentality. You oversee the end-to-end supply chain and you can point out bottlenecks in interdependent structures. Above all, you have a drive to improve processes and contribute to the development of the demand planning team. 

Your Mission:

• Responsible for creating, monitoring, and improving the forecast of our portfolio for both the operational (6 months) and the tactical horizon (24 months). 

• Monitor, analyze and challenge the quality of enrichments provided by Product and Sales based on historic data analysis and thorough understanding of business dynamics

• Monitor and take corrective action to improve demand planning KPIs (forecast accuracy and forecast bias)

• Lead the demand planning process for your own brand(s) and take initiative to further improve this process;

• Participate in or lead projects with the aim of improving the end-to-end supply chain;

• Proactively liaise between Sales, Supply Chain and Product Management;

• Monitor and analyze performance and support implementation of business requirements for software solutions to provide accurate, consistent, and timely management information for business decisions.