Customer Demand Planning Specialist

Customer Demand Planning Specialist, Solna

Arla is looking for a dynamic, highly motivated Demand Planning Specialist who will play a critical role in ensuring operational and financial success for the organization.

How you will make an impact

You will be one of Demand Planning team of 7 specialists in Sweden. You are responsible for developing the sales forecasts for Arla and presenting demand to stakeholders as well as management committee in Monthly S&OP process. You will govern IBP (SAP Integrated Business Planning for Demand Planning ) and leverage automation as essential resources to create statistical forecasts by comprehending category development, consumer trends and understanding implications of changed behaviours or unpredicted event. You will identify risks and trade-offs against the business objectives by using statistical forecasting models in and deliver a scenario planning to evaluate how proposed plans may impact the business. You will play a strategic role and provide analytical supports to stakeholders to make right decision to achieve business goals & objectives.Ensure Forecasts Accuracy and Bias through the piloting of S&OP process

• Ensure Forecasts Accuracy and Bias through the piloting of S&OP process

• Secure forecast consistency, through a consensus between the commercial trend & forecast, category growth ambition and the financial KPIs

• Be a change agent and participate demand excellence project to reinforce exceptional based planning .

What will make you successful

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university or equivalent combination of education

• You have +2 years previous experience within a similar position and preferably FMCG

• Knowledge of SAP APO (Advanced Planner and Optimizer) or IBP (SAP Integrated Business Planning) is preferred

• You are an advanced excel user

• You have an intermediate to advanced level competency in MS Power BI

• Experience in MS power automate, or robotic process automation are merit

• Knowledge of statistical and mathematical computer programs and modeling techniques preferred

As a person, you are…

• You are a genuine team player and value a contribution to the success of others as much as your own

• You are motivated by enhancing performance and able to communicate in a confident and articulate manner

• You have strong analytical aptitude with a shown ability data interpretation

• Ability to analyze large amounts of data for developing projections and estimates

• You have a strong work ethic

What do we offer?

We’re committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you. And you’ll join a market leader who produces nutritious household favorite brands in a way that make things better for our customers, the farmers who own us, and the whole world.

Arla Foods has a collective agreement. At Arla, we always make sure to offer good and competitive working conditions.

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