Demand Planning Analyst Spain

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Demand Planning Analyst Spain  

The following position is open in Madrid, Spain.

What makes this a great opportunity?

• Opportunity to belong to a Global team in a multicultural environment by sitting in the Madrid Office
• Dynamic and growing organization where creative ideas are more than welcome.
• Beam Spain Benefits package which includes: health insurance, life insurance, luncheon card, pension plan. Beam Suntory also offers a positive and nice working environment.
• Position will report to Senior S&OP Manager, Spain
• Incumbent will support the demand forecasting creation process and Demand review as part of the effective implementation of S&OP across the assigned channels.
• This person will work with Supply Chain Fulfillment to ensure the join-up between demand and supply within S&OP framework.
• The Mission:
  • Support the Spanish Demand Planning process, acting as an effective interface with the sales organization to ensure a robust and disciplined joined up process.
  • Responsible for Demand Planning Clinics & efficient KAM Review Meetings for accounts assigned as part of the local S&OP Process and a smooth volume to value transition.
  • This role is part of the overall EMEA & S&OP team working towards a one number principle.
  • Provide analysis for the Spanish business to enable a segmentation and an exception-based planning approach.
  • Proactively communicates potential risks and opportunities not only volume based but also value driven.
  • Coordinates with regional planning and works closely with innovation and international S&OP teams to ensure consistency of the process and optimal usage of existing reports and regional cascade documents, with a key focus on demand planning, supply planning, innovation, slobs, portfolio management.

Role Responsibilities

 Responsible for Demand Clinics for assigned customers.

- Responsible for full horizon forecasts for the entire range of products with constant monitoring of the sales of assigned accounts.

 Creation and maintenance / updating of forecast profiles for the various brands of the assortment as well as data cleansing.

 -Analysis of forecast deviations including recommendations for appropriate measures to optimize forecast accuracy.

- Responsible for constinuously improving Forecast Accuracy on a weekly and/or monthly level.

- Back Up for Demand Planner.

- Active collaboration with all departments of the company with a focus on key accounts, sales controlling, marketing and customer service.

- Close collaboration with local and international Supply Chain.

Qualifications & Experience

- Relevant degree / education.

- Experience in working with SAP and proficient in MS Excel

- Years of relevant experience minimum 2 (FMCG preferred).

- Analytical skills with experience in the usage of KPI´s and reporting generation.

- Basic knowledge of statistical forecasting.

- Data savvy paired with the ability to understand complex situations quickly.

- Takes accountability for own actions.

- Target and solution-oriented way of working.

- Team player with excellent communication skills.

- Travel - 10%

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