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Demand Senior Planner
REPORTS TO:
Demand Planning Manager
LOCATION:
Barcelona Hub
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
Within the Supply Chain function sit our Planning teams. With a population of over three hundred people
these teams are a competitor leading purpose built Global Hub covering a multitude of Planning areas
where we share best practice in a centralized and standard way to deliver industry leading service at
best cost and the right level of inventory.
Our Global Demand Planning Team are responsible for ensuring good prediction of Sales across the
world. This signal drives the full End to End Supply Chain from logistics through production and onto
supplier orders. The team collaborates with the markets to get the best Business Intelligence to input to
the Machine Learning Models to create the best forecast. The team also ensure all New Product
launches are reflected correctly within the forecast.
THE ROLE
The Demand Senior Planner executes daily operational activities across the overall forecast (units and values) for a large portfolio.
Key Success Measures
Forecast accuracy (WAPE) measures the accuracy of the weighted absolute percentage error over a 90day period.
cut driven by under forecast calculates the percentage of inventory cuts driven by under forecasting indicating instances where demand exceeds forecasted quantities.
Forecast completeness 2year long range forecast.
SPP3 evaluates the bias in the 3month forecast by measuring the deviation from the actual demand over a 3month period.
SPP1 evaluates the bias in the 1month forecast by measuring the deviation from actual demand over a 1month period.
Bias measures the overall bias in the process considering factors such as forecast accuracy demand variability and supply chain performance.
Core Responsibilities
Input data to build a reasonable demand forecast in the o9 system for the portfolio.
Ensure local Business Units have provided their sales and marketing plans and collaborate with the relevant market teams to resolve any gaps.
Communicate effectively to any demand related questions or issues for the portfolio.
Analyze data and information to proactively identify trends and issues escalating and action planning as appropriate.
Monitor the forecasting performance of the o9 system for the portfolio and review this with the Data Scientist to improve the models for better performance.
Monitor the incremental volume requests status to ensure these are being closed in a timely manner and are flowing to the forecast correctly.
Attending the weekly local market connect meetings to review the demand changes and current performance sharing new information as appropriate and implementing changes.
Review exception messages from the system evaluate and decide the correct course of action and resolve them as appropriate.
Collaborate with Divisional Planners on the initiative management process by reviewing the data flow to build knowledge into the forecast including giftsets limited editions and nonsaleable volumes.
Lead the PDCA cycle unsupported and support Planners in resolving their issues.
SPOC to a minimum of one local Business Unit providing guidance/interfacing with Commercial as appropriate.
Own a specific process and/or be a key systems user supporting the team with functionality/process leading improvement and as necessary and collaborate with the Demand Technical team as appropriate.
Coach and train Planners as necessary on systems and processes and support with the onboarding of new starters.
Continuous Improvement
Use the processes systems and tools available to ensure all tasks are value add.
Identify improvement opportunities for the area of responsibility raising these as appropriate and implementing successfully (where possible).
KEY INTERFACES
Planning Managers and Senior Managers.
Local BU Planners.
Category Supply Planning Managers.
Divisional Planners.
Data Scientists.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Degree (or equivalent work experience) in a Supply Chain discipline.
Planning mastery strong command of key systems (such as SAP JDA OMP Excel o9 with technical experience of 2 areas of Supply Chain Planning.
Effective communication skills up to and including Manager level.
Delivering KPIs.
Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
Experience of implementing and following core processes tools and improvements.
Working to deadlines.
Attention to detail and accuracy in data management and analysis.
OUR BENEFITS
Our competitive remuneration and perks will be matched with your experience and knowledge. As our Global Demand Senior Planner some of the benefits you will be entitled to are:
RECRUITMENT PROCESS
ABOUT COTY
Coty is one of the worlds largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance color cosmetics skincare and body care. At Coty we celebrate the entire human kaleidoscope and cultivate a culture of fearless kindness. Therefore we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate against any candidate or employee and strive to be an open inclusive and diverse workplace where all employees can be their authentic self.
Join us in making over the world of beauty!
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Full Time