Demand & Market Distribution Planning Director (EMEA)

DirectorDemand& Market DistributionPlanning-EMEA

Step into a pivotal leadership role where youll shape the future of regional business planning at Hasbro! As the driving force behind a high-impact planning team youll collaborate with Sales Marketing Finance and Leadership to create and maintain a dynamic 24-month rolling forecast. Your expertise will enable seamless inventory flow champion global inventory policies and optimize cash management and inventory health across the region.

Youllown the pursuit of excellence in planning practices delivering top-tier customer service at the best possible cost. Your mission: maximize sales and service levels for our accounts while minimizing inventory and obsolescence. Beyond the numbersyoullprovide brand and category oversight actively shaping demand and leading process improvements that elevate our planning capabilities.

This is your opportunity to make a real differencedriving innovation influencing strategy and ensuring our business thrives in a fast-paced collaborative environment.

Location & Flexibility:This hybrid role is based in Stockley Park West London with in-office presence from Tuesdays to Thursdays and flexible remote working on Mondays and Fridays.

Key Deliverables:

• Lead a high-performing team of Planners delivering an accurate demand & market distribution plan for the regional business utilising the agreed planning methodologies & systems baselining & enriching consumer demand to provide an unconstrained rolling forecast & then executing S&OE plans in market optimising inventory health & cash.

• Own the signal being passed from the region to Supply Chain ensuring performance delivery on Forecast Accuracy Bias & Forecast value add.

• The role will lead ongoing inventory optimisation in the market ensuring inventory clearance execution plans are in place across the Region focusing on aging control exit strategy and product lifecycle

• Execute regional demand management cycles (DMR S&OE) co-pilot with the regional Commercial Leader to drive the DMR (Demand Review) & S&OE (Sales & Operational Execution) with commercial leadership get approval of recommended forecast define R&Os and actions that the commercial teams will take to drive or influence demand along with the demand drivers & assumptions to underpin this demand. Ensure Regional action plans are in place and actioned to mitigate out-of-stock supply risk or excess inventory.

• Partner with the Statistical Modelling team to ensure optimal baseline forecasts are available for regional Demand Planning teams that all adjustments and assumptions are recorded e.g channel trends seasonality promotions.

• Ensure multiple variables which shape the demand forecast are available & used consistently standardise way for respective region e.g. business unit level Shipment (Sell in) POS (Sell out) SIT Share data promotional plans/mechanics cannibalisation.

• Partner with Global Supply Planning to implement inventory policy & optimize it across the region. Represent the market requirements on parameter setting such as safety stock cycle stock & other inventory drivers lead as the market voice in the global policy conversation on adjustments amendments to support the business. Rollout Inventory policy in the market and implement technology/systems improvement to integrate policy into the market planning environment & ensure optimal flow & allocation.

• Lead ongoing inventory optimisation in the market. Ensuring inventory clearance execution plans are in place across the Region focusing on aging control exit strategy and product lifecycle

• Collaborate extensively with partners (GPLs regional Sales Marketing Global Planning Supply Chain teams) throughout the region & wider global network to sense & shape demand driving rigour & discipline in aligning assumptions & demand drivers

• Partner with Category Demand Planners Global Brand owners to ensure effective communication with Market demand planning ensuring top-down strategies are understood within the region whilst also providing the Market Group demand planners with clarity of key initiatives across the full forecasting horizon product lifecycle against which to plan demand on transition plans for refreshed items & like-items for new.

• Participate in regional and global forumsrepresentingDemand & Market Distribution.

• Work in close relationship with the Global IBP Owner utilising IBP S&OP tools to be able to bring guidelines/targets to the commercial function across the region.

• Drive continuous improvement across planning contribute to product rationalization and portfolio optimization.

• Drive process health improvement in Demand cycles process people tools and data.

• Working knowledge of in-country commercial & supply chain processes including order fulfilment demand management S&OP S&OE master data and life-cycle management.

Team Leadership/Management:

• Lead develop and retain talent through development coaching and engagement. Provide guidance direction and development planning.

• Lead the team performance in accordance with Hasbros People Management Processes

• Ensure the team has the resources and support needed to deliver in their role and achieve objectives.

Critical Leadership Experience & Skills:

Break the Mold:

• Able to demonstrate significant experience of innovative thinking in demand planning and forecasting challenging conventional approaches and driving process improvements that set new standards for excellence.

• Appliesadvanced techniques such as demand sensing and neural networks to enhance forecast accuracy andcanadapt to market volatility.

Take Charge:

• Leadswith confidence influencing senior stakeholders and commercial leadership teams to deliver impactful business outcomes.

• Takes ownership of complex commercial operations resolving issues swiftly and ensuring seamless planning and delivery.

Matrix of Leadership:

• Thrivesin international matrix environments collaborating across regions functions and cultures to align strategies and drive unified results.

• Engagesand motivatesdiverse teamsleveragingcross-cultural awareness to build high-performing resilient planning groups.

Friendship is Magic:

• Fostersstrong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders building trust and open communication to shape demand collaboratively.

• Championsa supportive team culture prioritizing development coaching and engagement to unlock each team members potential.

Be Legendary:

• Setsthe benchmark for planning excellence through mastery of demand/supply methodologies inventory policy deployment and product lifecycle forecasting.

• Deliverslegendary results by balancing accuracy and effortoptimizingsegmentation and driving continuous improvement in planning processes.

Knowing is Half the Battle:

• Leveragesdeepexpertisein forecasting models market analysis and economic indicators toanticipateperformance issues and inform strategic decisions.

• Pursuesongoing learning and professional development with APICS/ASCM CPIM and CSCP accreditations highly valued.

IndustryExperience:

• Experienced in international matrix environments.

• Industry knowledge & application of relevant forecasting models or FMCG/Toy/Fashion-oriented industry preferred.

• Experienced in shaping demand taking into account economic indicators and market trends that can impact forecasting accuracy.

Please note:Applications for this position will not be reviewed until early January 2026. We appreciate your interest andpatience andlook forward to considering your application in the new year.

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