Manager Demand Planning

Manager Demand Planning

FrieslandCampina Professional & Trading is looking for a Demand Planning Manager Industry!

Are you our analytical, communicative, continuously improving with a strong commercial affinity? Are you an experienced Supply Chain professional with a strong customer focus and able to act with speed and decisiveness? Are you excited to lead the Industry Group demand planning team of the business unit Professional & Trading through next generation planning & support the business growth? Then we're looking for you!

What we ask

• MSc degree preferably in Supply Chain, Business Administration or related discipline (APICS or equivalent certification in case Master degree is not in SC Management)
• > 7y supply chain/sales/finance management experience. FMCG preferred
• Proven track record in Demand Planning and/or S&OP; Preferably knowledge of next gen demand planning and demand sensing
• Proven capability of leading a team; people, development and capability oriented
• Analytical, Accurate & Result driven
• Strong drive towards customer service and operational excellence through optimized processes & WOW
• Ability to influence, ability to build relationships cross-functionally with colleagues, management and customers to ensure business results are achieved
• Experience in working in multi-functional groups and matrix organization
• Proven Cultural Awareness in a global scope
• Fluent in English

What we offer

• A challenging role in expanding our demand planning capabilities in a B2B environment where you can really make an impact through next generation planning
• Embarking on a forecasting development journey jointly with your team and the commercial teams
• Your role will be to lead and support the team in transformation to next generation planning (Anura)
• Unique company culture of Dutch heritage and international presence
• We offer great work life balance, and competitive salary & benefits package so you can enjoy it
• Diverse training and mentoring programs to help you grow on your own professional journey
• Exceptional support of cross disciplinary movement within the company to broaden your knowledge and growth paths
• A friendly and informal working environment, yet professional team members as sparring partners
• Autonomy and trust to create longer term impact that helps bring better nutrition to the world

Vacancy description

Key activities:

• Lead, support and coach the team of 5-6 demand planners
• Leads the Demand Planning cycles, collaborates actively internally (Sales & Marketing) and with Customers achieving high Forecast Accuracy and low Bias.
• Drives the execution of the S&OP / S&OE process according to RFC standards, support and facilitate financial forecasting process
• Coordinates the Demand Review meeting where the commercial director is the owner, resulting in an agreed One number plan fulfilling Customer demand
• Strong collaboration with supply planning and other supply chain functions in the S&OP process, ensuring the demand is fulfilled at the required service levels and minimized obsoletes
• Drive sustainable improvement and capability building across demand planning related to processes, planning systematics, procedures and systems

Staying true to who you really are, that is your starting point at FrieslandCampina. Because it is precisely by embracing our differences that we can grow together. We want to create a working environment that allows all employees to bring their best and authentic selves. If who we are suits you, but you're not sure if you're the best fit for the role, we still encourage you to apply so we can help you find the role that fits you best.

Team Details

FrieslandCampina Professional & Trading is a world-class, global leader in dairy and plant-based value-added ingredients and solutions targeted at professional customers such as bakeries, fast food and coffee chains, hotels, restaurants, catering companies as well as industrial food and beverages companies.

In close cooperation with customers and through the exchange of in-depth market, ingredient and solution expertise, FrieslandCampina P&T helps customers to win in their markets. FrieslandCampina P&T is a global business with sales offices, dedicated ingredient product and application development and production facilities around the world.

For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it's not just about what we do, but who we are.

We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world.

The Industry demand manager is part of the extended Customer Supply Chain Management Team (MT-1) and reports to the Global Demand Lead FC-P&T. Key responsibility is the demand planning process and driving results for the Industry Group. The FC-P&T Global Demand planning team is based in Amersfoort and consists out of 14 demand planners, supported by KU and project members.

Contact

Anke Brink

Email: anke.vandenbrink@frieslandcampina.com