Supply and Demand Planner

Supply Chain

About the job

Your mission

As the Supply & Demand Planner, you are accountable for a portfolio of countries: Latin America.

• You provide visibility to the CBU through the animation of the Demand Planning Process, while ensuring that products are available at our distributor warehouses to enable the CBU operational plan;
• In addition, you ensure the consistency & development in forecasting/planning methodology and tools;
• You are the GPS process owner for your region, thereby making sure that all functions contribute and own their part in this process.

Your key responsibilities

• Design, implement and make sure the Global Planning System (GPS) is running properly, with the right contribution and buy-in from all the functions involved;
• Animate the Demand planning process on short, mid and long term (18 months) horizons;
• Ensure the collaboration of all necessary functions to the consensus building;

• Agree on forecast with distributors and participate in demand review meeting every month for about 10 countries, core demand part of the role;

• Define and optimize inventory policies in line with the Service and Cash targets of the distributor, manage inventory levels (Finished Goods);
• In this context, manage the various supply points of Nutricia Export to ensure our purchase orders are produced on time in full and to engage and influence our key counter parts in the factories;
• Define, follow up and update Service Level Agreements with all our supply points and Key Customers;
• Support the planning team with specific systems and method know-how;
• Cooperate with customers to propose orders in such a way that we optimize the utilization of containers for ocean freight;
• According to the market clusterisation of Nutricia Export, contribute to cross functional acceleration teams (JBP: Joint Business Plan).

About you

Your profile

• You have a bachelor or master education level qualification in business or logistics
• At least 3 years relevant working experience in a supply chain environment
• You are able to speak and write English and Spanish fluently or on intermediate level.

To become the new Supply & Demand Planner we expect you to be responsible and able to take ownership. You will need to engage & align with teams and be able to influence & persuade others. You are inspiring people for the vision of Nutricia Export.

Compulsory Behaviours

There are also some compulsory behavioural requirements that you have to meet:

• Continuously putting consumers, patients and customers at the centre of what you are doing.
• Own your decisions and learn from mistakes to innovate and co-create the future.
• Bring focus and a pragmatic approach while dealing with complexity.
• Continuously seeking solutions to problems without hiding behind rules, role definitions, or hierarchy.
• When we commit to something, we move quickly into execution, allocating the required time and resources.

About NWW

In Nutricia we have been pioneering nutritional solutions since 1896, when our founders first began their early support of mothers and their infants. Since then, our nutritional solutions have transformed the lives of millions of people around the world. That pioneering spirit lives on today with an ongoing commitment to provide life-transforming nutrition at key moments throughout.

Nutricia Worldwide is one of the most dynamic and international divisions within Danone, operating in 48 countries with 55 business partners (distributors) together with the power of our team from 35 different nationalities. We are a growing profitable business that is truly diverse and unique.

About Danone

Working at Danone is a unique experience. It’s fast-paced and complex and, at times, it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities to learn and grow working with some of the best-known brands in the world, like Evian, Alpro, Nutricia, Activia and Nutrilon. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and entrepreneurial ideas to the table – the impact you could make might just surprise you. One Planet. One Health – BY YOU.

We’re proud to be a B-Corp certified company. That means we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we base our hiring decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.*

We Offer

It’s an exciting time to join Danone. You’ll build meaningful relationships and networks working with large, dynamic brands. And the best part? You’ll be supported to grow an impactful career that you can be proud of. Together, we’ll build a healthier world.

All Danoners receive a complete package of benefits. This includes a competitive salary and yearly bonus, a premium free pension and great discounts on health insurance and Danone products. We understand the importance of flexibility and offer 30 days of annual leave (with the opportunity to purchase more) and a hybrid working environment, where you can work either from home or from one of our People Hubs in Hoofddorp, Utrecht and Rijswijk.