Category Demand Planner BNL

Join Nestlé as a Category Demand Planner BNL

Position overview

As a Category Demand Planner BNL, this is your challenge:

As Category Demand Planner BNL you are responsible for creating the sales forecast for the coming 18 months for both Belgium and The Netherlands. You will do this in collaboration with Marketing, Sales and Finance, by using historical data, trends and statistical tools. Besides this, you plan and evaluate promotional volumes with the Marketing and Sales departments. You actively contribute to the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process and represent Supply Chain.

You are the primary point of contact for the yearly volume planning and will have frequent contact with the Supply Planners. Together with Marketing you coordinate product introductions, product relaunches and delistings. You will join portfolio-optimization projects on a regular basis and every year your input will be used to determine the volume-budget. As a demand planner you are actively contributing to the general business performance.

As Category Demand Planner you are reporting into the Category Supply Chain Co-pilot for the Benelux region.

What will make you successful

• analytical, results oriented, resilient;
• adaptable, agile, communicative, excellent team player, able to work autonomously and remotely, with strong negotiation and convincing skills;
• experience with forecasting methods;
• experience with / interest in statistical software;
• minimal 3-5 years of experience in Supply Chain / Operations; ideally in FMCG;
• knowledge of SAP (R/3), APO, and Microsoft Power BI would be a plus.

What we offer

• A fulltime position
• excellent terms of employment, with elements such as a 13th month, 27 holidays in Belgium or 25 holidays in NL, and many other extras
• a large availability and variety of corporate training and development programs;
• career opportunities, within Belgium as well as international;
• an excellent working environment, high team orientation, high brand and company pride, and motivated and ambitious colleagues.

More reasons to work at Nestlé:

• Our slogan is 'Boost your development, fuel your curiosity and be future ready'. We offer impactful training and development programs and coaching to help you upgrade your skills and take your career to the next level;
• your well-being is our priority. We support this with various activities, such as our Employee Assistance Program;
• at the office, you can enjoy fresh vegetables and fruits and a healthy and varied food offering in our restaurant, Good Food Good Life";

Respect is at the heart of Nestlé's culture, of which room for differences is an important part. Differences between people who buy our products and in our workplace. We believe it is important that everyone feels welcome and safe at Nestlé, regardless your gender, religion, cultural background, age, disability or who you love. We are convinced that diversity leads to more creativity and innovation and moves our organization forward. That is why we actively work to create a culture and leadership that offers equal opportunities for all!

Any questions?

Our recruiters would be glad to answer any pending questions. Feel free to send your questions to careers@nl.nestle.com and you will receive an answer within 3 working days.