Senior Demand Planner

Job Description

About the Position 

As The Senior Demand Planner, you will report into the Demand Planning Manager for our business unit (BU) - Eastern Europe in Amsterdam. Our eastern Europe BU unit is responsible for Kraft Heinz business in 25 countries in Central East Europe, Israel, and Exports. We do business via distributors, except in Czech Republic and Slovakia where we have opened a branch and local operations early 2022. Your primary responsibility will be to coordinate the monthly S&OP process to get the consensus forecast for the region and ensure stock availability while minimizing the impact of supply chain losses for our Tier 1 Markets .

 
In brief- you will be responsible for

• Business Cycle Leadership: Lead the business cycle for Czech & Slovakia, based on data analysis, consolidation, and agreement with cross-functional teams.
• Demand Planning Process: Support and develop the Demand Planning process using forecasting tools and statistical modelling of sales history at a key account level, monitoring sales/stock position provided by retailers.
• Internal Consolidation: Work closely with supply and commercial teams to coordinate availability.
• Review Meetings: Prepare & lead local monthly Demand Review, Sales Review and Reconciliation Review meetings.
• Training: Provide external training to new customers on tools and deadlines needed for the business cycle.
• Business Support: support the business finding alternative options to overcome stock shortages (change of EPNs, reworks, re-stickering, etc.)
• Stock reconciliation support: reconcile the stock on a weekly/monthly basis on a customer side.

Competencies:  

• Communication Skills At Kraft Heinz you’ll easily be exposed to senior management, no matter your level. Therefore, it’s important you have excellent communication skills, to deal with all kinds of different stakeholders.  
• Analytical We’re a very data driven company. You know how to translate complex data into a simple solution with your analytical mindset.  
• Team player Achieving results is nice but achieving results with the team is simply the best. You’re a team player, which means you’re sometimes a leader, sometimes a follower but always working towards the same common goal together with your teammates.   
• Resilience You’re able to bounce back after a disappointment or set back, big, or small. And always continue to move onward & upward.  
• Commercial Sense You don’t only want to win; you hate to lose. You’re always seeking for opportunities to expand your business and create more savings, while over delivering your targets.  

Qualification and Hard requirements: 

• At least 2 years of supply chain management experience preferably FMCG. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work independently but with a team spirit.
• Capability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• In depth understanding and experience of the end-to-end supply chain.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of SAP and O9 (preferred)

• Advanced Excel skills (Pivot, Forecasting modelling, Power Query)
• Programming languages will be a competitive advantage (SQL, DAX)  

Location(s)

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.