Demand Planner, KCP

Description

Demand Planner

Permanent, Full Time

Competitive + Benefits

Location: UK, Walton Oaks. We are also open to applications across the EMEA region

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Your Job

A vacancy has arisen for a Demand Planner within the KCP (Kimberly-Clark Professional) EMEA Planning team. This is an exciting opportunity which will see the successful candidate developing close working relationships with Supply Planning, Category Management, Business Analysis, Customer Management, Marketing, Logistics and SSC based teams, across multiple geographies.

You will have responsibility for providing an accurate, up-to-date view of demand for a specific category and/or regional clusters, maintaining an eighteen-month rolling forecast. You will also support the aggressive growth plans for KCP EMEA, whilst enabling the Supply Chain team to deliver their Working Capital and Customer Service goals. The role offers broad exposure to the fast developing KCP EMEA business with its constant product and supply chain development and innovation.

The role requires an aptitude for forecasting and working with system generated statistical modeling. This will be combined with the latest market intelligence, which you will obtain by leading the S&OP process for specific regions and using strong communication skills and developing and interpreting business analysis. You will be working in various system applications, including the APO Demand Planning Module, the Prevail forecasting system, Excel and BW / Analysis for Excel.

About Us:

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on 151 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

Your role will include but not be limited to;

Support the S&OP process by leading the S&OP Demand reviews.

Manage the supply chain volume forecast process for a particular product category / regional cluster by maintaining a 18 month rolling forecasts for planning purposes

Provide independent analysis of available data streams and information in order to improve Demand Management KPIs (forecast accuracy and bias)

Support new product introduction supply chain volume forecasts through collaboration with customer management, category managers and local marketing teams.

Manage forecast locations splits, roll-overs and allocation rules to optimise service and reduce obsolescence and cost exposure

Optimise and continuously improve KCP EMEA forecasting processes in line with business changing needs​

What you’ll bring...

To be successful in this challenging position, you are likely to be educated to degree level and have extensive relevant business experience, including supply chain experience and demand planning experience would be highly beneficial. 

Experience of APO & R3 would be beneficial, as well as knowledge of physical supply chain structures and demand management principles. A high level of proficiency in Excel is essential.

The successful candidate will have had exposure to fast moving environments where constant change and continual development is the norm. You will be a motivated self-starter with strong analytical skills.

Fluency in English is essential (additional languages advantageous), together with first class communication skills.

Total Benefits  

We offer competitive pay and benefits to employees and reward excellence and performance. Our belief in promoting a healthy work-life balance drives us to support our employees’ total well-being, offering comprehensive benefits not limited to gym memberships, private medical insurance, dental cover, employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme, critical illness cover, travel insurance and a market leading defined contribution pension scheme. 

Certain benefits, such as flexible work schedules and parental leave, can be tailored to meet specific individual needs, giving our employees the flexibility to manage their commitments inside and outside of work. We are proud to be rated as a top 100 workplace for working mothers for two years in a row.

To Be Considered   

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will then review your application and follow up with you if you seem like a great fit for this role 
 
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