Demand Planning Executive

British American Tobacco is a leading tobacco group, with brands sold in more than 200 markets. We employ more than 57,000 people and, with over 200 brands in our portfolio, we make the cigarette chosen by one in eight of the world’s one billion adult smokers. We hold robust market positions in each of our four regions – Americas; Asia-Pacific; Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa; and Western Europe – and we are leaders in more than 60 markets.

REQUIREMENTS:
• University degree;
• Minimum 2 years of previous experience, preferably in international corporate environments;
• Experience in Demand Planning/Supply Chain and New Tobacco Categories will be an advantage;
• Analytical / Numerical Skills, Presentation and Stakeholders management skills;

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Contribute to the shaping & tracking of the company KPI’S;
Delivering and controlling the demand plans, responsible for forecast accuracy for entrusted end markets;
Clear articulation of external inputs/assumptions based on deep understanding of market dynamic;
Macro performance, trends and competitive environment;
Tracking of all changes in demand plan which should be on monthly/weekly / product variant basis;
Proactive collection and evaluation of internal inputs/assumptions influencing demand plan;
All the numbers should be set on assumptions and all the changes in the plan should be result of the changes in the assumptions;
Scope: Industry and BAT volumes (shipments and in market sales): cigarettes, new nicotine categories.
Treating all the demand plans in unified working database for the cluster.
Ensure that all the stakeholders are familiar with the actual demand plan;
Preparation of the demand plan presentations for the IBPM forums;
Regular communication with the trade / brand team to highlight/agree on the key issues / opportunities, propose action;
Key stakeholders: Marketing Team, Finance Team, Supply Chain Team, Top Management.
Tracking of actual performance vs. demand plan and highlighting issues. Responsible for the content of Daily and Weekly Sales Report;
Providing the actual demand plan and reporting documents to the regional SP&I team;
Uploading demand forecast to the system;
Make the actual demand plan visible, understandable for the top management / marketing team / finance team;
Providing volume scenarios based on various assumptions (pricing, competitive launches);
Supporting preparation of business cases with volume prediction;
Prioritisation among tasks based on business relevance;
Supporting company growth with challenging the status quo, identifying business relevant opportunities & issues;
Keep close working relations with brand, trade and other marketing teams, to ensure the delivery of the above objectives;
Be familiar with the strength & development areas, proactively ask for feedback and translate into behavioral change.