Business Planner RO/BG, ADHESIVE TECHNOLOGIES

Do you dare to make an impact?

YOUR ROLE

• Collaborate with sales, marketing and project managers to obtain the best forecasts, run monthly planning meetings;
• Manage APO DP processes - review History and Enrichment alerts within APO DP and proactively communicate and collaborate with statistical support team;
• Monitor Forecast Accuracy and Bias and take corrective actions to secure Service Level;
• Prepare and execute forecasts for New Product Initiatives together with Marketing and Sales;
• Prepare inputs (demand review / inventory / slow movers / shelf life) and actively participate in S&OP process and supply reviews and escalation meetings;
• Monitor inventory, stock structure and slow movers to identify and prevent potential impact on the business;
• Monitor Service level development on Market and Top Customers levels, analyze biggest deviations from the target;
• Taking active participation in End Customer Service Level monitoring meetings;
• Cooperate with Supply and Production Planning to assure goods availability in time;
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Sales, Marketing and Controlling.

YOUR SKILLS

• Education: University degree: Supply Chain / Operations Management / Business Administration or similar
• Experience: 2 years professional experience in Planning (Demand / Supply / Distribution, etc.) is highly appreciated
• Proficiency in English (writing/reading/speaking)
• Advanced MS Office (Excel, Power Point)
• Work experience in operating systems (SAP – advantage)
• Demonstrated high analytical and logical thinking skills under time pressure
• Demonstrated ability to present complex data to audiences at all levels
• Good communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time-management abilities
• Performance & optimization-oriented work attitude

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to gender, origin, culture, mindset, generation, disability, religion and sexual orientation.