Demand Planner - Confectionery Bardi

Demand Planner - Confectionery
Bardi
Emilia Romagna, Bardi

Position Snapshot

- Nestlé in Italy, Milan HQ (Assago)

- Permanent contract

- Degree in management engineering or equivalent

- At least 2 years of experience in Supply Chain or Trade Marketing/Sales, ideally as Demand Planner in Retail sector

- Proficiency in English and Italian

- Nestlé welcomes people with disabilities

**Position Summary

- Develop, maintain and improve a consolidated Demand Plan at SKU level and on weekly basis for a portfolio of products, which represents the most realistic estimate of customer/ channel demand, through projection of the most realistic demand estimate, managing exceptions to enhance the responsiveness of the supply in fulfilling market demand.

- Ensure the alignment of this Demand Plan with internal and external partners through the Monthly Business Planning and Collaborative Planning processes.

- Identify and manage exceptions and monitor performance in order to continually improve the quality and reliability of the Demand Plan and the Company's ability to sense and respond to changing circumstances.

- Active involvement in Monthly Business Process and supply chain practices in order to have finished good available, at the right stock location with the freshness requested.

**A day in the life. . .

- Active player in the monthly forecasting process for generation of forecast in a multichannel context, sharing data and critical info with Category Sales Manager and Trade Marketing. Capture and analyze commercial, marketing and sales input/events, analyze baselines, events, uplifts and interpret historical data and statistical forecast, to reflect into the 18-month rolling forecast

- Identify and manage exceptions, monitor performance in order to continually improve the quality and reliability of the Demand Plan and the Company's ability to sense and respond to changing circumstances. Challenge numbers and constraints, by finding opportunities to be agile.

- Review historical sales trends, evaluating statistical forecast results

- Consistently achieve sustainable Demand Plan Accuracy and variability BIAS balance

- Support to Category Trade Marketing in evaluation and definition of next year volumes for Campaigns (Xmas, St. Valentin, Easter)

- In case of shortage of stock (short/long period), receive the input from Supply Planning, giving alert to sales and give Customer priority to allocate stock in according with Sales Manager

- In case of possible waste, receive the input from Supply Planning and contact Sales to identify possible actions to avoid waste

- Support to OPL and MBP process

**Key Relationships Internal to Nestlé Group

- Sales, Marketing, Corporate and Category Channel & Customer Development

- Customer service, Logistics

- Supply planning, Demand analyst

- Procurement

- Sales and Category Controller

**What will make you successful

- At least 2 years of experience in Supply Chain or Trade Marketing/Sales

- Helpful to have had operations experience, in at least one of the following areas

- Production

- Demand & Supply planning

- Trade Marketing

- Sales

- Good knowledge of Excel. SAP and Power BI knowledge is a plus

- Initiative and Proactivity

- Strong communication and relational skills - ability to manage people relations and share critical information

- Collaborate proactively with innovative and constructive approach

- Mental agility, insight, analysis and synthesis

- Fluent English and Italian

**Who We Are, What We Believe In

We are Nestlé. We are the **Good food, Good life **company.

Good food, Good life is our promise, it is a daily commitment. It is only thanks to our people that we can make a difference and realize this belief: we call them **Good People **.

At Nestlé, we believe that **recognition, inclusion and valorization of diversity** can make us grow both as individuals and as a company. This is why we promote a work environment, a business culture and a leadership model that guarantee equal opportunities for everyone and at all organizational levels. We believe **diversity is a winning factor** and we always encourage our people to share ideas and collaborate.

Here at Nestlé you will also be able to be part of the **Emotional Communities**, groups of colleagues of different functions and seniorities who come together with the aim of spreading a corporate culture that allows everyone to freely express their passions and identities. **LGBT +, Gender Balance, Young, Disability, Volunteering, Green, Multiculturalism** are just some of the communities that you can be part of.

**Diversity is a fact, inclusion is a choice and we have chosen to be inclusive.