Demand Planning Manager

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil, ‘all, Loctite, Snuggle, and Schwarzkopf and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

• Lead the creation of annual statistically trended base forecast for the organization
• As a working Manager, develops monthly/weekly forecasts for specific product(s)/customer(s)/channel(s) as assigned.
• Partners with Marketing, Sales and Project Managers to generate new product initiative forecasts and to ensure product is available and ready to support new product launches.
• Leads the generation of demand side inputs of the annual planning process (KP).
• Owns the demand alignment process (working with Sales and Marketing). Presents the S&OP forecast in the Demand meeting for the assigned BU, including an overview of key assumptions, risks and opportunities to that forecast.
• Partners with BU Supply planning manager/team to assure forecasts can be translated into actionable supply chain plans that optimize inventory and maximize customer service.
• Understand and analyze key business drivers (point-of-sale data, market share, product data, inventory requirements, competitive activity) and drive improvement in the forecasting process with the Demand team.
• Work closely with Sales and Category Management to understand relationship between trade spending and volume.
• Manage root cause process and lead plans to drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy.
• Ensure best practices related to monthly S&OP and weekly demand planning are being followed throughout the planning process and drives continuous improvements in the S&OP process.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with marketing, sales and other functional teams and utilize those relationships to enhance business performance.
• Leads and/or participates in implementation of new processes and practices for the demand planning team.
  
  

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelors Degree ideally in Supply Chain
• 4+ years of relevant experience in Supply Chain, Planning (with a large focus in Demand Planning, S&OP)
• Proficient in SAP ERP, APO and an advanced Excel user. Additionally, comfortable with Power Point and Power BI
• Strong Analytical and problem-solving skills: Position requires ability to apply critical thinking to dissimilar problems and deliver fact supported analysis, and the capability to quickly switch between strategic thinking and tactical execution.
• Communication is critical to drive change and execution while building partnerships. Excellent oral and written skills, organizational and time-management abilities, effective inter-personal skills, and the ability to work with personnel at all organizational levels
• Candidate needs to be able to promote a culture of collaboration and teamwork across the organization and possess the ability to work across multiple teams.
• Knowledge of integrated supply chain processes.
• Comfortable presenting to and working directly with senior management.
• Experience with continual process improvement methods.
• Experience in the industry or in a CPG environment is preferred.
  
  

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: comprehensive plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing
• Work-Life Balance: occasional absence days, holidays and volunteer time off, plus flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role)
• Financial: retirement savings programs, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, and service awards
• Family Support: gender neutral parental leave, fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement
  
  

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.