Job Title

Demand Planner (all genders)

Job Description

Philips Personal Health sector is dedicated to responding to the consumers’ aspirations all over the world. With the aim of improving their health and well-being. Our unique competitive advantage is the combination of our powerful global brand, our insightful understanding of people, our extraordinary competence in technology and design, and the many synergies with our channels, partners and supply chain.

Demand Planner is the integration point into the sales and commercial organization. As Demand Planner within Personal Health you will be responsible for managing the volume planning process across selected product categories. This role facilitates accurate account planning and customer account planning as well as leading Sales Inventory & Operations Planning process. You will be responsible improving the processes by bridging gaps between forecasts and delivery at an operational level.

Responsibilities:

• Creating the baseline demand forecast by using all relevant inputs (i.e. Statistical Forecasts, Historical sales, Customer data on forecast, stock in trade, sell-out) and preparing a 12 months baseline forecast. This to be enriched on relevant input from Marketing and Sales (i.e.: distribution changes, competition, pricing impact, market intelligence, etc.)

• Maintaining 12 months rolling forecast in planning system, consisting of baseline forecast and promotional forecasts (Sales input) and NPI (Marketing input).

• Analyzing operational planning performance of sales vs plan. Defining root causes/corrective actions collaborating with other functions as input for next planning cycles.

• Phase-in/Phase-out management: Recommend items for de-stocking based on inventory turnover/ageing and excess analysis.

• Inventory Management: Regular review of the commercial inventories. Recommend optimal safety stock levels based on requested service level and inventory targets. Review current and projected excess and ageing stock and drive PDCA

• Driving improvement projects in the demand planning space and support local teams with expertise and training as required

Requirements:

• University degree

• Min. 3 years of experience in demand planning

• Proficiency in statistics, forecasting and forecasting methods with an understanding of their financial and operational impacts

• Knowledge of SAP would be an asset

• Strong analytical, organizational, decision making, and presentation skills

• Strong interpersonal skills, team player attitude

• Business drive

• Fluent in English and Polish, proficient in MS Office

Our benefits: 

• Bonus based on performance achieved   

• Private medical care with the option to extend it to family members   

• Benefit System cards   

• Discount for Philips’ products   

• Wide variety of trainings & learning opportunities 

• Promotion of a healthy lifestyle in the office 

• Employee Assistance Program

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

About Philips
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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here.