Job Description
Overview
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We are looking for a Demand Planner to join our IBP & Demand Planning team based in Istanbul and will directly report to Demand Planning Manager.
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Responsibilities
- Responsible for accurate and timely demand forecast for his/her portfolio, including responsibility for the end-to-end short-term forecasting (1-16 weeks) process in O9
- Evolving and maintaining documentation and standard operating procedures for DP processes and
- Demand Consensus which builds to a one-number plan and the integration of the DP process into the entire organization
- Responsible for developing and ensuring the accuracy of the PepsiCo Beverage Turkey short term demand, including delivery of the overall forecast accuracy,
- Complete “root cause” analysis to ensure ongoing Demand Planning improvements, including the review and analyses of statistical data, graphs and charts,
- Follow-up performance indicators to meet forecast accuracy and customer service objectives
- Responsible for the appropriate tracking, monitoring and cleansing of forecast, including reporting at various levels of detail, analyse and cleanse, if required; all data pertinent to creating the sales forecast (historical sales, market trends, seasonality) in different hierarchy levels in Demand Module
- Facilitate weekly planning forecast calls & meetings and update forecast as necessary to gather market intelligence relative to customer activities for assigned portfolio (Promotions & Calendar events & New Products)
- Responsible for developing and ensuring the accuracy of the PepsiCo Beverage Turkey short term demand, including delivery of the overall forecast accuracy,
- Complete “root cause” analysis to ensure ongoing Demand Planning improvements, including the review and analyses of statistical data, graphs and charts,
- Follow-up performance indicators to meet forecast accuracy and customer service objectives
- Responsible for the appropriate tracking, monitoring and cleansing of forecast, including reporting at various levels of detail, analyse and cleanse, if required; all data pertinent to creating the sales forecast (historical sales, market trends, seasonality) in different hierarchy levels in Demand Module
- Facilitate weekly planning forecast calls & meetings and update forecast as necessary to gather market intelligence relative to customer activities for assigned portfolio (Promotions & Calendar events & New Products)
Qualifications
- Experience in generating accurate ST Demand Planning outputs and manage DP tools and organization at fast moving consumer goods, including advanced modelling, collaborative planning, demand sensing, promotions planning, new product introduction planning, demand shaping and demand scenarios management.
- High level of credibility & business acumen is required, must be commercially savvy, with strong analytical skills. Strong understanding of the IBP processes, demand planning and forecasting.
- Ability to process and resolve complex issues, establish priorities and action plans across the value chain.
- Would typically have a strong forecast ability, good understanding of category dynamics and a background with sound commercial, finance &supply chain understanding, including S&OE, S&OP and AOP experience.
- Hugely passionate advocate of the IBP process and its demand planning elements – ability to engage, build rapport & trusted among the IBP participants.
- Strong team player
- Self-starter capable of managing his/her own agenda within a complex, fast paced environment.
- Comfortable with process discipline and process adherence, but also able to identify and take opportunities to further develop and strengthen the process without compromising the end state
- 5+ years of cross-functional experience at a middle to senior level within another FMCG company
- AFH business knowledge is a significant plus.
- Good English& Turkish proficiency