Key Job Accountabilities:

As BU team leader, you are the key partner of the Business General Manager on the Demand and Supply domains. As team leader, you are responsible to ensure the right sales forecasts process and to ensure the consistent Supply Planning strategy and execution. 

• Be the guardian of the global monthly Sales Forecast and Supply Planning process, monitor its performance
• Contribute and show exemplarity in the collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Align the demand/forecast strategy with the General Manager and help to bring clarity to his/her team in terms of operational direction
• Challenge and consolidate the promotions and launches sales forecasts projected by the Sales and Marketing teams
• Ensure the global sales forecast consistency, through the building of a consensus between the commercial forecasts, the financial trend and the sales history
• Drive the local stock strategy (Safety Stock) and the alignment with upstream stakeholders (Industrial Agility)
• Ensure excellence in the execution of the different processes (Demand and Supply Planning) to contribute positively to sales & P&L
• Control the catalog on Finished Goods and PLV (GWP, Testers) and contribute to its rationalization
• Recruit, develop and lead his/her team taking care of the transfer of know-how and of the development of its expertise. Implement organizational changes.
• Contribute to the improvement of the processes and information systems related to his/her activity and be the referent of his/her job in his/her BU. Lead and train the Supply Chain community to the best practices and tools related to his/her area of expertise.

Key Skills:

Consumer Oriented 

• Fosters a demand-driven Supply Chain with service and business sense as a priority
• Brings added value to client and the consumer 

“Make it Happen” with Operational Excellence and Agility

• Optimizes information, physical & financial flows along the whole Supply Chain
• Uses business data for continuous improvement
• Improves flexibility, reactivity and reliability
• Masters costs along the Supply Chain 

Nurtures the Pioneering Spirit

• Act as leader on his/her Business Unit
• Anticipates business activity and acts proactively
• Deepens the position of the Supply Chain within the business

Controls Risks and Operates responsibility

• Masters our Quality, EHS, Finance & Supply Chain standards
• Integrates external regulations linked to his activity

Generosity

• Ensure constructive collaboration and idea confrontation with all stakeholders
• Promote within his team values of courage, respect, trust, empowerment and 360 feedback culture

Requirements:

• University graduated or above, preferable in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business or related discipline 
• 7 years of solid experience in demand planning, with FMCG/counter management is an advantage
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and able to work with people at all levels and with different backgrounds
• Detail-oriented but also able to take a step back
• Responsible
• Able to work under pressure 
• Well organized, strong in problem solving and decision making independently 
• Demonstrated leadership capacity and people development track record
• Good understanding in business analytics
• Full familiarity in PC applications, particularly in Microsoft Office Excel, SAP