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Mondelez International Demand Planner TREE, SME in Warsaw, Poland
Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible.
You will be responsible for digitization as well as supporting continuous development by proposing and implementing new solutions ( base on systemic, analytical, and programmatic ideas) to achieve the most efficient work model in Demand Planning TREE. Additionally, you will be responsible for maintaining master data at the required level and collaborating with COE to implement the best system management methodology. Furthermore, you will develop forecasts for 0-24 months on a monthly and weekly basis at the SUB-Brand, SKU, Location, and Customer levels. You will coordinate, challenge, and influence building blocks with input from category planning, sales, supply planning, PCM, marketing, and other partners. Finally, you will present and discuss the finalized detailed demand plan with key stakeholders during Local Demand Review meetings (IBP/S&OP) and adjust it based on feedback.
How you will contribute
You will:
Participating in projects related to the development and digitalization of demand planning, and translating proposed solutions to the local market.
Collaborating with COE (Center of Excellence) to build the best planning culture and promote efficient solutions for working with available systems.
Developing individual solutions aimed at automation and speeding up data work, as well as easy management of their presentation.
Continuously maintaining master data settings at the appropriate level.
Managing the forecast compilation process, which includes owning the short-term and long-term forecasts (0-24 months) with the right disaggregation into weekly plans, especially for incoming seasons, peak times, holidays, and events.
Contributing to the demand management monthly cycle of the integrated business planning (IBP) process for your categories and participating in strategy and structure discussions.
Liaising with the commercial and operational teams to develop ways to continuously improve communication between functions to support the delivery of business KPIs for their portfolios.
Interacting with the modeling team to generate statistical forecasts, as a key element of the Customer Planning process.
Participating in the integrated business planning process and managing the demand planning tool.
Performing root-cause analysis for continuous plan improvement for key low results in forecast accuracy, forecast error, bias, and service issues, and sharing outputs with appropriate leadership.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
Experience in a fast-moving consumer goods or consumer packaged goods environment, preferably in food or other fast moving, dynamic industrywhere shelf life is a constraint
Experience within an IBP/S&OP environment
Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills – and able to understand and interpret data
Ability to adapt to changing market conditions, customer preferences, and business priorities to adjust demand plans accordingly
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Able to influence cross-functional teams, working on the key priorities and improving the plan
Team player who can work with many other functions on a daily basis
More about this role
Job specific requirements:
Demonstrated experience in demand planning roles, preferably in industries such as FMCG/CPG where demand can be volatile.
Strong understanding and proficiency in forecasting methodologies and tools to accurately predict demand patterns.
Experience working with SAP ERP systems and demand planning software SAP APO to manage demand planning processes efficiently.
Basic knowledge of VBA programming within Excel for automating repetitive tasks, enhancing data analysis capabilities, and creating customized solutions to improve demand planning processes.
Advanced experience with Power Query for data transformation and manipulation, enabling efficient data cleansing and preparation for demand forecasting.
Advanced expiriance with Power BI for data visualization and analysis, including the ability to create interactive dashboards and reports to communicate demand insights effectively.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to manipulate large datasets, create complex formulas, and use advanced features like Power Pivot, nested formulas, Table formulas and other clasic excel formulas.
Travel requirements:
Less than 10% travel
Work schedule:
Hybrid Model (3 days in the office, 2 days remotely)
The responsibilities of this position are performed within the framework of a regional business model that is defined and managed by Mondelēz Europe GmbH, Switzerland .
Business Unit Summary
At Mondelez Europe, we are proud, not only of the iconic brands we make, but also of the people who make them. Our delicious products are created in 52 plants across Europe by more than 28,000 passionate people. We are the top maker of chocolate and biscuits and a leading maker of gum and candy. We make sure our powerful global brands and local jewels like Cadbury, Milka and Alpen Gold chocolates, Oreo, belVita, LU and Tuc biscuits get safely into our customers hands—and mouths. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are. Join us on our journey to continue leading the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Type
Regular
Demand Planning
Customer Service & Logistics
At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.
We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum
Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.
Join us and Make It An Opportunity!
Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.