Company Description
Reporting to National Operations Manager, The Demand & Supply Planning Analyst is responsible for maintaining the IBP system updated during the S&OP Cycle with sales forecast changes and all supply chain assumptions, ensuring the medium and long term are aligned with the business strategy. The position must turn Red Bull strategy plans into daily tasks, executing demand planning for finished goods through these actions to assure their availability, reflecting the premium brand of Red Bull. Manage the stocks and importation process ensuring fast communication, transparency, flexibility, and efficiency. Run Red Bull Standard Operations Processes in cooperation with the Red Bull International Operation team.
Job DescriptionPLANNING & STRATEGY
Responsible for analyzing historical sales data, trends, base growth, distribution, market share, and creating/analyzing a statistical forecast to determine the Operations Demand Plan in order to challenge/align with the Sales Demand Plan. Collaborate with Sales to understand past performance, drive root cause analyses to understand errors in prior periods, and highlight inconsistencies. Challenge the latest sales demand plan, to understand underlying assumptions and compare with the Operations Demand Plan. In collaboration with Sales, Finance, and Operations, align on the consensus Demand Plan during the monthly Demand Planning Meeting and the S&OP Meeting, updating/filling out/adjusting the Demand Plan in the planning tools according to consensus.
Create a robust planning function to support continuous improvement for the business, identifying risks and opportunities to the operating plan and financial framework. Support the achievement and reporting of forecasting (accuracy) targets. Provide insights to the OPS Manager to conduct fact-based portfolio management and implement a yearly SKU portfolio review cycle based on complexity and costs matrix.
S&OP PROCESS
Responsible for leading the monthly Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process using the IBP tool, improving the service level to customers through CANS availability, ensuring proper inventory levels, and avoiding disruptions while keeping appropriate import and warehousing costs. Lead NPD (new product development) process to assure launches in accordance with the calendars, proper phase-ins and phase-outs, and costs. Maintain and ensure accuracy of Material Master Data, the purchase price variance, and the transitions of new and phasing out SKUs and visits that is in RB systems and in local food registration agencies or certifications entities. Implement the globally balanced S&OP in the local supply planning execution, including rolling forecast for 3PLs on inbound and outbound volumes and the corresponding follow-up.
SUPPLY & DEMAND PLANNING
Translate monthly (globally balanced) supply plan to a weekly planning according to the guidelines and restrictions from Global Supply Chain Planning & Global Logistics HQ. Establish and manage inventory levels, perform the DOH control, avoid overstocks and out of stocks, and ensure a healthy age product. Alert the Operations Manager in case of risks in inventory management and provide a plan to reduce risks. Ensure timely and effective distribution of finished goods across Red Bull's DC network in order to fulfill customer orders in accordance with the sales and marketing plans. Lead solution-finding and execution of demand and supply imbalances.
IMPORT & INBOUND
Provide the Logistics analyst and customs agents with the rolling forecast for 3PLs on inbound and outbound volume and the related documentation for the import process. Follow the import operation to assure Finished Goods availability according to business.
QualificationsDemonstrated 5 plus years of experience working in areas of Demand & Supply Planning and Sales forecasting; knowledge of the Import process is a plus.Comprehensive knowledge of retail accounts operations, forecasting technology, systems, market research data, and supply chain management.Excellent communication skills, including presenting and the ability to develop relationships with other areas of the business, particularly the Sales, Finance, and Marketing teams.Proven ability to conduct complex, quantitative, and statistical analyses complemented with qualitative inputs from multiple sources to draw conclusions and make recommendations.Strong leadership skills, able to motivate and lead teams.Deep knowledge and experience in SAP – ERP & Planning tools.Advanced MS Office skills, especially in Excel.Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, or related field.
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