Job Description:
Job Title
Demand Planner (m/w/d)
Location
Frankfurt am Main Area, Germany
About the Company
Our Client is an innovative manufacturer of building and interior materials.
Role Overview
We are looking for a Demand Planner to own short-, medium- and long-term demand planning and to act as the interface between Sales and Supply Planning, driving forecast accuracy and supporting the S&OP process.
Key Responsibilities
- Control of short-, medium- and long-term demand planning processes
- Creation and coordination of customer-oriented quantity forecasts as an interface between Sales and Supply Planning
- Continuous analysis and optimization of forecasting at item and customer level
- Initiation of measures in the event of deviations, aiming to improve forecast planning accuracy
- Transformation of requirements planning into concrete orders, taking contract data for merchandise suppliers into account
- Accompaniment of the S&OP process and coordination with Sales, Marketing, Finance and Business Management
- KPI reporting
- Supervision of product availability while optimizing working capital
- Transmission of relevant business data for the continuous optimization of information, goods and financial flows along the entire value chain
- Preparation of analyses and presentations for management
- Initiation and participation in local and international projects, e.g. further development of the S&OP / IBP processes
- Warehouse inbound process & import document control
- EU supplier management
Formal Requirements
- Business degree or equivalent qualification
- Several years of experience in forecasting, ideally within the construction industry
- Reporting experience
- Very good command of English
- Very good command of Korean
- IT knowledge and skills: MS Office, especially very good Excel knowledge
- SAP experience
Personal Requirements
- Analytical mindset and skills
- Cross-border cooperation and strong teamwork
- Process-oriented and self-responsible way of working
- Structured, goal-oriented and efficient working style
- Assertiveness and communication strength
- Reliability, flexibility, organizational skills, proactivity and initiative
- Well organized
- Intercultural skills