Description

Position Purpose

Develop and maintain a reliable demand forecast and translate it into a feasible supply plan by integrating statistical analysis, structured cross-functional collaboration, and coordination of inventory transfers between manufacturing plants, distribution centers, countries, and approved supply sources.

This role transforms customer, market, promotional, and inventory information into a consensus demand plan and an actionable supply plan, ensuring product availability, service level performance, and a single source of truth across Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Operations, and Finance, without engaging in direct commercial negotiations with suppliers.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Forecast Generation and Maintenance

Develop short-, medium-, and long-term forecasts by SKU, customer, channel, product family, or category.
Analyze historical sales, customer orders, trends, seasonality, promotions, events, and customer purchasing behavior.
Apply statistical forecasting models and adjust forecasts based on validated commercial insights.




Manage new product introductions, product substitutions, phase-in/phase-out activities, intermittent demand, and low-volume items.
Document forecast assumptions, changes, owners, and demand drivers.

Cross-Functional Collaboration with Commercial Teams

Coordinate regular demand review meetings with Sales, Key Account Managers, Marketing, and Commercial Leadership.
Gather and validate information related to promotions, new business opportunities, customer additions and discontinuations, pricing changes, product launches, and exceptional orders.
Challenge forecast increases or reductions that lack supporting data, customer commitment, SKU detail, timing, or defined probability.
Translate qualitative commercial inputs into measurable forecast adjustments and track agreed-upon action items.

Supply Planning and Balance

Develop short-, medium-, and long-term supply plans based on the demand foreca

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