Demand Planning Manager

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

 

The Demand Planning Manager is responsible for generating a monthly forecast for a portfolio of products through a combination of statistical analysis, gathering of market intelligence and engagement with customers / Commercial team on understanding and forecasting future demand.

 

The Demand Planning Manager plays a critical role in facilitating the communication between the Commercial team, Finance and the Supply Chain. The Demand Planning Manager is also tasked with securing a demand consensus as part of the monthly process.

 

Work Location : Bella Vista ( Sydney) 

 

Reporting to : Supply Chain Director 

 

Key responsibilities

 

 

• Create base forecasts from various sources including commercial, customers, marketing,
  sites, and historical sales data
• Create a finalized plan against the specified time period
• Ensure the Demand Planning process is conducted on agreed cycles
• Manage weekly demand planning process reports
• Prepare daily / weekly reports on agreed key Demand Planning metrics
• Communicate demand planning policy to sites as often as needed, together with the customer and supply chain implications of the demand plan
• Provide analysis of and feedback on the customer and business rules to ensure optimal supply to markets and customers
• Support the enablement of development projects through to launch, and identify product delists, to minimise material risk and service failures
• Provide support and suggest solutions where business targets are not being realised
• Attend and contribute to Supply Chain Meetings as required
• Accountability S&OP monthly reporting
• Training of local supply chain teams on demand planning best practices, use of stock and forecasting accuracy / error measures to improve forecasting effectiveness

Qualifications and skills

 

 

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain (BSc) or equivalent;
• 4-5 years Supply Chain experience, ideally including a forecasting or sales and operations planning (S&OP) environment or with a proven track record in Supply Chain
• Fluent in English, highly numerate; first class analytical skills including data manipulation
• Flexible approach - excellent leadership skills together with strong team ethic
• Experience of SAP APO, MS EXCEL®
• Experience in Power BI is an advantage.

 

Competencies Required:

 

• Effective problem-solving, numeracy and analytical skills at both operational and tactical levels
• Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity
• Good communicator across all levels within and external to the organization
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to build rapport and influence across all levels in the organisation
• Excellent self-management practices with a pro-active, energetic and committed approach
• Excellent presentation and report drafting skills
• Ability to manage multiple streams of information optimally with attention to detail
• An inclination towards the quantitative disciplines of mathematics, statistics and economics would be advantageous
• Basic business financial understanding would be advantageous.
• Customer engagement
• This role would ideally suit an analytical, career driven individual who is able to exhibit dynamic capabilities with different organisational teams to achieve company targets and customer satisfaction