Demand Planner jobs in Norway

Company Description

About Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are making possible products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, and promote sustainability, circularity, and transparency. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, RFID inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and offerings that enhance branded packaging and display information to improve the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide—including home and personal care, apparel, retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals, and automotive—we employ approximately 35,000 employees across more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2024 were $8.8 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

Avery Dennison is an equal opportunity employer.
Please let us know if we can support you with reasonable accommodations throughout the application process by contacting our team via Requestaccomodation@eu.averydennison.com.

Job Description

This individual acts as a team lead, overseeing clerical, support, analysis, and research tasks, and reviews reports compiled for planning. Based on properly authorized customer demand, they analyze materials and capacity requirements and communicate constraints to the concerned teams.

The role involves coordinating the daily activities of the team and responsibilities such as attendance/vacation scheduling, claims, training, coaching, development, and interviews.

Responsibilities include:

1. Analyzing materials and capacity requirements based on customer demand and communicating constraints to the Operations manager and Sales team.
2. Setting priorities for the team to ensure task completion and coordinating work activities with other supervisors.
3. Coordinating the business planning process (S&OP) involving all business functions to ensure excellent customer service at optimized cost.
4. Being primarily responsible for capacity planning for the designated product line and developing supply strategies to improve service and reduce costs.
5. Working with regional Supply Chain Planning teams and country Demand Planning contacts to capture and aggregate demand information.
6. Monitoring actual performance vs. objectives, preparing gap analyses, and implementing corrective actions.
7. Initiating and coordinating Lean/Sigma and Kaizen projects within the designated product lines.

Qualifications include:

• Experience in the printing manufacturing industry is an advantage. Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Production, Logistics, Business, or related field. 4+ years of experience in SML or related areas.
• Supervisory or lead experience preferred, especially within the printing industry.
• Knowledge of products or processes in Offset, PFL, RFID, Flexo, and Thermal printing.
• Proficient understanding of supply chain, materials management, and logistics concepts and practices.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Green Belt or ELS certification preferred.