Senior Sales Planner
Entity: Daikin Europe Business Support Job Category: Corporate and Legal Affairs Location: Warsaw, PL
Job Requisition ID: 2257
Daikin Europe NV (DENV) is a subsidiary of Daikin Industries Limited, a Japanese multinational and worldwide the biggest producer and supplier of HVAC-R (heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration) solutions, including heating pumps and cooling technology.
DENV is Daikin’s sales, development, and production headquarters for Europe, the Middle-East and Africa comprising headquarter offices in Brussels and Oostende, 8 production plants, 24 sales subsidiaries and offices and a whole network of independent distributors and dealers across the EMEA region.
Daikin Europe Business Support (DEBS) is a branch of DENV located in Warsaw. As a competency center we aim at being one of the driving forces behind the processes transformation : optimization, standardization and automation in the areas of supply, service, master data, controlling, financial reporting and HR.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Sales Planner you will be responsible for several processes and you will closely cooperate with multiple stakeholders. You will :
- Prepare management and headquarters reports (estimated results, forecasts, preliminary results), monitor daily and monthly deviations, support with compliance reporting (JSOX), ensuring data quality and adherence to deadlines.
- Analyse sales and gross margin data for senior and local sales teams to identify trends, suggest improvements, provide qualitative feedback, and drive campaign strategies.
- Plan, prepare and drive the execution of the yearly budget, collaborate with Product Managers on pricing setup, and participate in the setup of yearly sales strategies.
- Act as a key user of SAP, Webshop, and CRM systems by providing ongoing departmental support, handling inquiries, and driving process standardization initiatives.
- Collaborate with Sales Managers to define the strategic direction for sales plans and actions. Monitor their performance to adapt and optimise the outcome.
- Track and analyse KPIs (new customers, visits, discounts, profitability, quotations, pick up rate) critical for the success of the company strategy.
- Gather and analyse market and competitor data to inform strategic decision-making.
Requirements
Experience, education and technical skills
- Master degree in Economics, Business or similar.
- Minimum 7 years of experience as a controller or in analytical positions (big 4), with high exposure to Top Management roles.
- Able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a complex, fast-paced and deadline-driven environment.
- Demonstrated flexibility to manage ad hoc requests and strict deadlines.
- Expert knowledge of MS Office, especially in the usage of MS Excel, able to create and maintain reports using complex formulas.
- Affinity with Finance and Accounting principles is considered an advantage.
- Proficient knowledge of English.
- Flexibility to travel 1 / month.
Interpersonal skills
- Good communication skills, not afraid to ask questions and raise issues.
- Accurate level of work, with ability to dig into the details, without losing the helicopter view.
- Team player but with ability to work in autonomy, and able to organise own tasks to respect strict deadlines.
- Critical and proactive mindset with ability to challenge procedures and suggest improvements.
- Strong analytical skills are essential.
- Accuracy and attention to details.
Our Offer
- Professional development in a fast-growing branch of an international manufacturing and trading company
- Annual performance bonus based on performance appraisal
- Christmas bonus
- Health insurance (your contribution is only 1 PLN / month)
- Group Life and Disability Insurance (your contribution is only 1 PLN / month)
- Sports and culture card with Kafeteria system (your contribution is only 13 PLN / month)
- Business travel insurance (occasional trips to Belgium will be required)
- Team and integration budget
- Flexible start time, between 7 : 30 and 10 : 00 am
- Hybrid work model (2HO per week)
- Discount on Daikin products (50-55%)
- Access to internal training platform
- English language classes