BPE Demand Expert — Global Planning & AI

Pierre Fabre Laboratories; Castres; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pierre Fabre Laboratories seeks a seasoned BPE Demand Expert to join the Center of Excellence in Global Planning. You will co-build end-to-end demand management, drive Lean initiatives, and deploy global standards across diverse regions while shaping upskilling journeys and governance.

You will design analytics dashboards using Power BI/Tableau, collaborate with Data teams, and lead AI/ML projects to enhance forecasting, data quality, and decision support.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Data or equivalent.
• 10+ years in BPE, Demand Planning or Supply Chain in an international environment.
• Lean / Six Sigma proficiency (green or black belt a plus) and BPMN process modeling.

Responsibilities

• Co-build Demand Management processes end-to-end: map, analyze, identify improvement opportunities and define maturity levels.
• Lead Lean initiatives (VSM, Kaizen, waste elimination) to maximize operational performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Define and deploy global standards, process frameworks and maturity KPIs across local entities, supported by performance audits and remediation plans.
• Facilitate CoE governance: communities of practice, review rituals, solution documentation and knowledge capitalization.
• Define the Demand Planner skills framework and upskilling journeys through training modules and certifications.
• Deliver training sessions both in-person and remotely for local teams, in French and English.
• Develop audit grids and internal consulting capabilities; drive change management and adoption of new practices.
• Animate a global planning expert community to spread best practices and embed a culture of excellence.
• Structure planning data flows; define analytics dashboards (Power BI, Tableau) for performance monitoring and decision-making.
• Frame requirements for advanced planning tool projects and build transformation roadmaps.
• Conduct impact analyses and represent the CoE in steering committees.
• Identify and scale AI/ML use cases: demand sensing, forecasting, inventory optimization, anomaly detection.
• Lead transformation projects and benchmarking to feed the CoE roadmap.

Skills

Fluent English

Leadership

AI/ML in planning

Power BI

SQL

Python

Education

Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Data

Tools

Kinaxis

Futurmaster

Tableau

Job description

Pierre Fabre Laboratories seeks a seasoned BPE Demand Expert to join the Center of Excellence in Global Planning. You will co-build end-to-end demand management, drive Lean initiatives, and deploy global standards across diverse regions while shaping upskilling journeys and governance.

You will design analytics dashboards using Power BI/Tableau, collaborate with Data teams, and lead AI/ML projects to enhance forecasting, data quality, and decision support.