Export Demand Planner

Bel Group; Suresnes; Sur place; EUR 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Bel Group is seeking an Export Demand Planner LATAM & OVERSEAS (FOT) to develop sales forecasts across destinations using JDA and collaborate with sales, distributors, and marketing to align on forecasts and budgeting.

The role requires a Master’s in supply chain and 3-5 years in the field, with fluency in English and French, and experience with APS: JDA, BW, IBP. You will drive improvements and training for distributors.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in supply chain management or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in supply chain; demand planning is a plus.
• Fluent in English and French.
• Experience with forecasting tools (JDA, BW, IBP) is a plus.
• Strong data analysis and statistics understanding.
• Knowledge of local distributors, products and channels.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• APICS certification knowledge is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Develop sales forecasts for each destination using JDA.
• Feed into S&OP and long-term budgeting processes.
• Optimize JDA usage by modeling, adjusting forecasts, and adding new products.
• Lead monthly forecast meetings with sales, marketing, and distributors.
• Monitor MAD, bias, and service rate, and propose optimizations.
• Recommend order schedules based on forecast analyses with distributors.
• Coach distributors in forecasting and ordering functions.
• Lead improvement projects (automated reporting, tool enhancements).

Connaissances

Forecasting

Demand planning

JDA

BW

IBP

Excel

English

French

Distributors management

Data analysis

Formation

Master’s degree in supply chain management

Outils

JDA

BW

IBP

Excel

PowerPoint

Description du poste

The Bel Group is a major player in the food industry through portions of dairy, fruit and plant-based products, and one of the world leaders in branded cheeses. Its portfolio of differentiated and internationally recognized brands includes The Laughing Cow®, Kiri®, Babybel®, Boursin® Nurishh®, Pom'Potes® and GoGo squeeZ®, as well as some 30 local brands. Together, these brands helped the Group generate sales of €3.74 billion in 2024.

Do you want to join a company with strong brands that puts consumers and responsibility at the heart of the decision-making process? Then Bel is made for you!

Are you bold, pragmatic, and determined? Do you want to contribute to the transformation of an international agri-food company? Them come join us and measure the impact of your talent and energy in realizing an ambitious and sustainable company project!

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Title: Export Demand Planner LATAM & OVERSEAS (FOT)

MISSIONS:

• Develop sales forecasts for each destination within the scope using the JDA Group tool and data collected from the sales teams and distributors
• Feed into the S&OP process as well as the long-term sales budgeting process
• Optimize the use of JDA (model, adjust forecasts, incorporate new products)
• Prepare and lead monthly sales forecast meetings (Demand Meeting Review) with the sales and marketing teams to validate forecasts, and with distributors
• Monitor performance metrics within your scope (MAD, bias, and service rate) and seek solutions to optimize them
• Recommend order schedules and quantities for destinations subject to collaborative forecasting with distributors, based on analyses of local sales and inventory
• Contribute to the development and professionalization of our distributors in forecasting and ordering functions (through monitoring, coaching, tools, and training)
• Collaborate on and lead improvement projects related to the role (e.g., automated reporting, tool enhancements, etc.)

PROFILE:

• Master’s degree in supply chain management, business, engineer and related fields
• 3 to 5 years of experience in supply chain, experience in demand is a plus
• Fluent in English and French
• Forecasting tool knowledge >Supply Chain APICS certification is a plus
• Statistics tools performance understanding
• Knowledge about local market: distributors, products, channels, market insights
• Proficient in Pack office: Excel, Word, Power Point
• Experience with APS: JDA, BW, IBP