Demand Planning Analyst (12 months)

Haleon; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consumer health company in London is seeking a Demand Planning Analyst to provide key insights and reporting for the Demand Planning Team. The role involves monitoring demand drivers, improving forecasting accuracy, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance processes. Strong analytical skills and experience in supply chain are essential. This position offers a chance to work in a dynamic environment committed to improving health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain arenas within the FMCG industry or related field.
• Ability to work at pace and adapt to changing priorities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Creating and updating regular reports with insights.
• Driving understanding of forecast accuracy across the demand team.
• Monitoring and analyzing demand drivers and trends.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Attention to detail

Digital Literacy

Ability to communicate complex information

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or related field

Tools

Statistical tools such as APS/IBP

Job description

Overview

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours.

Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business.

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.

About the role

This position is a key support function for the Haleon Consumer Health GBI Demand Planners, responsible for a variety of key reporting functions in the Demand Planning Team. Not only will you deliver regular reports for use by the demand planners, but you will be expected to spot opportunities for continuous improvement and positive change in these processes. You will provide impact and analysis insights and will be tasked with removing inefficient activities from the process and establishing new and improved ways of working. You will be a central planning point of contact for projects, fresh innovations and initiatives. You will assess the impact of major changes on the demand forecasting group. This will include assigning responsibilities around the team and running meetings designed to use project performance to identify key learnings which can be applied moving forward.

Key responsibilities

• Creating and updating regular reports – drawing out key insights and delivering them in a range of forums.
• Driving a better understanding of forecast accuracy and forecast bias metrics across the demand team (shared with Commercial).
• Monitoring and analysing demand drivers such as seasonality, consumer trends, economic factors, and market dynamics; reviewing outputs of key commercial cycle meetings and enriching the planning system where appropriate.
• Support the team in the forecast builds in the regimented Planning Calendar in the new APS System.
• Maintain detailed knowledge of all components of the Demand Forecast, including statistical baseline, promotion and repacking uplifts, and cannibalization.
• Prepare and conduct SKU Analysis, and recommend SKUs requiring enrichment compared to baseline forecasts (no touch forecast).
• Define, develop and test potential new global drivers for AI/ML supported forecasting models in cooperation with the data science hub and Demand Planner.
• Manage product segmentation to ensure SKUs are grouped to optimise model performance and accuracy, enabling consistent planning.
• Collaborate with Continuous Improvement Team to identify gaps in current processes and methodologies for continuous improvement, enhance forecast accuracy and efficiency.
• Drive understanding of KPI forecast accuracy and forecast bias metrics across the demand team through analyst support and sharing with business stakeholders. Root Cause Analysis / Continuous improvement.

Qualifications and skills

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree (in supply chain management, business, statistics, economics, or a related field, preferred but not essential)
• Strong analytical and attention to detail skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Ability to work at pace in line with the regimented planning calendar and adapt to changing priorities.
• Some experience in supply chain arenas within the FMCG industry or a related field
• Consumer / Customer first and business growth mind set
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely.
• Ability to work independently and build cross-functional partnerships across the team and with our business partners
• Digital Literacy

Preferred

• Understanding of supply chain
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Proficiency in statistical analysis and forecasting techniques, familiarity with statistical tools such as APS/IBP

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

• At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.
• We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.
• We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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