Job Title
Demand Management Planner with German
Location
Warsaw, Poland
Job Type
Hybrid (2 days per week in the office)
Job Summary
The Demand Planner is responsible for creating and maintaining an accurate demand plan that aligns customer requirements, commercial objectives, and supply chain capabilities. The role drives forecast accuracy, supports the S&OP process, minimizes inventory risks, and enables efficient decision-making through data analysis and collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop short-term, medium-term, and long-term demand forecasts by analyzing historical data, market trends, seasonality, and customer behavior.
- Maintain forecast accuracy and identify forecast risks and opportunities.
- Manage the demand planning process and forecasting tools.
- Coordinate forecast updates with stakeholders.
- Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Supply Planning, Production to gather information about product launches, customer projects, and market changes.
- Prepare demand planning reports for sales review.
- Support S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) processes by attending monthly Pre-S& OP calls.
- Monitor stock levels, excess inventory, slow-moving items, and shortages.
- Recommend actions to reduce inventory risks.
- Manage demand forecasting for new product introductions.
- Plan phase-ins, phase-outs, and product substitutions.
- Monitor demand during product transitions.
- Ensure forecast-related master data is accurate and maintained.
- Identify and resolve data quality issues.
Qualifications and Skills
- Higher education and previous experience in Customer operations: demand planning, supply chain or related roles.
- Strong analytical and statistical skills
- Proficiency in Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables); Power BI or similar tools are a plus
- Understanding of forecasting methods and demand planning best practices
- Ability to analyze large datasets and translate insights into actionable plans
- Excellent English and German language, knowledge of an additional foreign language will be considered an advantage
- High attention to detail and strong problem-solving abilities
- In-depth knowledge of SAP and the tools/ systems used by the team
- Strong knowledge of MS Office skills
Profile description
- Higher education and previous experience in Customer operations: demand planning, supply chain or related roles.
- Strong analytical and statistical skills
- Proficiency in Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables); Power BI or similar tools are a plus
- Understanding of forecasting methods and demand planning best practices
- Ability to analyze large datasets and translate insights into actionable plans
- Excellent English and German language, knowledge of an additional foreign language will be considered an advantage
- High attention to detail and strong problem-solving abilities
- Strong customer focus
- In-depth knowledge of SAP and the tools/ systems used by the team
- Strong knowledge of MS Office skills
What We Offer
- A friendly and supportive work environment that values diversity and inclusion.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Flexible working hours and hybrid working conditions (2 days per week in the office).
- A cozy office space with a break area for relaxation and socialization.
- A competitive salary supplemented with extra benefits.