Demand Planning Manager Global Aftermarket

Husqvarna Group; Sweden; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Husqvarna Group is seeking a driven Demand Planning Leader to shape a global capability across our aftermarket business. You will lead a team of six demand planners, align ways of working, and drive forecasting improvements across a 24‑month horizon.

You will translate demand patterns into actionable recommendations and collaborate with stakeholders worldwide to enhance tools, methods and processes. The role focuses on analytics, KPI monitoring, and performance management, enabling better

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, supply chain management, logistics, operations management, or equivalent.
• Experience within demand planning, forecasting and supply chain planning.
• Experience driving transformation initiatives in cross-functional and international environments with stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead people and develop teams.
• Strong analytical capability and confidence working with data and KPIs.
• Experience with advanced planning systems and solid Excel skills.
• Experience from aftermarket, spare parts, or complex product structures is a strong advantage.
• Fluency in English; Swedish knowledge is considered an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a growing team of six demand planners.
• Drive planning across a 24‑month rolling horizon with high forecast accuracy and bias management.
• Define and monitor KPIs and use insights to support decision-making.
• Improve system-driven forecasting models and strengthen data usage across the organization.

Skills

Demand planning

Forecasting

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Excel advanced

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in relevant field

Tools

Excel

Planning systems

Job description

Last date to apply

14 August 2026

About the role

This is a unique opportunity to shape a global demand planning capability in a growing aftermarket business, where your work directly impacts customer experience and commercial performance. You will play an important role in strengthening and aligning demand planning ways of working across our global organization, helping stakeholders navigate change as processes, tools, and forecasting capabilities continue to evolve. You will drive planning across a 24-month rolling horizon, ensuring high forecast accuracy and actively managing bias. A key focus will be to continuously and strategically improve our system-driven forecasting models and strengthen how we work with data, while proactively identifying deviations and driving actions based on trends and insights. You will also play an important role in performance management and continuous improvement by defining and monitoring key KPIs and using insights to support decision-making. You will help translate demand patterns into clear business recommendations and drive initiatives to further enhance our forecasting methods, tools, and processes globally.

In addition, you will lead, coach, and develop a growing team of six demand planners, building strong capabilities within forecasting, analytics, and stakeholder collaboration. You will lead through change, creating engagement, clarity, and alignment as the function and its ways of working continue to evolve.

About you

To succeed in this role we believe you are a driven and curious leader who enjoys working in complexity and turning insights into action. You don't wait for perfect conditions - you create structure, drive decisions, and move things forward. You are confident leading through change, bringing people with you, and creating alignment across global stakeholders in a complex international environment. You are comfortable challenging stakeholders, while building strong relationships across the organization and knows that data, business understanding and collaboration go hand in hand.

Your skills and background

• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, supply chain management, logistics, operations management, or equivalent
• Experience within demand planning, forecasting and supply chain planning
• Experience driving transformation initiatives as well as working in cross-functional and international environments handling different stakeholders
• Proven ability to lead people and develop teams
• Strong analytical capability and confidence working with data and KPIs
• Experience with advanced planning systems and solid Excel skills
• Experience from aftermarket, spare parts, or complex product structures is a strong advantage.
• Fluency in English, both spoken and written. Knowledge in Swedish is considered an advantage

Location

This position will be based in Huskvarna, Sweden. We believe the best ideas happen when we're connected. We spend most of our time together in the office, at least 4 days a week (80%), creating space for collaboration, creativity, and fast decision‑making.