Demand Planning Specialist

Join our team as a Demand Planning Specialist and play a key role in optimizing our Global Demand Planning process. This position focuses on ensuring the right stock levels and coverage for each SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) across the Primary & Specialty Care Business Unit, with a strong emphasis on the Italian market, as well as the Biotech Business Unit.Key Responsibilities:Elaborates monthly statistical forecast of demand for the Primary & Specialty Care Italy Business Unit using a dedicated tool to provide a baseline to Value & Solution Excellence department for the monthly validation of the operational forecastInterfaces with Value & Solution Excellence department to identify main deviations to improve forecast accuracyContributes to develop and update the reporting related to the main Demand Planning KPI’s (Forecast Accuracy, Back-orders, Stock Coverage)Collects independent demand (sell-in) from all commercial business unitsPerforms the Rolling Demand calculation for each SKU as a requirement both for internal production plant and external suppliers to ensure the required levels of stock and to allow Supply Planning and Procurement departments to set up suitable production & procurement plansSupports Line Manager in coordinating the Sales & Operations Planning meeting (scheduling, slide-deck preparation, drafting of minutes)Identifies risk of obsolescence based on Sales & Planning root-cause related (e.G. “Exceeding Demand Forecast, Exceeding Supply Coverage, Drop-Out) to be discussed in the Stock Value Risk Management monthly meetingHe/she is involved in the development of new projects related to the demand planning area (implementation of forecasting tools, reporting, etc.)Qualifications & Skills:Degree in Management/Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or Computer ScienceAt least 3 years’ experience in Demand Planning and Distribution roles are requiredExperience with statistical demand forecasting softwareKnowledge of main Office application, in particular Excel at advanced level (Power Query, Power Pivot, DAX ) and Access at intermediate levelIntermediate knowledge of Power BIKnowledge of SAP (MM, SD & PP modules)Basic knowledge of programming languages will be a plus (VBA, Python) will be a plusFurther Requirements:Experience in demand modelingAnalytical skills with experience collecting, processing and analyzing a variety of qualitative and quantitative data setsStrong interpersonal skills to effectively balance the needs of both commercial and production departmentsProblem-solving attitude, flexibility to adapt to continuous changing requirements and environmentsWill be a plus a previous experience in healthcare industry