Divisional Planner

__________________________________________________________________________________ ROLE: Divisional Planner REPORTS TO: Global Demand Planning CB Director LOCATION: BCN HUB Key Responsibilities & Tasks. Demand planning Key Performance Indicators and Plan reporting and analytics. Calculate and publish results at the Business Unit and Division/House level for the different Output and In-process measures, with a special focus on: Sales Plan Performance (SPP1/SPP3) measuring overall bias for relevant categories and houses. Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE90/OFC/UFC) measuring mix accuracy for relevant categories and houses. Run business critical reports and ensure their accuracy such as Daily Shipment Reports, Building Block Analyzer, Deep Dive Analytical Tools, Innovation Trackers, Demand Control, etc. Gap analysis and action plans definition with ownership defined; by leveraging category ad-hoc analysis as well as root-cause consolidation from Market Key Performance Indicator Reviews. Demand Capability building. Work with the demand planning community to identify needs and deliver training. Manage improvement projects including cross-department and cross-Business Unit interactions on a category basis. Initiative forecasting & performance. Collaborate with the Innovations Team to align and monitor innovation category forecast and performance: Collaborate with lifecycle to align and validate initiative sizing. Upload Operational Forecast in JDA for Giftsets and Y1 Innovations before markets forecast upload. Track forecast evolution versus Execute gate and versus previous Sales & Operations Planning submissions. Forecast Reasonability and Sufficiency Ensure overall reasonability of sales forecasts for the category and individual houses: Perform Long Range Forecasting planning tasks, Month +13 to 24 forecast in JDA to provide clear visibility for long-term capacity planning. Develop and retain an in-depth understanding of the 24-month rolling forecast for the category with market trends, business targets & key innovation building blocks at the house/product level. Provide forecast reasonability recommendations to regional Sales & Operations Planning leaders for the Business Unit discussion. Perform some interventions/work with specific Business Units as aligned with the regional Sales & Operations Planning Leader. Represent the divisional demand team in the Divisional Weekly & Monthly Hub Performance Reviews, maintaining an in-depth understanding of the supply chain setup for the category. Provide input and message tracks for the Divisional Sales & Operations Planning meetings. Plan/LE updates. Own the generation of the demand latest estimate for the category: Connect with NPD (new launches not yet in JDA), with Brands Finance (Strategic Plan), Trade Marketing & Lifecycle to obtain all relevant building blocks for the category demand plan. Build projection for a category with a validated sourcing plan. Planning Transformation Support. In addition, support on the o9 transformation project, as per project needs during the transition, with no impact on the business. After the transition, the key responsibilities are expected to remain the same on principle, but how the tasks are performed will be more efficient, and less manual. Global Brand Demand Planning Team responsibilities. For the Brands, bring visibility to the Global & Regional Teams (Marketing, Trade, Finance, Initiative Management, Lifecycle, etc.) regarding the monthly "Sales & Operations Planning" cycle. Own the monthly/quarterly Brand Demand Review where Sales Forecast from our worldwide markets is reconciled, and brand performance is analyzed, focusing on the top markets, product lines & IRCs, as well as the latest IMP launches. Help Global & Regional Teams to identify the gaps vs targets and list of Risk & Opportunities from Business Units to facilitate decision-making at the Total Brand level and strategy execution. Key Competencies. Fluent in English (written and spoken). Excellent business communication skills (written and verbal) and collaborative skills. Strong business understanding – the ability to ask the right questions to identify and solve a problem. Ability to work self-sufficiently - organized and energized to drive a monthly drumbeat. Problem-solving & scenario-building facilitator. Strong understanding and experience of the Demand & Sales & Operations Planning processes including key metrics. Strong analytical skills including good working knowledge of Excel and company demand planning software. VBA and Power BI knowledge will be an advantage. Passion for process standardization and continuous improvement. A very good understanding of Supply Chain (Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics).