Demand Planner

Job title:

Demand Planner

Company

Glanbia

Job description

Demand Planning AnalystKilkenny / Hybrid workingTirlánTirlán, is a world-class food and nutrition co-operative, with a diverse portfolio of quality ingredients, leading consumer and agri brands.Tirlán owns leading brands such as Avonmore, Kilmeaden Cheese, Millac, Solmiko, Truly Grass Fed, Premier Milk, Wexford, mymilkman.ie and GAIN Animal Nutrition.We nurture a talented team across Ireland, the US, MEA and China, delivering annual revenues of over €3 billion, and over 2,300 people to manage our network of 11 processing plants and 52 agri branches. Our purpose is to nourish the world, while safeguarding our environment for future generations.Role ProfileThe Demand Planning Analyst reports to the Consumer Planning Manager and drives demand led culture within Tirlán. The role is responsible for constructing a demand forecast across multiple time horizons (near, mid and long term) in accordance with the S&OP process. It collaborates with categories to incorporate commercial inputs. The role generates the base forecast using statistical based methodology, and shapes it using extrinsic (marketplace based) and intrinsic (sales and marketing) sources of knowledge with a target to define an accurate demand per SKU across multiple time horizonsKey Responsibilities

• Drive demand led culture within Tirlán across key stakeholder groups.
• Produce 13 week rolling demand plan each week. Provide weekly analysis to Commercial of the plan versus budget sales and stock targets. Collate supply information from Production Planners and distribute to Commercial, Customer Service and Logistics to inform fulfilment of demand.
• Produce an 18 month rolling consensus based demand plan to nominated stakeholders every month with appropriate level of detail and timing.
• Collaborate with Categories to consider Commercial inputs into Demand planning, challenges those inputs if needed
• Liaise with key stakeholders to reconcile business and demand plans within appropriate agreed S&OP time horizons
• Analyse data to drive insights to inform decision making across key stakeholder groups. Recommend key business decisions based on historical data and trend lines.
• Create automated dashboards and data visualizations to track key business metrics from internal and external perspective.
• Interpret and understand the category demand signals to inform and agree anticipation of demand
• Use system based methodology to generate a base statistical forecast of anticipated future demand. Analyse the forecast as appropriate by SKU, material group, horizon, category, channel, geographic region etc.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders in support of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) policies to achieve timely SKU introductions, discontinuations, retirement, etc.
• Work closely with Production Planning to deliver against consensus based numbers.
• Participate in cross functional projects across the business

Experience

• Demand planning/Supply chain operations/ Finance
• Complex and dynamic forecasting and planning environments
• Analysis and problem solving- Help manage and integrate data from a wide variety of sources. An ability to analyze and use critical thinking skills on a regular basis is key
• End to end planning processes
• Developing and maintaining dashboards for sales, strategy, operations etc
• Integrated S&OP process
• APICS/IIPMM qualified advantageous
• Ability to work on a fast pace and changing environment
• Analytical skills
• Detail-oriented

We offer

• Hybrid working
• Free parking incl. EV charging – where applicable
• On-site gym free to use for employees
• Parenting room
• Work/life balance and collaborative work culture
• Career progression opportunities

About usThrough our expertise in research and development, customer insights, food safety and state-of-the-art manufacturing we bring innovative food and nutrition solutions to a global market. Our new and vibrant headquarters in Kilkenny City operates as a collaboration hub where multi-functional teams come together in a hybrid work environment.We believe in the value of difference. We know that different perspectives, life experience and backgrounds can drive innovation and deliver growth.We welcome people from all walks of life without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, or disability status.Join our Talent PoolConsidering a new career in Tirlán but this isn’t the role for you? Join our talent community and sign up for job notifications atTirlán is a Values Based Organisation

Expected salary

Location

Kilkenny

Job date

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 23:24:36 GMT

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