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Mondelez International

Demand Planner TREE, SME

Mondelez International, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022


Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible. You will be responsible for digitization as well as supporting continuous development by proposing and implementing new solutions (based on systemic, analytical, and programmatic ideas) to achieve the most efficient work model in Demand Planning TREE. Additionally, you will be responsible for maintaining master data at the required level and collaborating with COE to implement the best system management methodology. Furthermore, you will develop forecasts for 0-24 months on a monthly and weekly basis at the SUB-Brand, SKU, Location, and Customer levels. You will coordinate, challenge, and influence building blocks with input from category planning, sales, supply planning, PCM, marketing, and other partners. Finally, you will present and discuss the finalized detailed demand plan with key stakeholders during Local Demand Review meetings (IBP/S&OP) and adjust it based on feedback. How you will contribute You will: Participate in projects related to the development and digitalization of demand planning, and translate proposed solutions to the local market. Collaborate with COE (Center of Excellence) to build the best planning culture and promote efficient solutions for working with available systems. Develop individual solutions aimed at automation and speeding up data work, as well as easy management of their presentation. Continuously maintain master data settings at the appropriate level. Manage the forecast compilation process, which includes owning the short-term and long-term forecasts (0-24 months) with the right disaggregation into weekly plans, especially for incoming seasons, peak times, holidays, and events. Contribute to the demand management monthly cycle of the integrated business planning (IBP) process for your categories and participate in strategy and structure discussions. Liaise with the commercial and operational teams to develop ways to continuously improve communication between functions to support the delivery of business KPIs for their portfolios. Interact with the modeling team to generate statistical forecasts, as a key element of the Customer Planning process. Participate in the integrated business planning process and manage the demand planning tool. Perform root-cause analysis for continuous plan improvement for key low results in forecast accuracy, forecast error, bias, and service issues, and share outputs with appropriate leadership. What you will bring A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge: Experience in a fast-moving consumer goods or consumer packaged goods environment, preferably in food or other fast moving, dynamic industry where shelf life is a constraint. Experience within an IBP/S&OP environment. Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills – and able to understand and interpret data. Ability to adapt to changing market conditions, customer preferences, and business priorities to adjust demand plans accordingly. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Able to influence cross-functional teams, working on the key priorities and improving the plan. Team player who can work with many other functions on a daily basis. More about this role Job specific requirements: Demonstrated experience in demand planning roles, preferably in industries such as FMCG/CPG where demand can be volatile. Strong understanding and proficiency in forecasting methodologies and tools to accurately predict demand patterns. Experience working with SAP ERP systems and demand planning software SAP APO to manage demand planning processes efficiently. Basic knowledge of VBA programming within Excel for automating repetitive tasks, enhancing data analysis capabilities, and creating customized solutions to improve demand planning processes. Advanced experience with Power Query for data transformation and manipulation, enabling efficient data cleansing and preparation for demand forecasting. Advanced experience with Power BI for data visualization and analysis, including the ability to create interactive dashboards and reports to communicate demand insights effectively. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to manipulate large datasets, create complex formulas, and use advanced features like Power Pivot, nested formulas, Table formulas and other classic excel formulas. Travel requirements: Less than 10% travel Work schedule: Hybrid Model (3 days in the office, 2 days remotely) The responsibilities of this position are performed within the framework of a regional business model that is defined and managed by Mondelēz Europe GmbH, Switzerland. Business Unit Summary

At Mondelez Europe, we are proud, not only of the iconic brands we make, but also of the people who make them. Our delicious products are created in 52 plants across Europe by more than 28,000 passionate people. We are the top maker of chocolate and biscuits and a leading maker of gum and candy. We make sure our powerful global brands and local jewels like Cadbury, Milka and Alpen Gold chocolates, Oreo, belVita, LU and Tuc biscuits get safely into our customers' hands—and mouths. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are. Join us on our journey to continue leading the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Job Type

Regular Demand Planning Customer Service & Logistics

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