DEMAND PLANNER – DUBLIN

Permanent employment contract

Full-time, Monday to Friday, hybrid

Salary: €50k slightly negotiable

Required: EU Passport or Irish Stamp 4

*We will be issuing an Excel assessment before the first interview to test competency in this area.

Our client is one of the most prestigious brands and global players in the luxury market. They create, manufacture, distribute and sell high-end jewels, watches, perfumes and accessories in the most exclusive shopping areas in the world and selected distributors and more than 10.000 exclusive perfumeries.

Daily responsibilities:

• Build and run monthly rolling forecast, collecting, checking and analysing all necessary information, sales trends and seasonality.
• Implement enhanced statistical models.
• Lead monthly forecast review with local planners and markets to sharpen the monthly forecast.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Markets on new product forecasting,
• Provide consolidated forecast and hypothesis to Supply Planning monthly, according to the Supply Chain integrated model.
• Evaluate product phase-in and phase-out implications on the forecast, as well as novelties cannibalization impacts on existing products.
• Prepare and lead local S&OP.
• Participate in the forecast validation process to match the prediction against the Three-Year Plan, budget and related revisions.
• Define and monitor KPIs related to demand planning and actual sales.
• Develop improvement action plans to enhance efficiency according to the business missions.
• Provide forecasting information to all requesting departments.

Requirements:

• You have a degree in Engineering, Economics or equivalent.
• Highly proficient in English *French or Italian is an advantage
• You have 3 years’ experience in forecasting or demand.
• You have knowledge of and experience with supply chain processes and procedures.
• Have an understanding of planning techniques and models.
• Have an understanding of inventory management techniques.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel, and PowerBi and experience with Anaplan is a plus.