Bring your expertise. Drive demand excellence.
We are looking for a proactive and analytical Demand Planning Manager to drive a high-quality demand plan at cluster-SBU level for the ACB and ACC portfolio within Henkel Romania.
In this role, you will own the end-to-end demand planning process, ensure strong cross-functional alignment, and play a key role in the local S&OP process. Your work will directly impact forecast accuracy, service levels, inventory performance, and sustainable business growth.
What you´ll do:
- Own and manage the monthly demand planning cycle for the assigned clusters.
- Create and maintain a rolling demand plan with a minimum six-month horizon.
- Lead local Demand Review (DR) meetings and ensure alignment and sign-off from Sales, Marketing, and Finance.
- Collaborate closely with Sales Managers, KAMs, BDMs, PLMs, and Marketing to integrate market intelligence (promotions, product launches, customer gains/losses, market growth, projects) into the forecast.
- Update and enrich Statistical Forecast before submission to Supply Planning.
- Continuously improve forecast accuracy (FCA) and reduce BIAS through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Manage product lifecycle planning (new launches, successors, discontinuations) and ensure proper maintenance in planning systems (e.g., APO DP).
- Control demand volumes related to promotions, innovations, and exceptional business events.
- Ensure data cleansing and historical adjustments for assigned clusters.
- Support regional S&OP and Supply Review processes when required.
- Chair local S&OP meetings, prepare inputs (demand review / inventory / slow movers / shelf life) and actively participate in supply reviews and escalation meetings in order to ensure proper and timely goods availability.
- Validate and challenge commercial or supply proposals to ensure a realistic and high-quality demand plan.
- Monitor inventory, stock structure and slow movers to identify and prevent potential impact on the business.
- Monitor Service level development on Market and Top Customers levels, analyze biggest deviations from the target.
- Cooperate with Supply and Production Planning to assure goods availability in time.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with Sales, Marketing and Controlling.
- Contribute to cross-functional initiatives such as complexity reduction, customer collaboration projects, and export planning coordination.
