Job Location: ?Greenford? Company Description Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella, Tic Tac, Ferrero Rocher, Raffaello, Kinder Bueno and Kinder Surprise.
As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach.
Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world.
The secret to our global success?
40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of.
Join us, and you could be one of them.
Diversity Statement Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities.
We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way.
In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero.
The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.
About the Role: We are looking for a proactive and detail-orientated Demand Planner to lead the development of a realistic Demand Plan for the UK&I region, focusing on a 0–24-month horizon.
In this role you will drive the S&OP process, ensuring full ownership of the plan and achieving results through a consensus-based approach.
You will align forecasting demand and supply to measure forecasts versus budgets, assessing the impact on the supply chain.
Main Responsibilities: As a key member of the Demand team, you will oversee demand numbers to reflect the most likely outcomes whilst documenting and tracking assumptions behind the demand plan, ensuring their accuracy, and challenging them when needed.
You will also manage a historical database of sales and marketing activities to measure plan vs actual performance, fostering future learning and improvements.
This role will give you the opportunity to work cross functionally, giving you exposure to work with a plethora of stakeholders; collaborating with Supply Planning to communicate demand changes, support the Co-Packing team with promotional/seasonal execution as well as assisting with the Demand Planning Manager on process improvements.
This is a dynamic role suited for someone with a keen eye for detail, advanced analytical skills, and the ability to make data-driven decisions with a continuous improvement mind set.
Who we are looking for: We're seeking someone who's inquisitive, confident and have the ability to challenge the status quo.
You should be able to communicate clearly and present information concisely, even under pressure.
The ideal candidate must have advanced analytical skills and proficiency in Excel with the knowledge of statistical forecasting methods to drive improved accuracy.
You will have excellent understanding of S&OP and the experience of working within cross functional groups.
How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero: Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do.
So, to be successful at Ferrero, you'll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.