Demand Planning Specialist

B.Braun Medikal Dış Ticaret A.Ş.

Personal competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in related field,
• Minimum 3 year of experience as a Demand Planner,
• SAP is highly preferred,
• Good level of expertise in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word,
• Very good written and verbal communication skills in English

Professional competencies

• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively interact with all teams, areas, and levels of the business affecting the forecast process,
• Good negotiator, cooperative, positive and team-oriented attitude,
• Strong problem solver, attention to detail and accuracy

Duties And Responsibilities:

• Responsible for S&OP process, management of inventory planning, Demand & Supply Planning,
• Lead and manage monthly Demand Review Meetings with cross functional groups including Marketing, Sales, Finance, Supply Chain and Customer Service to gain alignment of the Subgroup/Product level forecasts and evaluate possible demand/supply risks,
• Reviewing and analyzing historical sales trends, researching demand drivers, developing base demand forecasts, maintaining consensus forecasts with sales and marketing,
• Maintaining data and forecast integrity within SAP APO through evaluation of statistical forecast model types using exception based planning and adjustment to parameter settings,
• Identifies forecast variances, determines root cause; analyze to improve forecasting accuracy and drive corrective actions,
• Preparing and publishing monthly procurement budget estimates based on 12 month rolling forecast,
• Compare demand plans to financial sales budget and research variances,
• Report, analyze and deliver KPI´s (Inventory levels, Backorder Value, Delivery Performance, Slow Movers/Obsolete stock, etc.) and taking corrective actions as necessary