Ice Cream Demand Planning Specialist

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Ice Cream Demand Planning Specialist
Scope: Permanent, FTE, Full time
Location: Italy; Roma

Terms & Conditions: External hiring, Regular

The Ice Cream division at Unilever is preparing to stand on its own, aiming to become an independent, EUR 8.3 billion publicly listed company by the end of 2025. We’re on a mission to create the ultimate snacking company. A place where growth, innovation, founder and ownership mentality, and performance are cultivated and rewarded. And where we craft extraordinary ice cream experiences - transforming ordinary moments into lasting memories. Because we know, life tastes better with ice cream.

ABOUT THE MAGNUM ICE CREAM COMPANY:
The Magnum Ice Cream Company is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers’ businesses. Growing our people’s careers. Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments – and having fun doing it.
With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations.
We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of The Magnum Ice Cream Company as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen before the end of 2025.
We dream big but keep things simple to act fast.
If you want to grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of Ice Cream, this is the place for you!

JOB PURPOSE:
As a Demand Planning Specialist, you will collaborate in the S&OP Process where you will work closely with our customer development, marketing, and sourcing unit teams to build an integrated volume and sales plan where you will participate in coordinating the delivery of the results and make shifts on the forecast based on consumption or business need changes, and hence will manage all downstream supply chain operations. You will have the responsibility of managing short-term demand-supply risks and managing them proactively.
• Prepare strategic and ad hoc analysis.
• Monitor and evaluate KPI’s. The process includes identifying gaps, recommending and implementing actions to improve performance in key areas.
• Review & maintain Demand and Supply forecasts for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function.
• Use and maintain the Demand Planning tools: Excel Files, Power BI, RapidResponse and SAP.
• Proactive and Self-motivated to follow up or chase with multiple teams for pending information.
• Reconcile significant variances to discuss during sales and marketing assumptions.
• Interact with a collaborative and consensus approach with Sales, Marketing and Finance to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for alignment meetings & reviews, focused on understanding demand forecast drivers.
• Work with Initiatives and Marketing groups to size promotional and new launches forecasts. Coordinate and collaborate in S&OP meetings.
• Establish strong collaborative relationships with category and customer sales team.
• Interact with internal stakeholders.

EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS:
· Master’s Degree from a recognized university with relevant work experience in FP&A or any domain linked to forecast related activities.
· Excellent performance track record and highly disciplined.
· PowerBI + PowerPoint skills & Excellent MS Excel (intermediate to advanced level).
· Proficiency with any System applications (SAP), and/or any other ERP. Also experience with planning systems (APO, RapidResponse) is appreciated.
· Excellent communication skills.
· Demonstrated ability to collaborate and partner on multiple activities.
· Adapts quickly to change into a dynamic organizational structure.
· Hard-working and with the ability to perform well in challenging complex environments, working well under pressure, and prioritizing within tight deadlines.
· Good presentation, influencing, and communication skills - Verbal and non-verbal.
· Ability to work with all Microsoft Office programs (advanced excel knowledge).
· Self-starter and have analytical, problem-solving skills.
· Understanding FMCG retail and customer structures.
· Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders and management.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:
• A unique mix of global scale & start-up spirit—€8.3bn powerhouse with an agile, entrepreneurial mindset. We’re building a new high growth Ice Cream company from the ground up.
• Career without limits—42 markets, international opportunities, and fast-tracked growth.
• A performance-driven culture—Freedom to act, disrupt and grow – your success is measured by impact.
• A company that cele