Senior Demand Planner

SC JOHNSON IS A FIFTH-GENERATION FAMILY COMPANY BUILT ON THE SPIRIT OF OUR PEOPLE. We have been leading with purpose for over 130 years, building iconic brands that win the hearts and minds of consumers – such as Raid®, Glade®, Ziploc® and more, in virtually every country around the world. Together, we are creating a better future – for the planet, for future generations and for every SCJ team member. Join our winning team of Wave Makers and Go Getters and help us write the next chapter in the SCJ story.

Role: Senior Demand Planner

Location: Arese, Italy

Overview:

The demand-planning organization of SC Johnson is responsible for the development of a demand forecast, using data such as sales inputs on promotions and distribution, shipment history, competitor activities and marketing plans.

This position is a key driver in creating and managing the true consumer demand signals by which to align the rest of the supply chain and company resources.  This role will also be the conduit in the region and country between the commercial teams and all of supply chain planning.

This role is part of Southern Cluster Demand Planning team and will be responsible for demand planning activities of a specific country and/or country-product category combination. You’ll have exposure in the business at many levels and will be the owner of what you do reporting to Associate Manager Demand Planning Southern Cluster. You will have contact with various functions across supply chain regionally.

This position is charged with making decisions that impact the demand plan and communicating those decisions to stakeholders. The role expands to include contributing to special projects and other supply chain and business strategy initiatives.

If you would like to work in a multicultural, FMCG organization and are passionate about demand planning and supply chain, we’d like to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

• Use and maintain current demand planning systems to create the best forecast possible using established processes.
• Collect and analyze past/future demand inputs (such as distribution gains/losses, price changes, new/discontinued products and promotion plans) from sales and marketing and calculate their impacts on demand.
• Work with various cross functional partners on projects such as new product launches, discontinuations, and transitions to evaluate assumptions (pre and post launch) – new product forecast, pipeline fill, and cannibalization.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, and Finance for advertising and promotional activities – time period, expected market penetration, reaction (uplift, cannibalization on other items/brands) and evaluate against performance from similar historical activities.
• Ensure demand forecast is shared in level of detail and timing required by internal customers and supply chain partners with documented assumptions.  Also communicating forecast confidence, including risks and opportunities.
• Influence and collaborate with key partners in marketing, sales (field sales, corporate sales managers and directors), and finance to address input gaps as identified by forecast error/bias review & root cause analysis
• Measure, analyze, and communicate key process metrics and monitor adherence to key performance indicators, while driving continuous improvement initiatives

Experience you’ll bring:

• 3-5 years of experience in supply chain, ideally with a focus on planning
• A degree in engineering, supply chain, or a related field
• Experience leading projects or cross-functional initiatives.
• Familiarity with supply chain tools like SAP (PP, MM), APO, Kinaxis, Tableau
• Strong Excel skills (e.g., PivotTables, VLOOKUP)
• Certifications such as APICS, IBF, or Lean would be an advantage
• Quantitative and qualitative data analysis, including business process metrics and measures linking to business KPIs
• Knowledge of S&OP process
• Experience working in the FMCG industry

Behaviors you’ll need:

• Proactive, solution-focused mindset.
• Comfortable working with diverse, cross-functional teams across multiple countries.
• Highly organized, adaptable, and confident managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to drive action and influence decision making at all levels of the organization.

What’s in it for you?

We offer an excellent opportunity for career development and progression, a highly collaborative work environment and an autonomous and flexible working culture where you will be able to add value and be recognized and rewarded.

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