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ASSOCIATE MANAGER, DEMAND PLANNING

To be based in our Amsterdam office, we are looking for an experienced Demand Planning professional to lead our forecasting efforts within the European Trauma & Extremities team. This role is pivotal in translating data into strategic recommendations, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and driving accurate demand forecasts. You’ll support key business leaders, manage a talented team, and contribute to shaping the future of our product portfolio through effective demand planning and process improvements.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

This role is aligned with the European Trauma & Extremities team and will support the Business Unit General Manager, as well as the Sales, Marketing, Finance and where applicable R&D Leaders, for all forecasting and demand planning related issues. The role is responsible for unconstrained end-customer demand plans, including planning for phase in & phase out of the product portfolio, and the support of product rationalization evaluations. The role responsible for providing demand plans to the Integrated Business Planning Manager, conducting regularly scheduled divisional Executive Demand Reviews, as well as participating in Global Business Unit IBP meetings and Executive IBP meetings. This person must have strong skills in leadership, communication, and influence. First line management role with accountability for Demand Planner and/or Planning Analyst role(s).

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage a team that will assemble, analyze and adjust all data pertinent to creating the demand forecast: historical sales, market trends, seasonality, promotions, financial budgets and inventory levels. Will need to gather, analyze and validate data, as well as review resulting statistical forecast models
• Improve forecast accuracy by effectively analyzing sources of forecast error and recommending appropriate action plans
• Lead Integrated Business Planning meetings at divisional level and leverage best available cross-functional inputs and apply judgment based on knowledge of the business and robust cross-functional discussions
• Collaborate with marketing and new product development teams to define launch strategy and manage product life cycle implications to demand and inventory
• Work with cross-functional teams such as Marketing, Finance, IBP, Supplier, Manufacturing, IS, Customer Service and Demand Planning to ensure that business objectives are met
• Ensure that the demand plan is effectively communicated to the supply chain as necessary
• Review KPIs to proactively identify misalignment between sales & marketing plans, financial plans, and the demand plan, and seek consensus through the Executive Demand Review process
• Partner with Marketing to understand relevant market-related data and competitive intelligence
• Achieve forecast accuracy metrics for the division
• Lead the demand planning process including short and long-term demand planning and process improvements
• Serve as the primary contact for cross-functional business partners from the Division and serve as the primary contact for the Integrated Business Planning Manager and Plant Network
• Participate in the development, modification and improvement of procedures, policies and processes within the organization
• Support the implementation of ERP-based forecast systems, as well as reporting and continuous improvement of forecasting systems
• Direct team members toward achieving daily, weekly and monthly goals; track performance and provide timely feedback to the team
• Management of people resource to ensure that they are developed, coached, and capable of performing the role designated including performance management