CCA E2E Planner

at  Mars

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Lead the construction and alignment of the S&OP (including input of Sales ,MKT, Activity Mgmt and Supply) in the short and long term -18 months - which will serve as the basis for the production plan and financial planning, using the 6 Step Signature Demand, with key responsibility of SS, Clubs, BorderLine and Retail.

• Lead demand planning process: Pre-demand meetings, gap analysis and short term. Issue recommendations to ensure the process facilitates consensus on a 18+ period demand plan.
• Collaborate with all key stakeholders to ensure that forecast includes: innovation, market trends, point of sales activation, customer negotiations, supply constrained lines, etc.
• Analyze sales periodically and track performance against forecasted quantities. Adjust statistical forecast and/or assumptions accordingly
• Identify and communicate risks and opportunities. Enable decision making through a clear and consistent visibility to sales and management team
• Understand and use statistical models /system capability to maximize sales forecast accuracy.
• Collaborate with supply planning to ensure that the demand plan translates into shipments &customer need.
• Challenge and risk-assess building blocks, baseline key assumptions and isolates external or one-timer events.