Junior Demand Planner (f/m/d)

at  Beiersdorf Gesellschaft GmbH Austria

At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin – and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Hansaplast, and Labello. We act according to our purpose, WE CARE BEYOND SKIN, and take responsibility for our consumers, our employees, the environment and society.
Behind every brand, every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20,000 employees. It is for them that we live an inclusive culture of respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values – CARE, COURAGE, SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We also embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.

As a Junior Demand Planner, you will be part of the Eastern European Demand Planning team, collaborating locally with various departments, including Sales, Shopper & Customer Marketing, Finance, Customer Service, and Marketing. Your key responsibility is to drive improvements in the quality of business planning within the local Sales & Operations process and various key performance indicators, with a particular emphasis on Service Level in-Full, Forecast Accuracy, and Forecast Bias.

• Demand planning of our products using machine learning methods (statistical models, neural networks, etc.) and business intelligence systems in close cooperation with the sales, marketing and finance teams
• Promotion planning together with the sales and shopper marketing teams
• Analyzing the market potential of innovations together with the marketing team
• Participation in S&OP meetings to prepare the full-year financial outlook for the Austrian market on a monthly basis
• Working closely with the Supply Planning team to ensure maximum delivery capability for our customers while avoiding obsolescence
• Initiate and lead optimization and improvement projects
• Monitor, report and analyze relevant planning metrics for continuous improvement