Position Snapshot

Location: Lisbon, Portugal 
Company: Nespresso HQ
Full-time  

Position Summary

Develop, maintain and improve a Demand Plan for a portfolio of products, which represents the most realistic estimate of customer demand. Ensure the alignment of this Demand Plan with internal and external partners through the Monthly Business Planning process. Identify and manage exceptions and monitor performance in order to continually improve the quality and reliability of the Demand Plan and the Company’s ability to sense and respond to changing circumstances.

A day in the life of...

• Collect Information and Assumptions received from Markets and HQ Marketing, Commercial and Finance
• Liaise with HQ Marketing and Commercial in order to understand if all launch or phase-out information have been submitted to the markets, prior to Supply Chain communication.
• Request and support markets in providing their 18 rolling months demand plan of new products.
• Ensure that phase-out products are reflected in the market 18 rolling months demand plan.
• Consolidate and challenge market forecasts
• Check and challenge Market's DPA results
• Through systematic reporting, ad-hoc reports and communication ensure that Demand Plan information is available to all internal stakeholders.
• Support the MBP meetings (MFR, MOR, Zone MBP) by collecting inputs from internal stakeholders and preparing the presentation materials
• Analyse the 18 rolling months demand plan and ensure alignment with Dynamic Forecasts. 
• Challenge Supply Chain Teams in the markets and understand if their 18 rolling months demand plan is consistent with business development
• Support markets with problem solving initiatives to reach KPI targets (e.g. GSTD, DMAIC)
   

What will make you successful

• University degree, preferably in Engineering, Management, Mathematics or Statistics.
• At least 5 years of operational experience in one of the following areas is recommended:
• Supply and Demand Planning;
• Marketing;
• Finance: Business Planning / Dynamic Forecasting;
• Supply Chain Development.
• Fluent in English, any other language is an advantage;
• Advanced knowledge in excel and power point;
• Knowledge in language programming (phyton and power BI) is a plus;
• Eye for detail
• Able to balance priorities
• Ability to think “outside of the box” and challenge status quo
• Proactivity
• Disciplined
• Problem solving mindset
• Stakeholder management and engagement
• Conflict management