Director of Planning and Allocation
OVME Aesthetics
ERP
Demand Planner, Turkish Speaker
Sanofi
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Budapest • 🇭🇺 Hungary
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Junior
Tech Stack
ERP
About the role
- Generate and manage accurate customer demand signals in Sanofi planning tools (Kinaxis)
- Gather past and future demand factors (tenders, competition, market share, price changes, new/discontinued products, short shelf-life impacts, out-of-stock situations, S&OE impacts, promotion plans, sales history cleansing) and forecast/model their impacts
- Integrate statistical forecasting with local market knowledge and only adjust statistical forecasts when accuracy is expected to increase
- Ensure accurate master data in planning and ERP tools and proper use of demand planning parameters (code switches, disaggregation rules, phase in/out, sales attributes)
- Analyze and question assumptions, consolidate sales forecasts from various markets, and ensure coherence of the final plan
- Capture active and inactive opportunities in planning tools to enable scenario planning including supply constraints
- Review significant deviations from forecast, budget and market trends, ensuring global data consistency
- Participate in Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) providing root cause analysis of short-term demand plan changes and sharing supply risks
- Work to continuously improve forecast accuracy to maximize OTIF to the client
- Analyze and track products at risk of destruction due to short shelf-life or lack of demand and engage stakeholders to set up action plans
- Conduct Monthly Root Cause Analysis review of forecast deviations and Out-of-Stocks to identify and implement actions
- Periodically check data consistency in planning tools and data
- Coordinate with Product Planners to communicate demand shifts and enable agile supply plan changes
- Participate in committees for decisions on new products, adoptions, discontinuations, and stock at risk; update demand plan accordingly
- Support preparation and presentation of demand plans in IBP meetings
Requirements
- Minimum 1 year of experience in demand planning
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical primary and secondary manufacturing processes preferred
- Understanding of basic manufacturing processes and ability to apply to supply chain management and demand planning
- Basic knowledge of regulatory processes and requirements an advantage
- Skilled in scenario planning, risk / benefit analysis, contingency planning and problem solving
- Excellent systems skills; SAP and Kinaxis an advantage
- Basic understanding of financial function
- High level of accountability and attention to details
- Demonstrated high standards of integrity, professionalism, and commitment
- Good team facilitation and relationship building skills
- Strong willingness to drive change as well as good internal marketing and communication skills
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
- Fluent English communication and writing skills
- Fluent Turkish highly preferred
Benefits
- Work from an "Office of the Year 2023" award winner with flexible home office policy
- Thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact
- Wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs
- At least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave
- An individual and well-structured introduction and training with a dedicated Buddy
- Join a great community & special events (Monthly Board Game Nights, Summer Events, Well-Being Lectures & Sport Clubs)
ATS Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
demand planningstatistical forecastingroot cause analysisscenario planningrisk/benefit analysiscontingency planningdata consistencysales forecastingsupply chain managementforecast accuracy
Soft skills
attention to detailintegrityprofessionalismteam facilitationrelationship buildingcommunication skillswillingness to drive changeproblem solvingaccountabilityagility
Certifications
Bachelor's degree
