Regional Demand Planner
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full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Milan • 🇮🇹 Italy
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Ensure on-time and complete execution of daily, weekly, and monthly forecasting activities to achieve forecast accuracy and value-add metrics
- Lead meetings with business stakeholders (sales, marketing, finance) to obtain market information
- Maintain the regional consensus forecast through monthly processes including root cause analysis and forecast adjustments
- Identify forecast adjustment opportunities using reports and statistical forecast enrichment
- Handle forecasts for products in shortage and New Product Introduction (NPI) forecasting
- Perform event forecasting (Projects, Promos & Campaigns)
- Run Monthly Business Volume Review meetings with Regional Business Unit leadership and Controlling
- Perform risk analysis, prepare scenarios, and drive senior management discussions for forecast-related decisions
- Develop and implement strategies to improve demand forecasting accuracy and efficiency
- Broaden stakeholders' understanding of demand planning principles and drive harmonization and continuous improvement of regional processes
- Lead regional projects and participate as an expert in assigned projects (regional or global)
- Provide mutual support and back-up within the demand planning team and assist in skill development
Requirements
- University degree (preferred Supply Chain specialization)
- IBF / APICS certification as a plus
- 5+ years of experience in a demand planning role
- Experience within a matrix organized multinational company
- OMP tool knowledge is a plus
- Very good written and spoken English skills (C1 level or higher)
- Track record to drive continuous improvement (Project Management skills as a plus)
- Capability to liaise with and influence senior stakeholders (e.g., sales management)
- Skilled communicator and negotiator (e.g., ABP, PNS reconciliation)
- Strong analytical and logical thinking
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Excellent organization skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tough deadlines
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural, international and virtual environment
- Willingness to travel occasionally
- Relevant IT access (e.g., workflows, software, system)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
demand forecastingforecast accuracyroot cause analysisstatistical forecast enrichmentrisk analysisscenario preparationproject managementcontinuous improvementNew Product Introduction (NPI) forecastingevent forecasting
Soft skills
communicationnegotiationanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingdecision-makingorganizationability to work under pressurestakeholder influenceteam supportcross-cultural collaboration
Certifications
IBF certificationAPICS certification