Company Description
BIC® products are recognized all over the world for their quality, safety, affordability and ease of use.
The ballpoint pen, the pocket lighter, and the shaver are all part of the daily lives of millions of consumers.
These products make BIC® an iconic international brand, present in more than 4 million retail outlets in more than 160 countries around the world.
BIC's founder, Marcel Bich, understood that to succeed, BIC needed hands-on team members who were willing to take measured risks and assume responsibility for their role in a team.
Today, we provide our more than 15,000 team members in 61 countries with the opportunity to invent BIC's future - together - while honoring our past achievements.
We are committed to our team members' development and empower those who wish to discover different areas of our business or acquire international experiences.
**Job Description**:
As a** Demand Planning Manager, **you will be in charge of the management of a team of 6 FTEs located across **Southern Europe cluster** (Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Spain).
The main scope will be to generate a continuous improvement and optimization mindset from all stakeholders involved in the Demand phase of the IBP process (Continent & Cluster GMs, Continent Finance Directors, Continent Sales Directors, Continent Marketing Directors).
**Key responsabilities**:
- At cluster level, animate and monitor closely IBP Demand phase to ensure:
- Sign-off process for cluster demand forecast including key risks and opportunities is well operated
- Endorsement by Forecast and Sales teams on assumptions and key changes
- Identification of gaps to Financial Forecast and preparation of strong plans to reduce them
- Anticipation of long-term trends and clear communication of cluster sales forecasts to Supply Planning
- Develop and maintain efficient Demand S&OP with cluster
- Ensure consistency of Demand plan for a given category and lead business support at European level for all transversal topics related to that given category.
**Main Job Figures**
- Number of Employees under Direct supervision: 6 FTEs
- Scope cluster: 5500 SKU's / 6 markets
- Net Sales: 25% of Total Europe
- Many interactions with Countries (General Manager, Customer Service, Sales, Marketing and Finance) and with HQ Departments (SC, IT, Sales, Marketing)
- 20% travel
**Main KPIs**
- Sales Forecast accuracy
- OTIF
- SLOB (Slow movers and obsolete stock)
- Country & Central teams' involvement in the Demand S&OP
**Qualifications**:
- Master's Degree with at least 8 years of experience in Supply Chain, ideally within Demand planning
- Previous experience in people management
- Strong analytical skills / Ability to "make it simple" in a complex environment
- Good command of IT systems - particularly Excel, COGNOS/Power BI and Anaplan
- Fuent English
- Excellent communication skills
- Business drives
- Leadership, ability to build strategy with contradictory objectives of countries, logistic and manufacturing optimization
- Strong team player
- Knowledge of Blue Yonder (ex JDA) forecasting tool is a plus
Additional Information
BIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers.
We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics.
All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.