JOB DESCRIPTION Job Description:This role requires the job holder to form key stakeholder relationships across supply, demand and S&OP+ & S&OE communities to carry out their role effectively.They are a permanent member of Step 2 and they facilitate the DMR meeting.
They influence others and builds credibility and trust through focus on data and fact-based decision making.
They can work under pressure and cross-functionally, to drive sound decision making with a result-oriented focus.
They can proactively identify deviations from expected results and other disruptions and can promptly lead their teams to resolve any issues, fostering a high performance and engaged culture.What are we looking for?BSc or BA in business, supply chain management, science and/or engineering.
Master or advanced degree (sciences or business) preferred.>5 years of demand management experience for a global or multi-plant CPG/FMCG company.>5 years of experience in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP).Fluent in English (written and oral).E2E understanding of Supply Chain with detailed experience in Demand Planning, Supply Planning, S&OP, Inventory ManagementAbility to present complex analysis in understandable forms to business stakeholders including the ability to articulate the needs of the business and the customers to supply chain stakeholders.Ability to work in a matrix structure.Ability to listen to others and link to others' ideas.Attention to detail and a passion for data accuracy.Experienced people leadership.What will be your key responsibilities?Owns the Consensus forecast for the Cluster taking onboard the system input (and forecasting analyst inputs where applicable) as the major building block for their portfolio in periods for the full horizon to drive the supply plan.Ensures that demand plans are shared/received in the format, level of detail, accuracy and timing required by all business stakeholders and supply chain partners, with documented assumptions, to achieve the various business objectives.Owns the agenda for the DMR meeting in the cluster by deriving the critical conversations from the consolidated input into the cycle.Provides the insights for the consensus forecast across the full horizon to the DMR.Conducts health checks and ensures that the demand planning and DMR feeder processes are sustained at the intended maturity level with adherence to the relevant periodic standards.Challenges peers and colleagues and surfaces tensions to ensure that assumptions reflected in the demand plans are robust and realistic.Leads the team, ensuring follow through to ensure improved performance over time.On constrained and controlled lines, leads the team to highlight imbalances between demand and supply and follows through with Sales on demand shaping customer choices, ensuring deployment to protect service.Escalates where Continuous Improvement is required to support their team in delivering their agenda.Develops talent and drives the HPC and engagement agenda.Coaches any Senior MCL who will be responsible for running additional DMRs in the cluster.Drives a Mindset and Behaviour culture in line with the Mars Snacking behaviours.Understands the Enterprise Planning target operating model, recognizes and rewards adherence to process.Delivers the following through their team of associates':Maintains forecast drivers for the portfolio, understands drivers of base sales trends (last year, previous years and YOY), upside and downside scenarios.Assesses trends, risks and opportunities together with the Sales, Marketing, category and Finance teams.Incorporates approved upside and downside scenarios on top of the system generated forecast at appropriate level of hierarchy.Monitor forecast consumption versus forecast and work with product availability teams to respond to forecast evolution during the cycle.Collaborates across the E2E planning organisation on risks and opportunities.Collaborates with product availability on the short-term demand plan assumptions.Reviews forecast performance metrics from previous cycle (and collaborate with Forecasting Analyst where applicable) to develop an action plan to improve performance.Drives deployment of Segmentation and FVA to ensure focus on value-add activities.Partners with the cluster Supply Chain Director to ensure priority workload continuity during vacation / sickness periods within the cluster for Market Collaboration and Product AvailabilityWhat can you expect from Mars?Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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