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# Job offer :** Demand Planner – Junior & Senior (France)**

Paris, 75004Temps pleinHybrid

## **Actual Talent**

[**910 22 81 05**](tel:910228105)

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## **The role**

**Actual Talent** is the talent acquisition consultancy that offers Executive Search, RPO and Talent Solutions.

### About Our Client

For an **important international client**, we are looking for **Demand Planning professionals** to join their team in the **Paris area**.

### Mission

Deliver an accurate demand forecast for the Business unit, leveraging on an effective S&OP+ process in collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Trade Marketing and Finance. Drive the local Demand Planning process enabling smarter decisions and orchestrates end-to-end alignment across markets. To be as “One single source of truth” across functions perceiving optimization of critical trade-off as service level vs. cost (product availability vs. opportunity cost / operating efficiency) with capabilities to interpret complex demand patterns and translate data signals into actionable insights.

### Key Responsibilities

- In line with Europe S&OP Plus process guidelines, analyze and forecast future product demand working with Marketing, Trade Marketing, Sales, Operation, Finance teams.
- Own the business cycle based on data analysis, consolidation and agreement with Sales, Marketing, Trade Mkt, and Finance teams.
- Take the “facilitator role” in the DMR and in the top line analysis brought to the Exec S&OP+ meeting.
- Be a change agent to support the continuous improvement approach.
- Integrate the Innovation in the process also to avoid write off/back order for phasing out products.
- Consolidate the Demand risk and opportunities defining actions to support the opportunities and to minimize the risk, supporting Inventory process optimization.
- Identify with Supply Planning the implementation of the appropriate stock coverage strategy maximizing Service Level target, optimizing working capital and ensure a strong focus on continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with other functions (Marketing, Sales, Trade MKT, Finance, Operation, IT at local and global level) to achieve high demand accuracy level supporting a perfect execution in order management and stock allocation.
- S&OP Plus Evangelist including inventory and supply across all levels of the organization empowering the end to end vision.
- Measure the process with standard KPIs (Forecast Accuracy and BIAS) to drive corrective actions plans and empower the process.

### Requirements

- Degree from an **Engineering or Business School**.
- Experience in **Sales Forecasting and/or Supply Chain within the food industry**.
- Knowledge of the **GMS (large-scale retail) environment**.
- Strong ability to work with data, with excellent **analytical and synthesis skills**.
- High level of **rigour**, including meeting deadlines and ensuring the quality of results.
- Strong **communication skills**, including active listening, dialogue and the ability to challenge.
- Ability to **anticipate, take initiative and work autonomously**.
- Strong knowledge of **Excel** (Pivot Tables and functions), **Power BI**, **ERP and/or forecasting tools**.
- Knowledge of a forecasting tool such as **IBP**.
- Fluent **English** and **French** are required.

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