Demand Planner (Fixed term for 1 year)

Job Purpose

The Demand Planner is a key driver in generating and managing accurate customer demand signals in Sanofi planning tools (Kinaxis). This position ensures the alignment of Business Units and markets with Manufacturing and Supply through collaboration with stakeholders at the market such as Commercial BUs, Regulatory, Finance and local Supply Chain (Demand Managers, Logistics and Customer Fulfillment/Engagement).

Key Accountabilities

In close collaboration with key stakeholders, mainly the Demand Managers, BUs and upstream M&S planners:

• Gather past and future demand factors
• Integrate statistical forecasting with local market knowledge to enrich demand planning.
• Ensure a strong focus on accurate master data in planning and ERP tools and proper use of demand planning parameters.
• Analyze and question assumptions, consolidate sales forecasts from various markets, and ensure the 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, market trends, ensuring global data consistency.
• Participate in the Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) by delivering root cause analysis of demand plan changes in the short-term horizon, and sharing supply risks received from GBU Supply Chain teams upstream.
• Work towards continuously improving the objective of 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 relevant stakeholders to set up and execute action plans.
• Conduct a Monthly Root Cause Analysis review of forecast deviations, Out-of-Stocks products to identify and implement actions to improve.
• Periodically check data consistency in planning tools and data.
• Support the preparation and presentation of demand plans in IBP meetings.

About you

Skills/Expertise/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and min 1 year of experience in demand planning
• Fluent English communication and writing skills
• Understanding of basic manufacturing processes and ability to apply to supply chain management and specifically in 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 (SAP and Kinaxis an advantage) skills and basic understanding of financial function

Competency Requirements

• A high level of accountability and attention to details required
• Demonstrated high standards of integrity, professionalism, and commitment
• Good team facilitation and relationship building skills

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