Forecasting Exception Officer

YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Demand Planning:

• Manage the predictive model

• Responsible for both base and promotional planning (0-18 months)

• Responsible for promotional predictive model with input of promotional parameters

from sales.

• Responsible for KPI’s as Forecast Accuracy, Forecast Bias, Dispatch Rate, exceptions

and outliers

• Integrate top-down (IBP) forecast in bottom-up

• Manage volume exception driven by sales input in overall volume forecast

• Translate the innovation and relaunches forecast for the full horizon (0-18 months) in

Visual Fabriq PLC manager driven by Pega input.

• Manage Assumptions, Risks and Opportunities & translate to volume impact

• Responsible for checking the predictive model for outliers

Business partnering:

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with Performance Manager, Supply chain

Specialist, Sales, Trade Category Management, Brand Building, and Business Partners

for forecast optimization purposes and perfect execution of product launches.

• Understand the dynamics of the business in order to communicate and distribute the

correct information to the business (develop a high degree of business sense).

• Report to the Forecast Lead BNX

KEY REQUIREMENTS

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Affinity with next generation planning principle, interested in upcoming new technology

and adaptation, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning

• Knowledge of systems, e.g. Visual Fabriq / SAP/ APO (Kinaxis) / Pega

• Operational experience in either Supply Chain or Sales a pre

• Experience in the area of FMCG is preferred

• Languages: fluent in English and Dutch a pre

COMPETENCIES

• Practical creativity

• Analytical ability

• Enterprising behavior

• Influencing others

• Ability to learn