Interim Demand Planning Manager
Location: BelgiumSIRE Life Sciences® is the market leader in life science recruitment. We believe the recruitment market needs to gear up in technology and continues innovation. We like technology, in a life science market driven on science, we couldn’t stay behind; we drive Recruitment Science. Investing a majority of our turnover in technology enables us to use unique Resource Technologies. By using highly advanced algorithms, we enable our team of Resource & Data Strategists© to maintain the most advanced, detailed and complete Life Sciences network in Europe. This big data enables us to work Reverse Recruitment©: we first analyze the market in-depth before we go out to the market. Because we analyze the whole market, we can compare facts and data. This enables us to do Facts & Big Data Recruitment©, making sure we, or better yet, you find the right career!
THE COMPANY
Our client is a professional FMCG and Food organization, based in Belgium.
They are a large Food and FMCG producer with a lot of well known brands. This role is located at the headquarters where well over 100 employees work, in total this company work with a couple of thousand employees world wide
ROLE DESCRIPTION
As the Demand Planning Manager you will be responsible for all demand planning processes and you will become the key user for the demand planning tools. You will manage and coach a small department and collaborate within an international environment.
We are looking for a freelance supply chain professional with strong knowledge of demand planning and associated planning tools. This person will also act as a coach for the junior planners.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Development of demand planning and implementation within the S&OP planning
- Become the key user for the demand planning tool
- Management of demand planning department
- Collaboration with several supply chain and logistical business units
- Communicate demand planning to commercial teams
- Lead and participate in cross-functional projects
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain or similar
- Strong knowledge of Demand Planning processes
- Previous management or coaching experience
- Strong knowledge of SAP APO or similar planning tools
- Previous experience in the food industry is a strong plus
- Fluency in Dutch, English and preferably French
Are you interested and do want to apply for this role, please fill out your application via the apply button below and contact Laurens van Ommen.
