Demand Planner (Multiple Location)

1 Hour ago • 5 Years +

About the job

SummaryBy Outscal

Demand Planner with 5+ years experience needed. Responsibilities include creating and maintaining forecasts, collaborating with Sales & Marketing, and analyzing data. Must have strong analytical skills, experience with forecasting tools and Excel, and excellent communication skills.

***This position is open for applications to our offices in Valencia, London, Istanbul, and Milan***
Main Purpose of Role

This role will be responsible for delivery of accurate and timely demand forecasts, achieving consensus through the DMR process enabling the market & Global supply chain operation to maximize Hasbro’s profit & customer service. This will include creating, phasing and maintaining a 24-month rolling consensus forecast in collaboration with internal partners such as Sales, Marketing, Finance and Management teams.  This role will also be suggesting process improvements and efficiencies in demand planning process & capabilities.

Specific Responsibilities

  • Main responsibility is to maintain the Consensus Forecast at the product reference on a rolling 12 to 24-month basis for selected responsibility area within the agreed demand planning tool.
  • Generate and review baseline forecast using statistical models, causal models, and product life cycle patterns. Provide clear recommendation for an unconstrained demand forecast over all brands/items.
    • Create/share fact-based assumptions for potential demand outliers to challenge and align with Marketing /Sales input. Collect and challenge Sales and Market Intelligence for input into forecast.
    • Maintain key user parameters in the forecasting tool.
    • Update the new forecast into the forecasting system.
    • Ensure accurate monthly phasing of Forecast.
    • Outlier correction and cleansing history for better statistical forecast outputs.
    • Analyse and refine the demand signal used for the forecasting tools.
  • Response for maintaining forecast and requisitions of product assortment waves on forecasting tool, based on requirements from Sales & Marketing.
  • Liaise with Market Supply planner to proactively communicate demand changes impacting inventory and service.
  • Work with Marketing to identify the products to be forecasted and convert annual Forecasts into phased forecasts, based on release dates and promotions (forecast enrichment conversations)
  • Work with Sales to use customer plans and input into forecasting tools (forecast enrichment conversations).
  • Ensure compliance with the global forecasting calendar.
  • Contribute to demand data integrity and address potential issues to the appropriate function.
  • KPI tracking and demand error correction with relevant RCAs (root cause analysis).
  • Inform functions (Planning, Supply, Business) of main forecast assumption and changes.
  • Provide reports required for the local demand management processes.
  • Contribute to Capacity Planning with demand forecast scenarios.
  • Manage the deviation of monthly/weekly Actual Sales vs Forecast and apply forecast changes based on historical performance

Qualifications & Knowledge

  • Degree or equivalent in Supply Chain Management
  • 5 years experience in Demand Planning (highly skilled).
  • Experience in working with Business/Sales teams.
  • Experience working in an international matrix environment 
  • Proficient with Demand Planning Tools and  Power BI.
  • Advanced Excel skills and analytical approach to data.
  • Ability to effectively utilize tools to monitor performance and effectiveness.
  • Strong communication and influencing skills. 
  • Team player and thinker in terms of solutions derived from sound analysis.
  • Flexible, self-starter with a high degree of independence.
  • Excellent ability to work and communicate in multi-functional teams with multiple stakeholders. 

Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a global play and entertainment company committed to Creating the World's Best Play Experiences. From toys and games to television, movies, digital gaming and consumer products, Hasbro offers a variety of ways for audiences to experience its iconic brands, including NERF, MY LITTLE PONY, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH, MONOPOLY, BABY ALIVE and MAGIC: THE GATHERING, as well as premier partner brands. Through its entertainment labels, Allspark Pictures and Allspark Animation, the Company is building its brands globally through great storytelling and content on all screens. Hasbro is committed to making the world a better place for children and their families through corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. Hasbro ranked No. 5 on the 2018 100 Best Corporate Citizens list by CR Magazine, and has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere Institute for the past seven years. Learn more at www.hasbro.com, and follow us on Twitter (@Hasbro & @HasbroNews) and Instagram (@Hasbro).

About The Company

Hasbro is a leading toy and game company whose mission is to entertain and connect generations of fans through the wonder of storytelling and exhilaration of play. Hasbro delivers engaging brand experiences for global audiences through toys, consumer products, gaming and entertainment, with a portfolio of iconic brands including MAGIC: THE GATHERING, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, Hasbro Gaming, NERF, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH and PEPPA PIG, as well as premier partner brands.

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