Demand Planner - New Ventures

Job Description
About the Position
We have an excellent opportunity available for an experienced Demand Planner to make a difference at Kraft Heinz. The Demand Planner position lies within the UKI Supply and Operations department reporting into the Head of Demand Planning for UK&I.
Your primary responsibility will be leading UK and Ireland's total forecast for one of our key categories: New Ventures (this includes our iconic Heinz Pasta Sauce range, culinary tomatoes products, and World Cuisine brands such as Amoy & Sosu). The New Ventures team operates with a start-up mindset to deliver disruptive innovations and build new business models - challenging the status quo to deliver with agility and always driving for creative excellence!
This role includes a combination of historical volume reviews and new data to support new product launches, future innovations, factory planning, logistics planning and stock policy. You strive to make sure we have the right product in the right place at the right time.
What you'll do:

• Deliver forecast accuracy targets through the development of robust demand forecasts
• Lead the demand review meeting and process framework to ensure forecasts are constructively challenged to drive consensus and accuracy
• Run the forecast of a portfolio of FMCG products including the generation of base forecast down to SKU level through high quality analysis within our o9 platform.
• Coordinate forecast inputs such as promotional and media plans and coordinating product flow to the UK market with the central supply team
• Customer service levels (i.e. case fill rate and requested delivery date to ensure we have the right product in the right place at the right time) and operational costs to manage operation efficiency

Qualifications

• Demonstrable expertise in demand planning (ideally 2+ years)
• Advanced Excel knowledge
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Professional Attributes

• Communication Skills
  • At Kraft Heinz you'll easily be exposed to senior management, no matter your level. Therefore, it's important you have excellent communication and leadership skills, to deal with all kinds of different stakeholders.
• Commercial Sense
  • You're always seeking for opportunities to expand your business and create more savings, while over delivering your targets.
• Analytical
  • We're a very data driven company. You know how to translate complex data into a simple solution, clear recommendations and action plan with your analytical mindset.
• Networking skills
  • You're able to be interesting and interested in business conversations, motivating people to want to be in your network. The stronger the network you have, the more easily you can get things done. You, highly aware of that, are constantly expending your network.
• High pressure
  • You don't get easily stressed by pressure, on the opposite, a demanding and dynamic environment is what keeps you energized.
  • You possess excellent prioritization & organizational skills to keep you on track and focused to deliver when it counts

What we offer you

• An ambitious employer; we only want to the best for our people!
• Trainings and coaching to help develop your skills and behaviours
• A career track like only few other companies can match
• Flexible and hybrid working approach (3 from the office or with customers / 2 from home)
• Family-friendly and inclusive work environment
• Competitive benefits package to support mental, physical, financial and social well-being
• A competitive salary and excellent bonus structure (above market)
• Always room for new ideas; if you have a good idea, please let us know, and we can set it in action!

Location(s)
London - The Shard
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.