Demand Planner Team Lead

Ecolab is seeking a highly motivated Demand Planner Team Lead to join our Supply Chain Planning team and play a key role in driving transformation and improvements in Demand Planning and S&OP. You will work with cross-functional teams in Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing and Finance to develop and execute accurate demand plans that support customer needs and business growth. In this role, you will also lead a team of demand planners, ensuring efficient collaboration, alignment of priorities, and continuous development of team members. This role is ideal for a strategic and analytical professional who can lead with clarity, drive continuous improvement, and align demand planning with broader business objectives.

What’s in it For You:

• Opportunity for a long-term career path that allows for exposure into all areas of Ecolab’s supply chain

• Access to best-in-class resources, tools, and technology

• Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety-focused culture and has been recognized as one of the most ethical companies in the world

What You Will Do:  

• Lead the monthly product demand forecast cycle, validating inputs and refining statistical forecasts using the existing forecasting system.

• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to integrate short- and long-term market intelligence into the demand plan and maintain clear assumptions.

• Ensure timely inclusion of new product launches, conversions and deactivations into the forecast.

• Identify and resolve forecast deviations through exception management and root cause analysis.

• Utilize strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify trends, forecast demand, and address supply challenges

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement through a loss elimination mindset and proactive process enhancement

• Monitor forecast performance (accuracy, error, bias) and share KPIs with stakeholders to drive improvements.

• Build a demand-based revenue plan by business unit and compare it against financial targets, challenging assumptions when needed.

• Represent Demand Planning in S&OP meetings and cross-functional discussions.

• Manage and coordinate a team of demand planners, setting priorities, assigning responsibilities and ensuring timely delivery of planning outputs.

• Drive engagement and influence stakeholders through strong interpersonal and negotiation skills

• Provide ongoing feedback and coaching, support individual development plans, and lead regular one-to-one and team meetings.

• Encourage best practice sharing, standardization of processes, and promote a collaborative team environment.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Strong analytical thinker with a passion for problem-solving

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Customer-centric with a deep understanding of business impact

• Proven ability to lead change, eliminate inefficiencies, and improve processes

• Persuasive, engaging, and capable of aligning diverse teams

• Detail-oriented with a commitment to delivering high-quality work

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Marketing or a related field

• 5+ years of experience in demand planning, product marketing and/or a related field

• Fluent in English (other European languages is a plus)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with demand planning tools (Kinaxis, JDA would be nice).

• High level proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Excel

• Proficiency in SAP.

• Previous project management experience, including Lean Six Sigma and/or Green Belt certification

• Strong communication and analytical skills

• Effective at building relationships and utilizing problem solving skills to drive decisions and build consensus among stakeholders

Ecolab’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) reflects our longstanding value of working together to integrate diverse perspectives to challenge ourselves, reach our goals and do what’s right. Disability certificate will be an asset.

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