The Demand Planner is critical in driving accurate demand forecasts, ensuring inventory optimization, and enabling seamless collaboration across Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and other cross-functional teams. You will leverage AI-driven forecasting tools, historical data analysis, and stakeholder insights to deliver robust planning outcomes that support business growth.
Your role:
Forecast Development
Create Sales, Marketing, and Consensus forecasts for the assigned planning horizon.
Utilise AI baseline forecasts validated with Supply Chain analytics and enrich with inputs from Sales, Customers, Project Managers, Operations, Marketing, Finance, and other teams.
Data Analysis & Insights
Review historical sales trends and inventory flows.
Research and analyse demand drivers to improve forecast accuracy.
Forecast Accuracy & Continuous Improvement
Monitor forecast accuracy and implement corrective actions to enhance performance.
Gap Closing & Scenario Planning
Support relevant functions in creating and communicating gap-closing scenarios.
Meeting Preparation & Forecast Adjustment
Prepare, plan, and revise forecasts for Sales/Order Intake (OIT) Review Meetings and Demand Sign-off Meetings.
Adjust forecasts based on meeting outputs.
Sales Review Meeting Management
Consolidate meeting inputs and prepare pre-read decks.
Document and distribute output actions post-meeting.
Inventory Management
Manage inventory levels to align with demand plans.
SAP Data Quality & Order Monitoring
Drive SAP data quality with central Order Management team.
Monitor all orders on hand, including PO to factory, PMG GI (factory ship date), CDD vs RDD alignment, and back orders.
Handover to Physical Distribution/Philips CT once goods are dispatched.
Supply Monitoring & Issue Resolution
Closely monitor supply situations and notify stakeholders.
Identify issues and apply corrective actions promptly
You're the right fit if you have:
Bachelor's OR minimum 4 years of experience in Demand Planning, Supply Chain Management, Data Analysis or equivalent.
Strong continuous improvement mindset.
Customer focus and quality minded.
Strong experience working in diverse teams in complex business
Experience in using O9 is a plus.
Working experience in Multi-cultural environment.
How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.
This is an office-based role.
Philips
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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree OR minimum 4 years of experience in Demand Planning, Supply Chain Management, Data Analysis or equivalent.
- Strong continuous improvement mindset.
- Customer focus and quality minded.
- Strong experience working in diverse teams in complex business environments.
- Experience in using o9 (o9 Solutions).
- Working experience in a multi-cultural environment.
Philips Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Philips and has not been reviewed or approved by Philips.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout, including a strong 401(k) match (often described at 7%) alongside pensions in some contexts.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible benefits are emphasized through choice in health insurance options and a broad “Total Rewards” approach that combines compensation, health and wellness, and work-life support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave and time off breadth appears strong, with generous paid time off and policies covering parental leave, caregiving responsibilities, volunteering, and family medical leave.
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What We Do
Do the work of your life to help the lives of others. As a leading health technology company, it is our purpose to improve people’s health and well-being through meaningful innovation. Our goal is to improve 2.5 billion lives per year by 2030. We also strive to be the best place to work for people who share our passion, by promoting personal development, inclusion and diversity while acting responsibly towards our planet and society.
