About the Role
We are looking for a skilled and proactive Regional Demand Planner to join our team and play a key role in shaping our forecasting and planning processes within the Health & Medical category. This role is central to ensuring accurate demand planning through data analysis, market insights, and cross-functional collaboration. You will act as the local interface to the central demand planning hub and contribute to the execution of global processes.
This position is based at our site in Dunstable or Willerby and follows a hybrid working model: three days in the office and two days working from home.
What You Will Do
- Analyze historical demand and filter out outliers to identify the most suitable statistical forecasting algorithm
- Enrich base forecasts with timely and accurate market intelligence
- Execute the local S&OP process and facilitate monthly Demand Review Meetings
- Serve as the local contact for the central demand planning hub, aligning with global processes
- Generate new product forecasts using substitution, like-modelling, and scenario planning techniques in collaboration with Marketing and Category Management
- Understand and assess the impact of customer buying patterns
- Communicate effectively with customers on operational matters
- Provide immediate support during ERP go-live through central hyper-care coordination
Who You Are
- Demonstrated experience in demand planning, with a strong analytical mindset ideally with experience within the medical sector
- Comfortable working with ERP and demand planning systems
- Skilled in data analysis, scenario planning, and continuous improvement
- Effective communicator with strong collaboration and time management skills
- Adaptable and responsive to changing priorities and business needs
- Fluent in English; additional language skills are a plus
- Able to work constructively in cross-functional teams and resolve conflicts professionally
What We Can Offer You
- A collaborative and inclusive culture that values your ideas and contributions
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- A role with real impact in shaping demand planning processes
- Supportive leadership and a global network of colleagues
- Flexibility and autonomy in a dynamic work environment
Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-Being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere.
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What We Do
Essity - a globally leading hygiene and health company, breaking barriers to well-being. Our expertise in hygiene and health began with the acquisition of the Swedish company Mölnlycke in 1975, through which our roots stretch back to 1849. Today, our sustainable innovations from globally trusted brands, designed for everybody and every body, care for the well-being of 1 billion people in 150 countries every day.
Working at Essity is not just a career but a chance to make the world healthier, safer, and more hygienic. Our barrier breakers innovate for good and contribute to shaping a sustainable future. At Essity, every career is as unique as the individual. We empower employees to excel together and reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. We provide a sustainable work-life based on flexibility for both employees and employers. At Essity, we are committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in everything we do. It is the key to our success in creating an inclusive, collaborative, and caring company culture where you can be you with us. Our purpose of Breaking Barriers to Well-being, is to enable customers and consumers to lead fuller lives at all stages of life.
Our leading global brands include TENA, Tork, Actimove, JOBST, Knix, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Modibodi, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, TOM Organic, Vinda and Zewa. Essity has about 36,000 employees. Net sales in 2022 amounted to approximately SEK 156bn (EUR 15bn). The company’s headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and Essity is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. If you want to join a company where dedication to people is powered by innovation, welcome to Essity
