Demand Planning & S&OP Excellence Manager

What you’ll do
As our Demand Planning & S&OP Excellence Manager, you will be the driving force behind accurate forecasting, demand insights, and S&OP maturity. You will lead a team of Demand Planners and S&OP Excellence & Inventory Specialists, combining analytical expertise with process leadership to create a best-in-class planning function.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leadership & Team Development: Lead, coach, and develop your team to deliver best-in-class forecasting accuracy and planning capability.
• Forecasting & Demand Insights: Oversee statistical forecasting, SKU segmentation, and the integration of market intelligence into demand plans to anticipate customer needs and market shifts.
• S&OP Development & Governance: Drive continuous improvement of the S&OP process, ensuring cross-functional alignment, transparency, and fact-based decision-making with seamless collaboration across Supply Chain, Operations and Sales.
• S&OP Development & Governance: Drive the continuous evolution of S&OP, ensuring demand planning drives fact-based decision-making with seamless collaboration across Supply Chain, Operations and Sales.
• Planning Performance & Reporting: Track and report on forecast accuracy, demand variability, and S&OP effectiveness, implementing corrective actions where needed.
• Inventory Management: Oversee inventory policies, segmentation, and KPIs to balance service, working capital, and obsolescence.
• Strategic Contribution: Translate demand signals into actionable insights for senior management, balancing analytical rigor with commercial impact.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with key stakeholders to ensure demand plans align with service levels, production, and financial targets.
• Continuous Improvement: Champion best practices in demand planning, embedding a culture of ongoing improvement in forecasting, analytics, and cross-functional collaboration.

Why you’ll love working with us

• Impact & Leadership: Shape how we forecast and plan, elevating demand planning to a true strategic function.
• Global Reach, Local Roots: Work in Sweden, just outside Gothenburg, while collaborating with colleagues worldwide.
• Innovation Meets Tradition: Experience the dynamism of a modern supply chain within the stability of a 326-year-old company.

At Husqvarna Construction we strive to create an inclusive, diverse work environment where our differences are our strengths. Our winning culture is built on our beliefs: We are Bold, We are Dedicated, and We Care.

Location

This position is based in Jonsered. We offer a hybrid working model with at least 50% in office.

What you’ll bring
You are an experienced leader in demand planning and S&OP with a track record of improving forecasting processes, accuracy, and business outcomes in a complex or global environment.

You also have:

• Proven success managing demand planning teams and elevating S&OP maturity.
• Strong background in statistical forecasting, SKU segmentation, and integrating market intelligence with planning processes.
• Hands-on experience with planning systems (ideally Logility) and BI/analytical tools.
• Advanced analytical, strategic thinking, and stakeholder management skills.
• Business acumen and a passion for continuous improvement.

If you’re passionate about leading high-performing teams, elevating demand planning, and optimizing supply chain planning, we want to hear from you.

Your application

Does this sound like the opportunity you been waiting for? Don't hesitate to apply as soon as possible. We do not accept applications via e-mail due to GDPR regulations.

For more information about the position please contact Hiring Manager Björn Sinclair, Supply Chain Management Director at [email protected]

For questions regarding the recruitment process please contact Talent Acquisition partner – Katarina Engberg at [email protected]

Husqvarna Construction

For more than 325 years we have driven innovation and technological development exceeding end-customers’ expectations. Husqvarna Construction, a division of the Husqvarna Group, is a world leader in machinery and diamond tools for the construction and stone industries. The foundation is built on product and technology leadership ensured by high investment levels in user-focused product development to offer professional end-users the most effective and efficient solutions. Products and services are distributed globally in all relevant sales channels. Please read more at www.husqvarnacp.com/se

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