Senior Demand & Supply Planner

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Your role at Clorox:

The Senior Demand and Supply Planner is on a 6 month fixed-term contract to support Ever Cleans planning activities across the European business. This role will be instrumental in driving demand forecasting, supply planning, and inventory management, with a particular focus on ensuring the successful execution of major projects, including the Ever Clean artwork update.
The planner will lead forecasting efforts across all channels and customers, manage packaging transitions, and oversee inventory levels to support business continuity and financial planning. Additionally, the role will facilitate category S&OP meetings and leverage data-driven insights to enhance forecast accuracy and customer fulfillment, while optimizing total delivered cost.

In this role, you will:

Key Responsibilities

• Provide key planning support for the Ever Clean life stages artwork update.
• Manage new product introductions and changeovers, coordinating with cross-functional teams to align supply timing, phase-outs, write-offs, and demand.
• Maintain an 18-month rolling forecast using system tools and historical data.
• Build forecasts based on sales trends and activity reviews; align assumptions with Sales and Marketing.
• Ensure category forecasts align with total company revenue targets; identify and communicate gaps or opportunities.
• Collaborate with Sales to reconcile distributor/customer forecasts, inventory, and shipment trends.
• Communicate critical forecast and supply changes to downstream partners.
• Lead demand planning for product launches, transitions, and discontinuations.
• Develop annual long-range budgets and forecasts; review and update quarterly.
• Facilitate monthly Demand Alignment and GM Brief meetings, ensuring stakeholder engagement.
• Drive continuous improvement in the S&OP process.
• Monitor and report Forecast Accuracy and Bias KPIs; drive improvements through analysis and stakeholder collaboration.
• Manage day-to-day supply and demand coordination between manufacturing and the European business.
• Oversee capacity and scheduling to maximize product availability; communicate risks and mitigation plans.
• Partner with Customer Care, Planning, and Logistics to ensure on-time, in-full deliveries.

                                                                                                 

Key Objectives

Business Results and Targets:

• Lead the S&OP process for Ever Clean.
• Support the innovation project – Artwork Refresh
• Drive forecast accuracy to minimize service failures.
• Manage safety stock levels to drive CFR at optimal cost.
• Support sales team to maximise volume potential with customers/distributors.
• Measure performance against agreed targets & drive actions for improvement.

Efficiency, Innovation and Change Management:

• Engage in a process of continuous improvement of planning processes.
• Document operational processes & identify improvement areas.
• Support growth in new and emerging products/brands/categories.

Strategy and Execution:

• Execution of agreed team strategy.
• Provide feedback, analysis & reports for strategy development.

Scope Factors

People Management & Span of Control

What we look for:

Required Qualifications and Capabilities

• 5+ years Supply Chain experience.
• 5+ years Demand/Supply Planning experience.
• Experience working in Consumer Packaged Goods industries (or similar).
• Business degree or other relevant qualification / relevant work experience preferred.

Technical Skills Preferred:

• Experience using planning software & working with technical teams to develop/implement (preferred).
• Advanced MS Excel.
• Analytical skills including basic statistics.
• Report writing and presenting.
• Master data management.
• Broad understanding of Supply Chain & Business Finance .

We seek out and celebrate diverse backgrounds and experiences. We’re looking for fresh perspectives, a desire to bring your best, and a non-stop drive to keep growing and learning.At Clorox, we have a Culture of Inclusion. We believe our values-based culture connects to our purpose and helps our people be the best versions of themselves, professionally and personally. This means building a workplace where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate in our Clorox community. Learn more about our I&D program & initiatives here. Benefits we offer to help you be well and thrive:

• Competitive compensation

• Generous 401(k) program in the US and similar programs in international

• Health benefits and programs that support both your physical and mental well-being

• Flexible work environment, depending on your role

• Meaningful opportunities to keep learning and growing

• Half-day Fridays, depending on your location

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