EMEA Demand Planning Insights and Analysis Senior Manager

Are you skilled with big data analysis and are you passionate about bringing valuable business insights to help driving successful results of the whole EMEA region? Then, read the description below and apply for a new role within our EMEA Demand Planning Team!

Core responsibilities

• To proactively seek out and develop insights that support the Long-Term Demand Planning team in producing a more accurate forecast for both consumer sales and selling in through: defining the question, identifying the relative data sets, conducting comprehensive analysis; Collaboratively seeking insights; Forming committed conclusions; Developing clear and concise visuals for communication; Driving alignment behind actions

• This will require strong capabilities in understanding the senior audience (General Managers and Market Group heads), being able to position the insights in an audience relative fashion and acquiring alignment for change from this senior audience based on the insights.

• Topics could include:

• ​Ad hoc business performance – product deep dives, category trends, competitive activity, etc.

• Analysis of statistics – past stat performance, drivers of changes, reliability of adoption, etc.

• Investment analysis - understanding baseline sales and promo impact (in partnership with Finance/Regional Commercial Development)

• External impactors – macroeconomics, global events, political instability, etc.

This position can be based in London, UK or Prague, Czech Republic. No relocation assistance is offered.

Play part in your team succeeding

The team you support is responsible for forecasting the long-term horizon for both sell in and consumer sales in Western Europe and CEEMEA Market Groups within the EMEA region. These Forecasts are a key part of understanding our business potential and identifying the areas that need focus versus our commercial ambitions.

To build credibility in the forecast it is important that we consider outstanding contributing factors, their validity, and potential impact on our business. Although the demand planning teams review many factors when building the forecasts there is a need for a more comprehensive view on several broader topics. This role will develop a centralized analysis and relevant communication strategy that can be leveraged to acquire alignment from senior leadership to changing the forecast.

Do you have what it takes?

• Strong demonstrated experience from a similar role within Demand Planning, Business Intelligence/Business Insights preferably from the Retail/CPG/FMCG environment

• Strong data analysis and insights development skills with demonstrated ability to synthesize large data sets into concise and clear insights.

• Ability to understand senior leaders to develop and deliver convincing communication motivating change.

• Advance Excel skills and big data set sourcing/compilation.

• The ability to distill complex data into key visuals that are telescopic for the reader to zoom in on the key insight.

• Strong interpersonal abilities and comfort level in working with senior managers across the company.

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize.

• Good commercial competence.