SME for Demand Planning o9 Implementation

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible.

You will develop the 0-24-month IBP forecast by brand and at the stock keeping unit (SKU) level. You will coordinate, challenge and influence building block with input from sales, marketing and other partners. In addition, you  will review the disaggregated short-term demand plan, which includes SKU/location mix and weekly pacing. Finally, you will provide the finalized detailed demand plan by SKU to supply planners and adjust it based on feedback from supply planners or commercial teams.

How you will contribute

You Will:

• Contribute to the demand management cycle of the integrated business planning (IBP) process for your categories and to strategy and structure discussions
• Liaise with the commercial and operational teams and develop ways to continuously improve communication between the functions to support the delivery of the business KPIs for their families
• Manage forecast compilation process, which includes owning the short-term weekly plan and the long-term forecast (three or more months)
• Interact with modelling team to generate statistical forecasting
• Participate in the integrated business planning process and manage the demand planning tool
• Perform root-cause analysis for continuous plan improvement for key service issues, forecast error and bias, and share output with appropriate leadership

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Experience in a fast-moving consumer goods or consumer packaged goods environment, preferably in food or other fast moving, dynamic industry where shelf life is a constraint
• Experience within an IBP/S&OP environment
• Able to influence cross-functional teams, working on priorities and improving the plan
• Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills – and able to understand and interpret data
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Team player who can work with many other functions on a daily basis

More about this role

Main Responsibilities:

• Perform Risk Impact Analysis and project dependencies from various other initiatives
• Resolve business issues that impact the ability of the project team to deliver
• Perform detail reviews of project deliverables relative to Demand Planning scope
• Lead and participate in tests & cutover
• Anticipate and drive resolution for tool adoption barriers
• Collaborate with Business Champions and Key User Community to drive drive deployment
• Co-create the strategy to sustain new planning capabilities after program completion and transition to BAU
• Key member of new planning tool implementation
• Partners with other functions on enterprise planning process design
• Participate in workshops related to the project
• Responsible for successful delivery and testing of new tool

Responsibilities:

• IMPLEMENTATION: Drive implementation in line with Global Template. Highlight exceptions. Develop Process Efficiency Index to measure compliance of local systems and processes to Global Template.
• TRAINING: Ensure training documentation completed and training executed for all users.  Ensure training material secured for future use by the organization with clear ownership determined
• TESTING: Ensure all test cases are available and complete.  Secure testing resources and lead to ensure timely and accurate delivery of test case execution. Co-ordinate and / or lead training.
• GO-LIVE PREPARATION: Ensure any defects are fixed, tested and closed. Promote process understanding; ensure that roles & responsibilities are well understood.
• OVERALL: Collaborate to ensure delivery of plan to agreed timelines and budget.

Key Skills Required:

• 4 year degree required in related field preferred
• 5 years / Strong experience in Demand Planning (IBP / Demand Planning)
• O9 / SAP knowledge about Masterdata governance (Product, Entity, Customer)
• Knowledge about systems – APO, IBP360 & O9
• Prior knowledge implementing O9 solution is preferable
• Creative and leading edge thinking to drive standardization and efficiency; skilled in problem solving
• Skilled in problem solving with experience in delivering large scale projects
• Can work independently, as well as in project teams and take ownership and responsibility.
• Pro-active and excellent communicator with the ability to communicate at all levels within the organization and across regions.
• Ability to think "outside the box" and introduce new capabilities.
• Agile and Growth mindset
• Ability to drive change and new/disruptive ways of working  and influencing skills
• Cross-functional collaboration skills and relationship building
• Credible within the broader Mondelēz organization to drive cross-functional change and adoption of system outputs
• Robust communication skills to articulate the vision of the technology and the project to various functions

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

At MondelēZ International, Our Purpose Is To Empower People To Snack Right By Offering The Right Snack, For The Right Moment, Made The Right Way. That Means Delivering A Broad Range Of Delicious, High-Quality Snacks That Nourish Life'S Moments, Made With Sustainable Ingredients And Packaging That Consumers Can Feel Good About.

We Have A Rich Portfolio Of Strong Brands Globally And Locally Including Many Household Names Such As Oreo, Belvita And Lu Biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka And Toblerone Chocolate; Sour Patch Kids Candy And Trident Gum. We Are Proud To Hold The Top Position Globally In Biscuits, Chocolate And Candy And The Second Top Position In Gum.

Our 80,000 Makers And Bakers Are Located In More Than 80 Countries And We Sell Our Products In Over 150 Countries Around The World. Our People Are Energized For Growth And Critical To Us Living Our Purpose And Values. We Are A Diverse Community That Can Make Things Happen—And Happen Fast.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

RegularDemand PlanningCustomer Service & Logistics