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About this position
Bring your expertise. Drive demand excellence.
We are looking for a proactive and analytical Demand Planning Manager to drive a high-quality demand plan at cluster-SBU level for the ACB portfolio within Henkel Romania.
In this role, you will own the end-to-end demand planning process, ensure strong cross-functional alignment, and play a key role in the local S&OP process. Your work will directly impact forecast accuracy, service levels, inventory performance, and sustainable business growth.
What you´ll do:
- Own and manage the monthly demand planning cycle for the assigned clusters.
- Create and maintain a rolling demand plan with a minimum six-month horizon.
- Lead local Demand Review (DR) meetings and ensure alignment and sign-off from Sales, Marketing, and Finance.
- Collaborate closely with Sales Managers, KAMs, BDMs, PLMs, and Marketing to integrate market intelligence (promotions, product launches, customer gains/losses, market growth, projects) into the forecast.
- Update and enrich Statistical Forecast before submission to Supply Planning.
- Continuously improve forecast accuracy (FCA) and reduce BIAS through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Manage product lifecycle planning (new launches, successors, discontinuations) and ensure proper maintenance in planning systems (e.g., APO DP).
- Control demand volumes related to promotions, innovations, and exceptional business events.
- Ensure data cleansing and historical adjustments for assigned clusters.
- Support regional S&OP and Supply Review processes when required.
- Chair local S&OP meetings, prepare inputs (demand review / inventory / slow movers / shelf life) and actively participate in supply reviews and escalation meetings in order to ensure proper and timely goods availability.
- Validate and challenge commercial or supply proposals to ensure a realistic and high-quality demand plan.
- Monitor inventory, stock structure and slow movers to identify and prevent potential impact on the business.
- Monitor Service level development on Market and Top Customers levels, analyze biggest deviations from the target.
- Cooperate with Supply and Production Planning to assure goods availability in time.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with Sales, Marketing and Controlling.
- Contribute to cross-functional initiatives such as complexity reduction, customer collaboration projects, and export planning coordination.
What makes you a good fit
- University degree in Supply Chain / Operations Management / Business Administration / Economics, or a related field.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in Demand Planning, Business Planning, or Supply Chain Planning, ideally in FMCG or a dynamic commercial environment.
- Strong understanding of S&OP and Integrated Business Planning processes.
- Proficiency in English (writing/reading/speaking).
- Advanced MS Office (Excel, Power Point).
- Work experience in operating systems (SAP – advantage).
- Demonstrated high analytical and logical thinking skills under time pressure.
- Demonstrated ability to present complex data to audiences at all levels.
- Good communication skills.
- Excellent organizational and time-management abilities.
- Performance & optimization-oriented work attitude.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain.
Some perks of joining Henkel:
- Diverse national and international development opportunities.
- Global wellbeing standards, including proactive prevention and healthcare programs.
- Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks.
- Employee share plan with voluntary investments and additional matched contributions.
- Private accident and life insurance, as well as private health insurance.
- Bookster and meal vouchers.
- 65% coverage of the annual gym subscription (according to company policy).
- Working hours: 09:00 – 17:30, Monday to Friday.
The position is fixed-term for 2 years.
At Henkel, we believe that diversity drives innovation. We welcome applicants of all genders, backgrounds, cultures, generations, sexual orientations, abilities, and experiences.
Join us and bring your uniqueness to our team.
JOB ID: 26092762
Job Locations: Romania, Bucuresti, Bucharest
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The job offer is written in English – should I write my application in English as well?
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Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact it is an expectation within Henkel that our talent is flexible and mobile. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
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