Business Planning Specialist

At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 50,000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Adhesive Technologies help to transform entire industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. With our trusted brands, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.

Dare to make an impact?

YOUR ROLE

• Plan events and enrich the demand plan also lead Demand Review meetings for the respective region.
• Act a key counterpart for sales and marketing for all demand influencing projects and parameters and incorporate them in the demand plan, e.g. information on competition gaining market share, increasing market growth, advertisement and promotions, etc.
• Maintain product lifecycle in APO DP and secure a correct demand plan for these items.
• Work in close collaboration with sales managers, KAMs, BDMs, PLMs and marketing on business activities impacting the demand such as promotions/activations, tenders, new product introductions, product phase out, projects, wins/losses, price changes or market changes.
• Secure proper preparation and steering of Demand Review (DR) meetings on region level.
• Ensure alignment with local DR participants such as finance/controlling, marketing and sales managers and input providers of local DR meetings prepare meeting topics on time and in good quality.
• Influence organization to go to the next level of S&OP process e.g. assist the implementation of integrated business planning, support the determination of a high-quality RFC, secure the demand plan sign-off.
• Continuously improve the business planning process in line with the global planning operating model.

YOUR SKILLS

• Minimum 3 years professional experience in demand planning or related area
• Cross-functional understanding of supply chain planning, sales, product management and marketing
• Good Communication skills.
• Qualification -MBA operation (CSCP & equivalent certifications preferred)

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We look for a diverse team of individuals who possess different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and mindsets.