Senior Manager, Demand Planning

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.  

Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.

At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.

As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com.

About The Job

The Senior Manager, Demand Planning for North America will be responsible for providing an accurate demand plan to guide the gross shipment plan for the Sanofi Consumer Health Care Business. This position will work directly with the Director of Demand Planning and IBP on the operational demand plan by Sku/Brand/Customer in order to align with the company strategy. The Senior Manager will directly support and own the Sales & Operations Planning process through the weekly S&OE and monthly Demand Planning Meetings. They will work cross functionally with Marketing, Sales, Finance, and the Supply Chain to help achieve high forecast accuracy. Provide the 18 to 24 months Operations Forecast that will drive the Supply Chain to meet Sales and Customer Service objectives.

Main Responsibilities

• Supervise and mentor Demand Planning Manager. Responsibilities include interviewing, educating, and training employees. Manage the Demand Planning Team by planning, assigning, and directing work. Develop direct reports through performance appraisals and career path coaching.
• Manage the demand planning forecasting processes to provide the Supply Chain with a detailed, timely forecast for input into the monthly S&OP process.
• Lead monthly consensus dialogue in the Step 2 S&OP Demand Review. Promote a culture of collaboration and teamwork across the organization.
• Develop the operations forecast for multiple time horizons. Provide guidance to demand planners, in data analysis, to identify forecast adjustments.
• Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data and evaluate forecast variances versus actual demand. Provide corrective actions.
• Monitor key forecast metrics with the objective to continuously reduce forecast error.
• Coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and then refine the forecast to reflect updated Sales and Marketing assumptions. Interact with Sales and Marketing to understand demand forecast drivers.
• Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain and Customer Service to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand inputs into the operations forecast.
• Use and maintain the operations forecast in (TM1).
• Provide timely and accurate item level forecast changes to the production planners.
• Liaison to Finance Department in updating the Long Range Plan (LRP) assumptions.
• Continuous improvement for demand planning processes and systems.
• Report Key KPI’s and root cause/create plan of action at the SKU level.
  
  

About You

Education: Bachelor’s Degree required, MBA is preferred

Experience: 5 years experience in CPG/OTC Demand Planning/Forecasting preferred; with at least 2 years influencing senior managers across multiple functions.

• Knowledge of JD Edwards and SAP systems preferred or other ERP system.
• Proficient in PC skills, especially MS Office, Excel is a must.
• Familiarity with FMCG, especially OTC/HBA products and key classes of trade
• Mass
• Drug
• Food
• Club Stores
• Dollar/Convenience Store
  

Special Requirements: Light overnight travel

Why us?

At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.

We Are Challengers.

We Are Dedicated To Making Self-care As Simple As It Should Be. That Starts With Our Culture. We Are Challengers By Nature, And This Is How We Do Things

All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs.

Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.

Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.

Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

www.opella.com/en/careers

North America Applicants Only

The Salary Range For This Position Is

114,750.00 - 160,250.00 USD Annual

All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be

eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs. Additional benefits information can be

found through the LINK.

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