Senior Demand Planner (Fixed Term)

Senior Demand Planner (Fixed Term)

Job Description

About Us

People have looked to Kimberly-Clark brands for more than 150 years and today we're proud to help over a billion people around the world cope, laugh, love and live every day.

From the best nappies and baby wipes to the softest tissues, to the best supplies for business, we are constantly searching for new ways to make life better for our consumers, our customers and our planet.

Our leading consumer brands like the Kleenex ®., Huggies ®., VIVA, U by Kotex ®., Poise ®., Depend ®.

brands improve the lives of people around the world.

Kimberly-Clark proudly leads the way in providing better care for a better world. 

Led by Purpose.

Driven by You.

Your Job

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role.

Neither are we.

Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference.

Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.

The Senior Demand Planner plays a crucial role in coordinating baseline and promotional planning forecast inputs from various teams to develop an aligned SKU by state split forecast over a 24-month horizon.

You will support the Supply Chain Leadership Team and the broader business by being the first point of reference for short-term demand changes and stock allocation in short supply, forming the foundation for production, procurement, and deployment plans.

Additionally, you’ll assist in developing short-term Supply Plans that align with the commercial forecast.

This role also involves analysing and reporting results, identifying opportunities for process improvement, and leading key forums within the S&OP cycle.

Collaboration with the Supply Planner is essential to meet key customer service and inventory targets.

Key responsibilities:


* Partner with Sales, Marketing and Finance to build robust customer demand plans underpinned by thorough analysis, clear R&Os and capture of Demand Drivers.



* Deliver accurate volume demand forecast as a key input into the S&OP process: based on documented assumptions/analysis across the planning horizon for the relevant product and customer hierarchy.



* Perform root cause analysis for forecast variance and support sales and marketing in creating innovation plans and end-of-life cycle planning.


* Facilitate Customer Demand review sessions and drive improved forecast quality to meet customer service expectations.



* Attend and contribute to other meetings through S&OP cycle (Supply Review, MBR) where necessary.


* Work with the Supply Planner to manage customer service and inventory targets, and highlight areas of risk to the P&L.



* Manage and communicate mitigation plans balancing demand, supply, service, inventory, and costs, ensuring the best actions are implemented.


* Lead the team i...