For its European Planning department based in Belgium, Oudenaarde, Samsonite is currently looking for a result-driven Demand & Forecast Assistant.
Key Responsibilities
1. Demand planning:

• Captures historical info and establishes sales forecasts at European level for a group of assigned products.
• Carries out thorough detailed analysis of market dynamics, category shares and sales forecasts.
• Works closely with the Marketing Manager and constantly advises on product opportunities, potentiality and distribution
• Constantly develops and updates forecasting models at the light of new market trends and dynamics.
• Carefully calculates the impact on sales should a key account list or delist a product or product range.
• Continuously collects and consolidates forecast information issued from different departments.
• Follow up of sales contracts with the sales offices.

2. Product planning:

• Translate the demand plan to purchase orders towards our Vendors.
• Follow up closely that requested delivery dates are respected.
• Create and follow up special volume orders.
• Create and maintain good relationship with Vendors through close follow up and make them aware that you have control.

3. Reporting:

• Produces very professional material for the consensus meetings.
• Evaluation report (delivery performance report) of the Vendors.

4. Product administration in SAP:

• Follows up on the SKU status. Continuously updates product status in SAP based on products life-cycles.
• Creates pre-selling and phase in/out seasons in SAP.
• Ensures that market by market introductions are processed very accurately in SAP and that a delivery date is assigned to each country.

5. Support of European Sales Offices:

• Responsible for specials and volume requests belonging to the assigned categories. Checks lead times together with Supply Chain.
• Confirms lead time to sales office.
• Processes accurate orders in SAP.
• Reports contracts and open order status.
• Downloads lists from SAP and generates accurate and timely open sales orders reports.

Offer
Next to this challenging role in an excellent team, we also offer a very attractive compensation package, including an excellent pension scheme, a competitive group insurance, lunch vouchers and extra holidays.
Applicants should ideally

• Possess outstanding analytical skills.
• Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Continuously pay strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Have excellent organisational skills.
• Be pro-active and show problem-solving skills.
• Show the ability to perform well under pressure in a deadline-driven environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to adapt to a multicultural environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to adapt to a changing environment.
• Possess excellent knowledge of English.
• Have advanced Excel capabilities

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent contract
Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company computer
• Eco vouchers
• Food allowance
• Hospitalization insurance
• Internet reimbursement
• Mileage reimbursement
• Retirement plan
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• 13th month salary
• Vacation money

Work Location: In person