Location:Solna, SE

Arla is looking for a dynamic, highly motivated Demand Planning Specialist who will play a critical role in ensuring operational and financial success for the organization.

How you will make an impact

You will be one of Demand Planning team of 8 specialists in Sweden.

You are responsible for developing the sales forecasts for Arla and presenting demand to stakeholders as well as management committee in Monthly S&OP process.

You will govern IBP (SAP Integrated Business Planning for Demand Planning ) and leverage automation as essential resources to create statistical forecasts by comprehending category development, consumer trends and understanding implications of changed behaviours or unpredicted event.

You will identify risks and trade-offs against the business objectives by using statistical forecasting models in and deliver a scenario planning to evaluate how proposed plans may impact the business.

You will play a strategic role and provide analytical supports to stakeholders to make right decision to achieve business goals & objectives.

• Ensure Forecasts Accuracy and Bias through the piloting of S&OP process

• Secure forecast consistency, through a consensus between the commercial trend & forecast, category growth ambition and the financial KPIs

• Be a change agent and participate demand excellence project to reinforce exceptional based planning

What will make you successful

• A University or college degree preferably within engineering, statistics, science or equivalent.

• You have a couple of years previous experience within a similar position and preferably FMCG

• Advanced excel user experience and high competency in MS Power BI

• Knowledge of SAP APO (Advanced Planner and Optimizer) or IBP (SAP Integrated Business Planning) is preferred

• Experience in MS power automate, or robotic process automation are merit

• Knowledge of statistical and mathematical computer programs and modeling techniques is preferred

As a person, you are

A genuine team player and value a contribution to the success of others as much as your own. You are motivated by enhancing performance and able to communicate in a confident and articulate manner

We believe you have strong analytical aptitude with a shown ability in data interpretation and you have the ability to analyze large amounts of data for developing projections and estimates

What do we offer?

We’re committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you. And you’ll join a market leader who produces nutritious household favorite brands in a way that make things better for our customers, the farmers who own us, and the whole world.

Arla Foods has a collective agreement. At Arla, we always make sure to offer good and competitive working conditions.

Create the future – Grow with Arla

Application and contact

If you want to drive innovation and help shape the industry, then seize this exciting opportunity. Please apply no later than 6th of Sep 2024.
For additional information, please contact Sr. Mgr. Demand Planning Arum Han hanar@arlafoods.com

We have a purpose for Good
At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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