JOB TITLE: Snr Manager Demand Planning - DACH  (m/w/d)

REPORTS TO: Snr Director Demand Planning EMEA 

LOCATION: Germany, Frankfurt 

The Demand Planning team are responsible for ensuring the demand signal that flows through the supply chain systems is pressure tested and is a realistic reflection of the sales that are anticipated at sku level to hit the Business plan revenues in regional and country in SharkNinja’s rapidly growing EMEA business. As a Senior Director Demand Planning Manager, you will partner with Regional Strategic Sales & Analytics, Sales and Operations teams, and the global supply planning function to facilitate clear reporting on the S&OP process, Demand planning pressure test and category views, to include how NPD is planned and administered.  Feeding into how global processes are developed and new techniques and systems are delivered to meet the overall growth aims of the global business. Your team will also be responsible for providing market and category analysis that demonstrates in 3 different time horizons (0–4-month, 4-12 month and 12-18 month) that the demand signal is in line with business geography and category growth ambitions.  The role is also key to providing visibility and management of the Excess and Overstock process, to ensure that stock brought in and is then not sold to forecast has a disposal route – but also as well as ensuring that product coming to the end of life is managed out of the business with minimal cost exposure.  This role would suit an ambitious individual with prior experience in a supply/demand planning, who has demonstrated skills as a leader of a key functional area within a Business and the ability to communicate at all Business levels, being able to summarise complex problems into simple solution steps. 

Here are some of the EXCITING things you’ll get to do: 

• Lead and develop a team, ensuring that there are clear two way communications routes, individuals are able to fulfil their potential, either by formal training, experiential learning or coaching. 

• Support a process within the team, whereby data is turned into Business insight, with associated actions 

• Develop and monitor Key Performance Indicators that show effectiveness of the Supply process 

• Develop processes and ways of working that support the growth ambitions of the UK/EU Region 

• Reporting on Shark Ninja weeks of Supply position highlighting any risks 

• Monitor attainment vs Forecast and react to findings 

• Own monthly stock cover forecast for the Region, highlighting areas where there are shortfalls and develop plans and strategies that ensure full supply, including supporting a business case for further investment in supply capacity.  

• Identify excess inventory risks early and develop and execute mitigations working with Regional Commercial, Sales and Logistics teams 

• Provide an Opportunities list of sku’s where the stock cover would support additional sales to enable Commercial growth targets to be met 

• Provide a Regional Operating forecast, by DC, to include storage, throughput and market coverage, highlighting where capacity constraints exist. 

• Support the Regional and Country S&OP process to ensure that there is an aligned view of demand and supply. 

• Define and deliver against key metrics for end-to-end supply chain 

• Collaborate with various business stakeholders across the organization to gather relevant data 

• Manage reporting and executing necessary actions to ensure alignment with forecasts 

ATTRIBUTES & SKILLS (Requirements):

• Demonstrated functional knowledge and experience in concepts of Supply Chain, S&OP and Inventory Planning 

• The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills to develop the Demand Planning process, both weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually to ensure that there is sufficient challenge in the process 

• Be able to lead a team of Demand Planners to ensure targets are balanced and achieved, recognize strengths in the team and developing them 

• Ability to multi-task and time manage independently; ability to adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic environment  

• Strong attention to detail, feeling comfortable to challenge at all levels and follow-through ideas and concepts to delivery 

• Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint; Domo/Power BI knowledge an advantage 

• An entrepreneurial spirit and comfort working in a dynamic, fun, fast-paced environment. 

• A team oriented and collaborative approach. Proven results building effective long-term relationships at all levels, internally and externally, and go the extra mile for customers.  
• Ability to communicate for impact, both in writing and verbally. 
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• Some of the skills and experience you'll bring:
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a Supply/Demand Planning function 

• Previous experience in consumer goods industry is preferred 

• Experience of using BI system desirable (Domo/Power BI or similar) 

• Experience of using demand and supply planning software desirable (Blue Yonder an advantage) 
• Fluent in English and German