Demand Planning Analyst - Pyrmont, Australia - Pirelli Tyres Australia

Description

The Demand Planner holds a pivotal position in the organization, tasked with the crucial responsibility of accurately forecasting product demand and crafting forecast models to uphold sales forecast precision and maintain optimal inventory levels.

Integral to the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, this role fosters cross-functional alignment among Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Operations, Logistics and Finance to ensure unparalleled levels of customer service.

• Oversee the sales forecasting process for the Pacific region, meticulously reviewing the 12month rolling forecast monthly, leveraging business intelligence and data from both internal and external sources.
• Develop alternative forecast models and conduct forecast simulations to evaluate various commercial strategies.
• Continuously enhance forecast accuracy metrics at the SKU level.
• Monitor Net Sales Variation attributable to forecast variances in volume, price, and product mix, promptly reporting findings to management.
• Provide indispensable support and updates during all S&OP meetings.

• Monitor and analyse market trends within the tire and automotive industries, distilling key insights on market opportunities and trend predictions to be communicated to Top Management along with actionable recommendations.
• Define and regularly reassess the Pacific product roadmap, ensuring alignment with both customer needs and overarching company strategy.
• Collaborate with the Pricing and Marketing team to determine optimal price points, assess the profitability of new products and develop demand forecasts for new product launches.

• Collaborate closely with the Global Demand Planning team and Logistics to maintain optimal stock coverage levels in local warehouses, swiftly adjusting forecasts in response to any identified inventory criticalities.
• Employ inventory reviews and rebalancing efforts to minimize product obsolescence, working together with Logistics, Pricing, and Sales to optimize the utilization of excess stock.
• Conduct comprehensive performance analyses, proactively alerting management to the primary causes of stockouts, overages, and losses.
• Optimize the sourcing of goods from the company's overseas production facilities, striking a balance between profitability, lead time requirements, and warehousing constraints.
• Recommend product switches to customers to fulfill back orders for phasedout products, ensuring seamless continuity in service delivery.

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fastpaced environment.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate crossfunctionally and build relationships with external stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and documentation management.
• Bachelor's degree in logistics, supply chain management, business management, or a related field is preferred.
• Logical and analytical profile, Qlik sense is a plus.

• Work from home

• Australia (preferred)