Demand Planner

PepsiCo Turkey

• University graduate
• Engineering background (Industrial engineer is preferred)
• Be able to communicate and report in English effectively,
• Beverage/Food manufacturing or Fast moving consumer goods sector experience would be a distinct advantage.
• At least 3-4 years experience in demand planning
• Integrated Demand Planning Literacy (JDA, APO, IP etc) would be a significant Asset.
• Functional understanding of Supply Chain performance metrics and the drivers of fast moving consumer goods industry.
• A pro-active self-starter with an acute attention to detail and the ability to manage complexity
• Team player, with excellent interpersonal, analytical and communication skills to be able to build effective relationships
• Believing in customer satisfaction mentality and Ambitious with desire to progress and develop
• Effective time management and planning
• Extensive spreadsheet analysis and strong mathematical abilities

İŞ TANIMI

• Reports to Demand/Demand&Deployment Planning Manager
• Responsible from generating a rolling forecast upto 4-weeks' time,
• Analyse and cleanse, if required; all data pertinent to creating the sales forecast (historical sales, market trends, seasonality) in different hierarchy levels in Manugistics (JDA) Demand Module.
• Work in close coordination with sales, marketing, trade marketing and supply planning,
• Take active role in annual operating plan process,
• Evolving and maintaining documentation and standard operating procedures for DP processes and systems,
• Follow-up performance indicators to meet forecast accuracy and customer service objectives,
• Collect initiatives from fielld sales team and make adjustments on demand figures