Demand Planning Specialist,

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. As a Demand Planning Specialist at Arla, you will be part of SE Demand Planning team where you will be one of 8 high performing & competent individuals in Sweden.

Arla Foods is the fifth-largest dairy company in the world and a cooperative owned by more than 12,500 dairy farmers. Arla combines traditional craftsmanship and world-class technologies to ensure its products remain closer to nature, from farm to fridge. Because we are farmer-owned, all of our earnings go back to our farmer owners. This means that when people buy our products the money is split equally between each liter of milk that our owners supply. That’s also a key part of our cooperative philosophy.

We sell our products in approximately 100 countries and have offices in 45 countries around the world. In Arla Foods Sweden we area round 3500 colleagues. Of these around 300 employees work from our head office in Solna, whereas the rest of the business works from our 12 dairies that are located between Östersund and Kalmar.

How you will make an impact
As Demand Planning Specialist, 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
In order to be successful in this position, we see that you have a Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university or equivalent combination of education & experience. You have +3 years previous experience within a similar position and preferably FMCG, are motivated by enhancing performance, are able to communicate in a confident and articulate manner and have a strong work ethic.

Additionally, we believe that you:
Are an advanced excel user (VLOOKUPS, PIVOT Tables, IF Statements, etc.)
Have a profound understanding of the Sales and Operations Planning process
Have strong analytical aptitude with a shown ability data interpretation
Are able to analyze large amounts of data for developing projections and estimates


Below experiences are a preferred:
SAP APO (Advanced Planner and Optimizer) or IBP (SAP Integrated Business Planning) and knowledge of Power BI
Knowledge of statistical and mathematical computer programs and modeling techniques
Experience in MS power BI, MS fabric and robotic process automation


What do we offer?
At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create the future of dairy. We have the ultimate combination of a performance driven and collaborative culture where we work together to achieve more. If you are up for a challenge, there is no shortage of opportunities to have an impact – and realize your ambitions – whatever and wherever they may be.

As an industry leader, we have a passion for dairy and are committed to realizing its potential in the world. You will join a market leader who produces nutritious household-favorite brands in a way that makes things better for our customers, the farmer owners and the world around us.
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Application and contact
If you want to drive innovation and help shape the industry, then seize this exciting opportunity. Please apply no later than 1st of Nov 2023. For additional information, please mail Talent Acquisition Specialist, Julia Törnvall julto@arlafoods.com or 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?