Demand Planning Specialist - Stockholm

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.

About the role
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 manage and leverage the Demand Planning system (APO) and routines as essential resources to create and review statistical forecasts by gathering, analyzing, and validating data. Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results. 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. Your responsibilities will also include:

• Ensuring Forecasts Accuracy and Bias through the piloting of S&OP process
• Securing forecast consistency, through a consensus between the commercial trend & forecast, category growth ambition and the financial budget
• Participating in demand excellence project for improvement of the sales forecast practices. Bring your experiences to enhance the knowledge of stakeholders

Your profile
We are looking for someone who have minimum a bachelor's degree within a relevant field of study. Preferably you have combined this with previous experience within a similar position and preferably within FMCG. In order to be successful in this role we also believe that you have:

• Experience using advanced excel (VLOOKUPS, PIVOT Tables, IF Statements, etc.)
• A deep understanding of the Sales and Operations Planning process
• Capability of establishing and using relationships with key partners
• SAP APO (Advanced Planner and Optimizer) and knowledge of Power BI preferred
• Knowledge of statistical and mathematical computer programs and modeling techniques preferred

Furthermore, you are motivated by achieving results, and managing complexity in a quick paced environment. You have strong analytical aptitude with a shown ability interpret large amounts of data while at the same time being able to communicate in a confident and articulate manner.

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.

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. For additional information, please mail Talent Acquisition Specialist, Tina Andersen tikan@arlafoods.com or Senior Mgr. Demand Planning Arum Han hanar@arlafoods.com.

Arla Foods is bound by collective agreements. At Arla we always make sure to offer good and competitive working conditions. At Arla Foods we want to create the conditions for our colleagues to have a sustainable work life by offering flexibility and the opportunity to work in the office and remotely; based on the needs of the business and the employees. We call it the “Power of the Mix”.