Demand Planner ( B&R )

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This position reports to

Operations Manager

Your role and responsibilities

The Local Demand Planner is responsible for developing and managing demand forecasts in their assigned region. This role is critical to ensuring product availability and supporting business objectives through accurate and efficient planning strategies. The Local Demand Planner works closely with the Global Demand Planning Manager and other regional planners and liaises closely with the sales teams and key customers, • Collaboration with sales: regular dialogue with sales teams to obtain information on customer needs , market conditions, and sales forecasts and adjust demand planning accordingly.Work closely with the sales, marketing, finance and supply chain teams to ensure that demand forecasts are aligned with business strategies • Customer collaboration: Direct interaction with key customers to gather demand forecasts, recognise changes in customer demand and improve customer satisfaction through proactive planning. • Review of customer sales forecasts: Clarify and review customer sales forecasts to assess their plausibility and integrate them into your own demand planning. • Data analysis: collecting and analyzing sales data, inventory levels and other relevant metrics to support demand forecasts and identify trends. • Feedback loops: Setting up feedback loops with sales and customers to continuously improve the accuracy of forecasts and respond flexibly to customer requirements. • Reporting: Creating detailed reports and dashboards for the Global Demand Planning Manager and other stakeholders to monitor the performance and accuracy of forecasts. • Presentation: Preparation and presentation of analysis results and recommendations for action in meetings with management and other departments. • Software and tools: Use of planning tools: Effective use of specialized planning tools and software to support forecasting and planning processes. (e.g. SAP IBP, Sales Force, SC Control Tower, ...) • Training and support: Training team members and other users in the use of these tools and providing technical support. • Optimization of systems: Continuous improvement and adaptation of the systems and processes used to increase efficiency and accuracy.

Qualifications for the role

• A bachelor's degree or above, specialized in Mechatronics or Automation related is preferred
• More than 5 years related working experiences in manufacturing industry
• SAP knowledge on SD and MM modules and good Excel skills.
• Proactive and customer oriented, quick learner, attention to details and commitment to Excellence
• Good communication skills, logical thinking, Teamwork spirit
• Fluency in oral and written English

More about us

We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory As a global leader in industrial automation, B&R combines state-of-the-art technology and advanced engineering to provide customers in virtually every industry with complete solutions. In particular B&R develops, manufactures and distributes industrial electronics, software and mechatronics solutions as well technologies for machine and factory automation. The innovative spirit that keeps B&R at the forefront is driven by a commitment to exceeding customer expectations. B&R has enhanced its automation portfolio in 2020 by acquiring a leading provider of delta robots, Codian Robotics. B&R is part of the ABB Group and its Robotics & Discrete Automation business area, which, together with the ABB Robotics Division, employs more than 11,000 people at over 100 locations in more than 53 countries.