Demand Planner

Our goal is to provide better care for a better world, and that requires people and teams who care about making a difference every day. Here, you will bring your professional experience, talent, and motivation to build and manage our portfolio of iconic and innovative brands. In this position, you will help us make an impact on the lives of millions of people worldwide. It starts WITH YOU!

This position is responsible for leading the monthly discussion to create the SKU/country volume forecasts and provide insightful analysis for the Business Unit Execution, through collaboration with Marketing and Sales, and with a strong statistical generation & data analysis. The incumbent drives the collaborative demand planning process using the statistical forecast, building blocks including New Business, New Product Launch and Promotional to drive Sales Forecast consensus across the Business Unit and supports the monthly Sales & Operations cycle. The role also supports the control process for Sales & Operations, Portfolio Rationalization and offers support for service level protection.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Effectively understand and influence forecast related inputs through collaboration with sales teams and local marketing teams, ensuring the country forecast planning is accurate. Communicate key drivers, building blocks and sensitivities.
• Analysis of the statistical forecast provided by the demand planning tool, as one of the primary inputs for the demand planning process.
• Post-Mortem analysis of building blocks execution
• Analyze and identify trends and main deviations of sales volumes.
• Lead the S&OE process
• Bi-Monthly connection with the commercial teams through the S&OE sessions to provide insights about changes in the short demand, providing suggestions for improving the demand forecasting, collaboration, and reporting processes.
• Perform analysis and provide a forecasting perspective to facilitate problem solving and decision making on brand initiatives/issues. Communicate volume impacts on short forecast changes to business teams and marketing teams.
• Review and analyze forecast performance and collaboration results; communicate key contributing factors and take appropriate corrective action
• Report and review KPI: Forecast Accuracy% (FA%), Bias%, Hit Rate %.
• Provide consistent analysis of the forecast accuracy (FA%, Bias% and hit Rate %) evolution including leading root cause analysis and performance problem solving. Assure the forecast execution through the S&OE meeting to guarantee the Forecast KPI target
• Update in a weekly basis the forecast changes into the supply team in the control tower
• Analyze Distribution Channel or Customer account specific trends to determine Risks & Opportunities

About Us
You already know our legendary brands, Huggies®, Kleenex®, Scott®, Kotex®, Plenitud®, Kimberly-Clark Professional®, just like the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing products would not exist without talented professionals like you. Here, you will be part of a team committed to driving innovation, growth, and the impact of our activities. With over 150 years of market leadership, we are always looking for new and better ways to perform, so now is the time to take advantage of our open opportunities. We look forward to seeing you at Kimberly-Clark.

Guided by purpose, driven by you.

About You

You perform at the highest possible level and value a performance-driven culture fueled by genuine care for the people around you. You wish to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, well-being, and professional development. When you join our team, you will experience flexible work models focused on winning consumers and the market, while prioritizing safety, mutual respect, and caring for others.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, statistical or related discipline
• 3+ years of work experience in Demand, Sales or Supply planning function
• Detailed knowledge of Demand Planning systems, structures, and statistical modeling methods
• Microsoft suite applications with emphasis in Excel (advanced level)
• English language capability in writing, reading and speaking
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate root cause analysis, thoroughness and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills

Benefits

Here are just some of the benefits you would enjoy working in this position at Kimberly-Clark:

• Medical insurance
• Product package
• Company doctor
• Transportation
• Dining/Subsidized meals

Benefits may vary depending on the country and position, and specific information will be shared during the recruitment process.

To Consider

Click the Apply button and complete the application process below. A member of our recruitment team will review your application and contact you if your skills align with the position.

Check out our careers page: https://careers.kimberly-clark.com/es-419

And finally, some alignments...

We are a company committed to inclusion, equity, and diversity, to drive our business results and positively impact the lives of employees, consumers, suppliers, and communities. We work on all our vacancies to promote an inclusive culture, which means we respect and embrace the diversity of gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, age, and disability. We believe in the talent and potential of people, and for us, it is important to have diverse teams, enabling us to achieve our growth ambitions and actively contribute to the representation of different perspectives, opinions, and stories, so that the transformation we desire can take place.

This position is only available to local candidates who are already authorized to work in the country of the position. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.

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