CEWA Planning Manager (Lagos based preferred - Nairobi possible)

At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin – and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Hansaplast, and Labello. We act according to our purpose, WE CARE BEYOND SKIN, and take responsibility for our consumers, our employees, the environment and society.

Behind every brand, every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20,000 employees. It is for them that we live a culture of inclusion, respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values – CARE, COURAGE, SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.

Your Tasks

• Lead and steer the development and implementation of an aligned (global/region) Management Unit Demand & Supply. Deployment & improvement of local process and standards to improve Cost and Service Level in the region.
• Establish an Net Sales Forecast with a rolling 20-month Net Sales forecast in line with the business plan.
• Establish an In-Market-Sales forecast & perform a Demand review in collaboration with distributors, Country Commercial Managers & relevant commercial stakeholders in key markets to derive a rolling 6-month IMS forecast.
• Responsible for monitoring the volume planning of new product launches & challenging the assumptions of marketing & sales.
• Ensure robust supply planning to provide sufficient finished goods coverage to support MLU forecast.
• Act as the interface between MU Countries, their customers, and Production Centers (PCs)/ other Hubs for all logistics related processes.
• Ensure the balanced management of both Iventory Days on Hand and Service Level, whilst not limiting the growth potential of the MU.
  
  

Your Profile

• 10 years management experience in Supply Chain, experience in planning desirable.
• Regional experience.
• Manager of others > 5 people, including remote reporting lines.
• Exposed to complexity > 1500 SKUs, multi-country setups, different BPUs, high cultural diversity.
• Strong people focus and ability to form, lead and develop teams.
• Highly developed analytical skills.
• Strategic thinker and change agent.
• Strong communication.
• Strong stakeholder management.
• Ability to manage ambiguity & complexity.
  
  

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Additional Information

We embrace Diversity and Inclusion and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all of our applicants – regardless of race, gender, age, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation & gender identity, disability, cultural, ethnic or national origins. We would therefore kindly ask you to include only information and data in your documents which are relevant for the assessment of your application (e.g. curriculum vitae with relevant references and certificates) and encourage you to upload your CV without a picture.

This position can also be filled in Job Sharing. If you have any questions, please have a look at our  Jobsharing FAQs . Your responsible recruiter is Boris Dutli. Please apply online via the Beiersdorf Intranet until the 21st of October, 2024.