Demand Planner

About the job
Join us at **Danone,** where your work touches lives and contributes to a healthier world. As a **global leader** with a unique health-focused portfolio in food and beverages we are driven by a **mission to bring health through food** to as many as possible. Embedded in our culture is a **profound sense of purpose** and a commitment to innovation, sustainability, and community. At Danone we believe in the **power of our people, **and we are dedicated to creating an environment where our core values of **humanism, openness, enthusiasm, and proximity** lead the way to achieve our goals. We are proud to be a B Corp certified organisation which is reshaping the future of food, one delicious, nutritious product at a time.

**ABOUT THE JOB**

We have a fantastic new opportunity for a **Demand Planner **to join us in a full-time permanent role at our office in Sydney. This is a unique role that allows you to maintain the Business Demand Forecast using appropriate process and systems and to support the Demand Planning Manager with regards to forecasting activities associated with customers and product and to ensure that Danone is meeting its commitment to ensure supply for its consumers.

Your **responsibilities **will include (but are not limited to):

- To develop the demand plan for the business across an 18-24-month horizon, working with Sales, Marketing & Finance personnel as required.
- Ensure that the Demand forecast is up to date and current within the systems as required for Supply Planning, Supply Point and Finance as per the planning cycles.
- Responsible for meeting Supply Chain KPI’s for Demand Planning such as Forecast Accuracy, Bias and Customer Service Level.
- Ensure APO and SAP and other relevant tools are kept up to date and accurately reflect the current agreed demand plan across all horizons, to ensure data integration and integrity across all areas of Supply Chain and Operations.
- Follow and drive improvements in the GPS process through contributions and involvement in the key meetings and by assisting the Demand Planning Manager to ensure the GPS process is running properly, with right contribution to the Demand Review.
- Assist the Supply Planning Team with inputs and contribute as required to help resolve any Supply related issues.
- Provide information as required to enable the review of historical sales trends, forecast results and proposed forecasts.
- Participate in New Product Development projects as required

About you
**ABOUT YOU**

You are a highly analytical, decisive, and organised professional and can work cross functionally and collaborate. You will have great attention to detail and follow through whilst also being an independent decision maker. Your optimistic, ‘can do’ style will help you succeed in this role. You will demonstrate a passion for the Nutricia brand and pride yourself on the self-development of your brand both internally and externally from the business.

Ideally, you will have:

- Supply Chain or Finance related degree.
- Minimum 3 years Supply Chain Experience and 12 months Planning Experience.
- Experience of using complex IT systems in supply chain.
- Exposure to Supply or demand planning is desirable.
- Be a very strong communicator with a great ability for stakeholder management.
- Strong presentation skills.

About us
At Danone, we aim to inspire healthier and more sustainable eating and drinking practices, in line with our **Vision -** **Danone, One Planet. One Health**. We operate across four business lines**:Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products**, **Waters**, **Early Life Nutrition**, and **Medical Nutrition**. Our **headquarter is in France**, we have offices in **55 countries** across the globe and our **products are sold in over 120 markets**. We have been around for more than a century and are the proud owner of some of the best-known brands worldwide including favorites like YoPro, Activia, Aptamil and Karicare

**Danone ANZ** focuses on dairy and specialized nutrition products for infants and adults and is proud to be awarded the **Great Place to Work accreditation winner for ANZ in 2023** - a globally recognised program where we feature as one of Australia’s top places to work.

**Visit our website **WE ARE DANONE **to know more about us.**

**WE OFFER**

We truly value our **Danoners** and strive to make their experience exceptional by creating a positive and fulfilling environment for everyone. Our unique benefits are designed to enhance the lives and provide genuine value.
- A high-performing, **collaborative team culture**:

- **Flexible** **Hybrid** working
- Thank Danone it’s Friday **3pm finishes every Friday**:

- **Diverse and inclusive** work environment
- Personalised **learning opportunities** to set you up for success
- Competitive **Total Reward package** including- Health, Life and salary continuance insurance
- **26 weeks gender-neutral paid parental leave**:

- Employee Share Subscription Plan after