Ibp, Supply and Demand Manager

**JOB CONTEXT**

The IBP, Supply & Demand Planning Manager is accountable for the management of the IBP, Customer Service, Supply & Demand Planning process, ensuring demand is fulfilled in accordance with customer request and specification, contributing to achieve the Opco/BU strategy and defined business targets. This is one of the essential supply chain positions for an Opco/BU, governed by policies and frameworks established by the Centre of Excellence (CoE) on global level.

The IBP, Supply & Demand Planning Manager level depends on the size of the organization that he Supply Planning Manager manages, which is aligned with the scope and complexity of the site / OpCo (number of plants / 3rd party manufacturing / production lines, customers, throughputs / capacities and size of the product portfolio).

The Supply & Demand Planning Manager supervises the Supply & Demand Network Planner(s), Production Planner(s) and Material Planner(s)

Depending on the size of the organization this role is combined with the role of IBP lead. Driving the weekly and monthly IBP processes to ensure that the Supply Plans are realistic and escalate problems, should they arise.

The Supply & Demand Planning Manager is accountable for the management of the Demand Planning process, contributing achieving the Opco/BU strategy and defined business targets. This is one of the essential supply chain positions for an Opco/BU, governed by policies and frameworks established by the Centre of Excellence (CoE) on a global level.

Depends on the size of the organization that the Supply & Demand Planning Manager manages, it is aligned with the scope and complexity of the market / OpCo (number of customers and size and complexity of the product portfolio).

The Supply & Demand Planning Manager supervises the Supply & Demand Planner(s).

Depending on the size of the organization this role is combined with the role of IBP lead. Driving the weekly and monthly IBP processes to ensure that the Supply & Demand Plans are realistic and escalate problems, should they arise.

**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES**

**Opco/BU Supply & Demand Strategy**
- Provide input to the Supply Chain strategy and Opco/BU IBP strategy
- Develops and ensure execution of the Supply & Demand strategy for the own Supply Chain department in order to improve supply excellence
- Develop and ensure execution of the Plan policy for the own remit in line with the overall Supply Chain strategy
- Contribute pro-actively to the strategic planning process (>15 months horizon)
- Defines strategy for new businesses by analysing the latest trends and developments in the market and translating this to the own department
- Lead and drive the demand segmentation process.

**Integrated Business Supply & Demand Planning**
- Aligned with Plant/Operations and third-party suppliers, co-drive the execution of the IBP process (operational and tactical horizon), organize all meetings according to the Nutreco standards, support and facilitate the Financial Forecasting Process
- Participate, prepare, facilitate and lead assigned Supply meetings according to IBP standards
- Prepare scenario decision documents for IBP process
- Balance demand and supply in the most optimal way in terms of volume, revenues, costs, and margin and develop scenarios for decision making.
- Provide procurement, supply points and logistics departments with production plans in line with service levels, inventory, production parameters, targets and guidelines
- Provide the commercial organisation with approved plans to fulfil demand
- Optimize and implement changes to the supply network of the Opco/BU, in line with targets and guidelines (focus on OTIF and EBIT improvement), while understanding the impact for supply points connected to the network. Manage supply planning resources (capacity, critical materials, human resources) strategy & development for the IBP
- _**Integrated Business Supply Planning**
- Sustainably effectuate the Nutreco Planning and IBP processes for Opco/BU, maintain and continuously improve towards achieving a mature IBP process & cycle in cooperation with procurement and formulation teams.
- Lead the monthly IBP cycle for the Opco/BU resulting into One Plan, balancing demand & supply for a mínimal 15 months’ horizon. Make sure all involved in the process have a cross functional understanding and knows their role and responsibility (RACI)
- Determines targets and ensure realization of performance regarding cost, quality and performance for planning & IBP activities (KPI set)
- Ensures the relevant plan parameters and required master data are up to date, well configured and reviewed on a regular basis representing the requirements of the market(s)

**Integrated Business Demand Planning**
- Sustainably effectuate the Nutreco Planning and IBP processes for Opco/BU, maintain and continuously improve towards achieving a mature IBP process & cycle in cooperation with procurement and formulation teams.
- Lead the monthly