Senior Demand Planner

Company: Amcor
Location: Manchester
Posted on: January 12, 2022

Job Description:

Join Amcor and you can be part of the team that makes the packaging of the future better for people and our planet. -- - Here at Amcor, we work together every day to make a positive impact on the lives of millions of people across the globe by providing packaging for essential products, including food, beverages, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal-care. -- - We are sustainability leaders in our industry. We are the first global packaging company to commit to make all our products recyclable or reusable by 2025. Our products are vital to support the lives of millions of people across the globe every day. We are always looking for talented and passionate individuals who are motivated to make a difference. Working at Amcor means you will have a unique opportunity to be a part of an organisation that is committed to innovating and driving new solutions to create more sustainable packaging solutions. To find out more about our commitment to sustainability and about Amcor, visit-- - I LinkedIn-- -I Glassdoor I-- -Facebook-- -I-- -Twitter-- -I-- -YouTube At Amcor Rigid Packaging (ARP), our teams are focused on developing and making plastic bottles and jars that create a unique experience and are better for the environment. -- -Our bottles and jars are primarily made from PET (polyethylene terephthalate), which has rapidly become the world's preferred packaging material. PET is lightweight, shatterproof, recloseable, resealable, reusable and infinitely recyclable*. With approximately 6,000 people across about 50 manufacturing operations in 11 countries and an annual revenue of US$2.9 Billion, ARP provides rigid packaging solutions to the beverage, pharmaceutical, food, and home and personal care segments. Learn more about the many benefits of PET bottles here.-- - *with existing technologies including chemical recycling Position Overview: The Senior Demand Planner is charged with leading the demand planning processes, making decisions that impact the demand plan and communicating those decisions to stakeholders. This position is entrusted to develop and maintain professional relationships with internal and external supply chain planning and commercial partners. They are empowered to make decisions and share responsibilities with other relevant parties to edit and approve the consensus demand plan.-- - The Senior Demand Planner also participates in sales and operations planning (S&OP) processes, as well as contributing to special projects and other supply chain and business strategy initiatives. This person is a well-rounded individual who encompasses analytical, communication and leadership skills and drives continuous improvement.-- --- - They can quickly identify deviations from expected results and other disruptions and can promptly resolve any issues. Essential Responsibilities and Duties:-- - Interact with commercial, supply planning, marketing, and operations to understand and interpret the potential impact demand drivers can have on demand and work with Commercial to adjust the statistical forecast to reflect those impacts. Work with business segment leadership to generate a consensus demand plan. Work with various cross-functional teams on projects such as new product launches and product discontinuations. Demonstrate sound business decision-making aligned with company goals. Develop, monitor, and communicate reports on demand forecast trends and accuracy to business unit and supply chain organizations, while driving continuous improvement. Influence and collaborate with key partners in sales, supply planning, marketing, and finance to address input gaps as identified by demand forecast error review and other means. Use and maintain current demand planning systems (APO, etc) to create the best statistical forecast possible, reviewing best fit analysis and adjusting to the optimal statistical model.-- - Manage statistical forecast exceptions by utilizing demand planning exception reports to identify and fix potential issues. Manipulate forecast through hierarchical aggregation and disaggregation to fulfill customer and internal requirements. Assist in development of annual budget demand plan and reconcile with monthly demand plans. Communicate any gaps between the plans. Manage the monthly Planning Calendar and lead the monthly consolidation of S&OP presentation materials Qualifications: Education:-- - Bachelor's Degree-- --- --- --- --- --- --- - In Supply Chain, Business, or related field 3-5 years of related experience in supply chain function Proficient use Supply Chain planning systems that enable demand planning and reporting Proven understanding of basic statistical modeling methods and strategies Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into high-level analysis and demand planning Knowledge of forecasting processes in sales, marketing, finance and manufacturing Ability to work within high-performing teams and is highly collaborative. Proven ability to manage multiple projects at once Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication, including great presentations. Supply chain/operations certification a plus, such as APICS, CPIM Advanced MS Excel and Powerpoint skills -- --- - Travel Amcor is a thriving S&P 500 organisation listed both on the NYSE (AMCR) and ASX (AMC) with US$13 billion in sales. We have a proud history dating back to the 1860's and come a long way from a single paper mill based in Melbourne to becoming the global leading packaging company. Today, Amcor is an international organisation empowering its 50,000 employees in over 40 countries and across 250 sites.-- --- - At Amcor we believe in talent through diversity and promote equal opportunity in the workplace and recognise that discrimination and harassment of co-workers based on race, creed, disability, gender, marital or maternity status, religious or political beliefs, age or sexual orientation is unlawful. #CB IND123 LI-VA123

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