Job Description:

Segment: Royal Canin

Contract: Permanent

Localisation: Aimargues

The EU Planning Manager is responsible for leading the forecasting process for Royal Canin products.

He/she is the expert on forecasting at strategic and operational level and regularly consulted for insights related to market growth activities. He/she is key enabler to support product availability, customer service excellence, mid/long term planning steering and process improvements.

Core activities include supply planning accuracy, scenario building based on market and regional insights, predictive analysis, product deployment support, cross functional projects implementation, continuous process and system improvement.

He/She works in a team of regional planners in constant connection with Sales, Marketing, Finance, R&D and Supply Chain departments.

What are we looking for? 

• 3-5 years of experience in Planning function

• Fluent English, French is a plus

• Experience in forecasting and in improving business processes

• Experience with Futurmaster or Advanced Planning system a plus

• Strong passion for continuously improving forecast results while engaging the organization on demand insights.

• Strong communication skills and ability to work under tight deadlines

• Strong analytical skills. Ability to analyze complex data set and derive actionable conclusions

• Ability to work independently and take initiative

What will be your key responsibilities? 

Supply Planning & Forecasting

• Lead the management of supply planning process for a set of defined markets which includes the integration of historical sales trends, researching demand drivers (competitive responses, trend, substitution effects), development of Statistical forecast models to develop a rolling 24-month forecast.

• Interface with Sales, Marketing, R&D and Supply teams to reflect latest market and regional insights/assumptions into the EU planning system.

• Lead periodical Supply Management Review with Markets to ensure clear communication regarding forecast, forecast variances and ensure supply feasibility of unconstraint requirements.

• Custodian of the regional planning process. Must secure on-time demand plan submission to supply chain, commercial, operation and procurement team.

• Animate community of local supply planners to ensure coordination of activities

Product Deployment

• Support Regional product deployment by contributing to pre-launch deployment activities (definition of Road-To-Market, Language on packs, sourcing site, logistic information preparation…)

• Ensure perfect execution of decision made related to product change management in coordination with Regulatory, Marketing, Sales, Commercial or Supply functions

Continuous Improvement

• Define corrective actions associated to Forecast Accuracy gap vs regional target

• Lead process improvement initiatives including best practices sharing with markets

• Support operating procedures documentation and standardization

• Support Root Causes Failure Analysis

System Maintenance, improvement and transformation

• Support FuturMaster versioning upgrade

• Be the backup KU of Futurmaster

• Contribute to the maintenance of Product Life cycle & Bill of Supply in FuturMaster

What can you expect from Mars? 

• Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.  

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.