Assistant Demand Planning Manager Full Time

Work Level: WL 1D

Location: Mumbai HO

Why we exist?

We believe life tastes better with Ice Cream. We exist to bring the power of ice cream to more people, in more places, in new and unexpected ways. As our founder Mr Wall’s already said in 1922, ‘By taking pleasure seriously”. We truly embody this and are creating the world’s largest IC company to accelerate these extraordinary ice cream experiences for more people around the globe.

About the company: Unilever, world’s 3rd largest CPG company with revenues of $60mn, has announced the spinoff of its Ice cream business group and form an independent company. Ice cream as a business system has very different character & a distinct business system when compared to other Unilever categories as it requires a dedicated cold chain GTM, it’s an impulse category and needs larger distributive and multichannel OOH footprint, needs agility to manage seasonality and rigour in front end execution.

This bold move leads the creation of an iconic pure play ice cream company “MAGNUM IC Company” which operates in 80 countries with a revenue scale of $9bn globally, headquartered in Amsterdam. Magnum IC Company houses world’s most iconic brands like Magnum / Ben & Jerry, Cornetto, Breyers ,Walls and Grom. This separation gives us boost to accelerate fast in the highly attractive $1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently globally. Magnum IC Company in India: In India, Kwality Wall’s (brand of Hindustan Unilever) is a large IC business with national presence. The HUL board has approved the demerger of Kwality Walls India business as a separate listed entity. Hence KWIL will be 100% part of the Magnum IC company with its India head office in Mumbai.

Key Responsibilities

▪Responsible for leading demand planning process for Icecream category

▪Develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function

▪Review historical sales trends, demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results

▪Interact with sales, marketing, and customer marketing to understand demand forecast drivers for S&OP

▪Lead & strengthen the S&Op process for the category

▪Follow a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales, Marketing and Customer marketing to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for S&OP

▪Closely coordinate and communicate inputs/action plans with supply planning

▪Work closely with branch demand planners to ensure dynamic demand is captured

▪Apply error analysis / CPFR techniques to improve forecasting

▪Develop & work on demand forecasting tools to improve the forecast accuracy and adoption

Experience And Skills Required

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

Experiences & Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience, preferably in Supply/ demand planning
• Demonstrated proficiency in statistics, forecasting and forecasting methods with an understanding of their financial and operational impacts
• Strong in excel & analytical skills
• Strong communication skills & ability to manage senior stakeholders
• Strong organizational, decision making, and presentation skills
• Working knowledge of Knowledge of SAP/APO
• Experienced with other software packages including Windows, and Microsoft Office

Educational Qualification

• MBA Preferred

Core Aspects Underpinning All Skills

Creativity, Empathy, Obsession with brands & consumers, Sense of Aesthetics, Analytical Thinking & Rigour.

We are committed to developing and nurturing talent within our Ice Cream company. We are committed to providing ample options for career growth and exploration, allowing our employees to explore roles and opportunities across the new Ice Cream organization. Employees’ career development is a priority for us, and we are dedicated to supporting their growth journey within the new company.

Leadership Behaviours: Should “meet or exceed expectations” on the Standards of Leadership behaviours:

• Purpose & Service: Works from purpose for the good of others.
• Personal Mastery: Always brings their best self.
• Agility: Constantly curious & courageous.
• Business Acumen: Generate value in Channels & Customers.
• Talent Catalyst: Develops & magnifies the power of people.
• Consumer Love: Creates better futures for our consumers every day.
• Passion for High Performance: Inspires the energy needed to win and grow

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About The Magnum Ice Cream Company

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations.

About

The Magnum Ice Cream Company (formerly part of Unilever) is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers’ businesses. Growing our people’s careers. Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments – and having fun doing it. Here’s what defines success in our organization :

• We are all about growth
• We operate with speed and simplicity
• We win together with fun
• We boldly innovate to disrupt our industry
• We care and challenge
• We are experts in the Ice Cream Category

ARE YOU EXCITED TO CRAFT THE ICE CREAM FUTURE?

Please apply online and do not forget to upload your CV. Your application will be reviewed against the requirements, and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date, with an update on the status of your application.