Demand Planner

Company Description

More than 20 years ago, zooplus was one of the first to bring the pet category into the world of eCommerce. Today, we stand strong as Europe’s leading online pet platform, delivering moments of happiness to more than 9 million pet parents each year.

Job Description

We are looking for an exceptional Demand Planner who will be responsible for the availability of goods & will ensure accurate production planning by preparing high-quality oriented, mid- and long-term forecasts. Being a part of a very strategic area of the business - the Own Brands Food team, you will be one of the main drivers of demand optimization for increasing profitability, thus, having a great impact on zooplus' success.

Are you ready for this challenge?

As a Demand Planner, you will:

• Contribute to the development & enhancement of our forecast and reorder quantity optimization models based on portfolio changes, industry trends, and demand patterns
• Enhance SOPs to adapt to changes in processes while challenging status-quo
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing, Data Science, and Analytics to incorporate current and long-term market intelligence into the demand plan and forecasting models
• Successfully communicate procurement and inventory forecast with risk assessments and mitigation activities while addressing demand-related issues with key cross-functional stakeholders
• Create actionable re-order plans that balance optimal inventory and availability
• Support the development of our analytical models with SQL queries and ad-hoc analysis
• Manage Demand and Supply Plan in the short-term planning horizon for the portfolio of Own Brands Food
• Work closely with local brand management, sales, as well as our procurement & inventory team
• Proactively support the business by providing up-to-date merchandise availability information, ensuring inventory is allocated according to demand, and avoiding overstock
• Monitor the product portfolio with a special focus on just-in-time deliveries of launches, availability of bestsellers, and delivery of special items
• Further develop planning processes as well as analysis and reporting tools
• Collaborate in local and international supply chain projects

Qualifications

• Successfully completed studies in the areas of supply chain management, logistics, business administration, or a commercial apprenticeship with specialized further training
• Several years of professional experience in the area of supply chain or planning, ideally in the demand & supply planning area of an FMCG company
• Good understanding of the entire end-to-end supply chain process
• Proficiency in Excel, Python, and SQL (VBA or another scripting language is a plus)
• Very good analytical skills, strong affinity and love for data & numbers and the ability to communicate those numbers across different levels of seniority
• Experience in cross-functional collaboration with marketing and sales, ideally in an international environment
• Organizational talent with a structured approach to work and high problem-solving skills
• Communicative personality with fun in teamwork
• Very good ERP knowledge (ideally SAP)
• Very good level of Business English

Additional Information

With more than 1,000 passionate professionals located across 10 European offices, we believe our success comes from working together and leveraging our international strengths. Expect to work in a hybrid environment, collaborating with colleagues in different locations remotely or face-to-face at the office.

Kraków, Pawia 17

Our benefits:

🐾 20% discount in our zooplus shop

📖 Internal and external training

🎈 Team events

✈️ Two extra vacation days and days off on 24th and 31st of December

🩺 Private medical care and life insurance

🍽️ Multicafeteria system including Multisport card

Want to know more? Learn more about who we are and what we do and visit our LinkedIn company profile.

zooplus is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members.