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Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Company: Nespresso HQ
Full-time

Develop, maintain, and improve a Demand Plan for a portfolio of products, which represents the most realistic estimate of customer demand. Ensure the alignment of this Demand Plan with internal and external partners through the Monthly Business Planning process. Identify and manage exceptions and monitor performance to continually improve the quality and reliability of the Demand Plan and the Company?s ability to sense and respond to changing circumstances.

• Collate Information and Assumptions received from Markets and HQ Marketing, Commercial and Finance
• Liaise with HQ Marketing and Commercial in order to understand if all launch or phase-out information have been submitted to the markets, prior to Supply Chain communication.
• Request and support markets in providing their 18 rolling months demand plan of new products.
• Ensure that phase-out products are reflected in the market 18 rolling months demand plan.
• Consolidate and challenge market forecasts
• Check and challenge Market's DPA results
• Through systematic reporting, ad-hoc reports and communication ensure that Demand Plan information is available to all internal stakeholders.
• Support the MBP meetings (MFR, MOR, Zone MBP) by collecting inputs from internal stakeholders and preparing the presentation materials
• Analyse the 18 rolling months demand plan and ensure alignment with Dynamic Forecasts.
• Challenge Supply Chain Teams in the markets and understand if their 18 rolling months demand plan is consistent with business development
• Support markets with problem solving initiatives to reach KPI targets (e.g. GSTD, DMAIC)

• University degree, preferably in Mathematics or Statistics.
• An operational experience in one of the following areas is recommended: Sales; Marketing; Finance: Business Planning / Dynamic Forecasting; Supply Chain Development; Supply Planning
• Fluent in English, any other language is an advantage
• Eye for detail
• Able to balance priorities
• Ability to think ?outside of the box? and challenge status quo
• Proactivity
• Disciplined
• Problem solving mindset
• Stakeholder management and engagement
• Conflict management

Nestlé is the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: repect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geopraphies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.