Demand Planner

Job Title Demand Planner Job Description The Demand Planner is critical in driving accurate demand forecasts, ensuring inventory optimization, and enabling seamless collaboration across Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and other cross-functional teams. You will leverage AI-driven forecasting tools, historical data analysis, and stakeholder insights to deliver robust planning outcomes that support business growth. Your role: Forecast Development Create Sales, Marketing, and Consensus forecasts for the assigned planning horizon. Utilise AI baseline forecasts validated with Supply Chain analytics and enrich with inputs from Sales, Customers, Project Managers, Operations, Marketing, Finance, and other teams. Data Analysis & Insights Review historical sales trends and inventory flows. Research and analyse demand drivers to improve forecast accuracy. Forecast Accuracy & Continuous Improvement Monitor forecast accuracy and implement corrective actions to enhance performance. Gap Closing & Scenario Planning Support relevant functions in creating and communicating gap-closing scenarios. Meeting Preparation & Forecast Adjustment Prepare, plan, and revise forecasts for Sales/Order Intake (OIT) Review Meetings and Demand Sign-off Meetings. Adjust forecasts based on meeting outputs. Sales Review Meeting Management Consolidate meeting inputs and prepare pre-read decks. Document and distribute output actions post-meeting. Inventory Management Manage inventory levels to align with demand plans. SAP Data Quality & Order Monitoring Drive SAP data quality with central Order Management team. Monitor all orders on hand, including PO to factory, PMG GI (factory ship date), CDD vs RDD alignment, and back orders. Handover to Physical Distribution/Philips CT once goods are dispatched. Supply Monitoring & Issue Resolution Closely monitor supply situations and notify stakeholders. Identify issues and apply corrective actions promptly You're the right fit if you have: Bachelor's and minimum 6 years of experience in Demand Planning, Supply Chain Management, Data Analysis or equivalent. Strong continuous improvement mindset. Customer focus and quality minded. Strong experience working in diverse teams in complex business. Experience in using O9 is a plus. Working experience in multi-cultural environment. Industry experience- Medtech or Healthcare is preferred. How we work together We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations. This is an office-based role. Philips Are you ready to do the work of your life to help the lives of others? 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