Summary
- Salary
- Competitive
- Team
- Planning and Retail Operations
- Location
- Poland - Warsaw Office
About Us
Reporting to the Head of Demand Planning, you will be instrumental as a strategic differentiator in support of Dyson’s growth and customer experience.
This is a new role to drive unbiased demand led planning, bringing the outside in, to ensure high quality and accuracy in the market organization’s planning efforts. You will be responsible for managing and optimizing the demand planning processes regionally working closely with multi-functional teams.
About The Role
Key responsibilities for this opportunity include:
- Demand Forecasting: Utilize historical data, market trends, and inputs from sales and marketing teams to ensure markets develop accurate and timely bottom-up demand forecasts for products or services across global markets (based on validated assumptions collected during monthly cycle). Analyse demand patterns and identify factors that may impact demand fluctuations. Collaborate with market demand planners to consolidate forecasts and ensure alignment with overall business objectives
- Proactively monitor and strives to maintain high levels of quality, accuracy, and process consistency in the organization’s planning efforts
- Coordinate planning activities with other functions and stakeholders within the Market & cluster
- Proactively identify opportunities for demand planning process improvement.
- Collaborate closely with Supply Chain to support them in delivering perfect balance in service (avoid shortage), cash (optimal inventory level at SKU level), cost (lower cost to deliver)
- Performance Analysis and Reporting: Monitor demand forecast accuracy and measure performance against forecasted targets. Conduct root cause analysis to identify forecast errors and implement corrective actions. Generate regular reports and dashboards to communicate demand planning insights, KPIs, and performance trends to stakeholders and senior management
- Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance demand planning processes, methodologies, and tools. Identify opportunities to streamline processes, increase forecast accuracy, and improve collaboration across teams. Stay updated with industry best practices and incorporate them into demand planning practices.
- Implements enabling technologies and/or support deployment of global solutions in the region (statistical forecast to improve forecast accuracy)
About You
We're looking for someone that has:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field
- Proven experience in demand planning, supply chain management, and solid knowledge in inventory management
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and strategic thinking skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other data analysis tools
- Proficiency in demand planning software and statistical forecasting techniques
- Ability to work independently and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Language - Polish and English speaking (German as an additional language would be advantageous)
Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.
