Your tasks

Your role

We’re looking for a strategic and highly analytical Senior Demand Planner (all genders) to lead our forecasting efforts. In this pivotal role, you'll be the force behind our demand planning, translating complex data into precise forecasts that optimize inventory, support strategic growth, and ensure our business runs smoothly. If you're a natural leader who thrives on turning insights into action and loves building collaborative, data-driven processes, you'll be a perfect fit.

What you'll do:

• Business Acumen: Develop and maintain sophisticated demand forecasts, leveraging statistical models and market intelligence. This requires a deep understanding of market trends, competition, and how our business operates.
• Collaboration: Partner across the organization with sales, marketing, and finance to gather critical business inputs for a unified forecast. You'll build and maintain effective working relationships with diverse teams to ensure all plans are aligned.
• Decision Quality: Drive key improvements in forecast accuracy and process efficiency. You'll use rigorous analysis, wisdom, and judgment to make sound decisions that impact the business and its operational goals.
• Process Management: Act as a key player in the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, ensuring alignment between demand, supply, and financial goals. You will be responsible for defining and optimizing the forecasting process itself.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Lead the demand planning process in a dynamic environment, making informed decisions and acting effectively even when you don't have all the information. You can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty and guide others through it.
• Developing Others: Mentor and guide junior team members, sharing expertise and best practices. You'll be a resource for others, helping to improve their functional and technical skills.

Your profile

Your profile

• You have at least 5 years of experience in demand planning or supply chain management, with a proven track record of improving forecast accuracy in a manufacturing or FMCG environment—this is a must-have for the role.
• It's a big plus if you have worked in the supplement, aromatherapy, cosmetics, wellness, or a similar product-driven environment.
• Functional/Technical Skills: You're an expert at translating forecasts into efficient operations, aligning with key stakeholders, and ensuring products are available at the right time without overstock or shortages.
• You hold a bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.

You're confident working with ERP systems like Odoo, SAP. Oracle and you're highly proficient with forecasting and inventory planning tools.

What we offer

• An appealing discount on all of our Sunday Natural Group products – from essential oils to vitamins & nutrients
• We offer 28 days of paid time off per year plus up to 5 days off between Christmas and New Year
• The Urban Sports Club membership, Swapfiets bike rental or a subsidy for the Deutschland ticket
• A healthy balance is important to us: we offer a hybrid work model and 'workation'
• Receive various discounts of up to more than 50 percent on attractive brands such as Flaconi, Bosch, Apple or Expedia
• You will be given real ownership and plenty of room for new initiatives, as well as the opportunity to contribute your expertise and implement your great ideas
• Inviting office spaces with access to plenty of organic teas and superfoods from around the world
• We, the Sunday Natural Group, like to celebrate each other! Regular tea & office parties, Christmas and summer feasts and various influencer events such as Women's Day

Contact

Anna Fishman