ESE Royal Canin is a fast-growing cluster, operating in 6 countries (ESE: Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia/Slovenia, Greece) and managing a portfolio of over 800 products.

The Supply Chain Planner will have to drive effective End2End planning (Demand & Supply) in all ESE markets and deliver world-class service in terms of supply chain planning management.

The Supply Chain Planner will work in the assigned markets across all PSR & PP, Customers, Finance, Supply Chain, SLT & Regional Supply Chain & Central Demand Planning Teams.

Through continued support to the business, the job holder will put engagement of associates at the heart of their actions focusing on the continuous development.

Job Purpose/Overview

• Manage the demand & supply planning activities on the assigned markets, driving customer service through product availability, managing replenishment orders and stocks

• Deliver an accurate Demand Plan based on historical sales data, SOP+ & Sales team insight

• Build collaborative relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally to drive continuous improvement through End2End supply chain planning.

What are we looking for?

Education & Professional Qualifications

• Preferred qualification: Graduate Degree

• Fluency in English, valuable with an additional Cluster language.

• Valuable with APICS-CPIM / CPF degree or equivalent

​Knowledge / Experience

• >= 5 years’ experience in Demand & Planning function.

• Broad business knowledge with a track record of success in FMCG Demand & Supply Planning functions

Systems knowledge: advanced skills using Microsoft Excel for data analysis, experience using Navision/1NAV and WMS are preferable, as well as experience of using office productivity software (such as Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint etc.)

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Demand Planning - Co-create with Demand function an accurate and aligned volume demand plan ensuring high forecast accuracy and bias KPIs

• Supply Planning - Maximize Product Availability by ensuring agreed inventory levels are maintained and placing orders to the European factories, as needed

• Drive Efficient Stock Management - understand drivers for the minimum stock holding targets and implement actions to optimize

• Reporting & maintaining planning tools - ensure effectiveness of the forecast plan generation maintaining the FM tool with inputs/parameters/algorithms set-up while supporting the business reporting and S&OP+ using SA4 & Power BI

Royal Canin

The Royal Canin company, the owner of the ROYAL CANIN® brand, is a division of Mars Petcare and the global leader in nutritional health for cats and dogs. For over 50 years, Royal Canin has been committed to providing Health Through Nutrition to cats and dogs while improving the quality of their lives. Founded in 1968 by the French veterinarian Dr. Jean Cathary, Royal Canin has been continually working and partnering with nutritionists, breeders, and veterinarians around the world. Based in Aimargues, in the south of France, we are proudly operating in more than 100 markets with 8,000 Associates all over the globe united by the same purpose. The Royal Canin company, the owner of the ROYAL CANIN® brand, is a division of Mars Petcare and the global leader in nutritional health for cats and dogs. For over 50 years, Royal Canin has been committed to providing Health Through Nutrition to cats and dogs while improving the quality of their lives.

What can you expect from Mars?
Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.