Royal Canin
Demand Planning Manager
上海, 中国
Everything we do is driven by our passion for pets. Across every role and every location around the world, our teams are united by a shared purpose: creating A Better World For Pets. As a truly pet-centric company, we put pets at the heart of everything—from the products we create to the care and expertise we bring to our work. Whether you’re in R&D, manufacturing, customer care, or any of the corporate functions, your contributions make a direct impact on the health of pets everywhere. We’re also deeply committed to the growth and development of our associates, offering opportunities to learn, innovate, and make a difference every day.
- Job Type: varies
- Level: mid-level
- Travel: varies
Success Profile
What makes a successful Demand Planning Manager at Royal Canin? We look for the right mix of the following traits when speaking with you.
- Analytical
- Curious
- Efficient
- Responsible
- Results-driven
- Team player
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Purpose
Connect your passion for pets to the purpose: A Better World For Pets
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Health & Wellbeing
A comprehensive focus on your individual health & wellbeing
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Inclusion
A place where you can belong and be yourself
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Career development
Professional learning offerings, annual personal development plans, Mars University
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Attractive total rewards
Your financial wellbeing through a competitve salary and bonus plan
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Focus on sustainability
We invest in you so you can make a better world
What I love most about Royal Canin is how pet-centric we are—everything we do revolves around improving the lives of pets. It’s not just about creating high-quality products; it’s about living our purpose every day. At the same time, Royal Canin invests in us as associates, helping us grow, develop our skills, and find real meaning in our work. It’s inspiring to be part of a global team that prioritizes both pet health and personal development.
Christina Sermak-Frankowski People & Organization Director, Learning & Culture
Job Description:
1）Lead National Demand Planning & Demand Governance
-Act as functional leader to lead monthly demand planning process and build unconstrained -demand forecasts across channels, customers and categories.
-Own national Forecast Accuracy, Forecast Bias and demand assumptions.
-Integrate demand activities, market trends, NPD launches and external factors into short term and long-term demand plans.
2）Demand Management Under Supply Constraints
-Lead prioritization and allocation decisions during supply shortages.
-Balance service, growth, inventory and profitability considerations.
-Partner with Supply Planning, Commercial and Finance to establish mitigation scenarios.
-Drive transparent communication of demand risks and recovery plans.
3）FCST generation for Pillar
-Act as Demand Planner for a designated strategic business pillar
-Lead Pillar S&OP meetings and SKU FCST generation with Sales, Marketing and Finance
4） Supply and Order Coordination
-Participates as a SC representative in selected cross-functional team meeting with Fin, plant or project meeting for KPI improvement , internal audit, promotions events etc, coordinate with sales teams across all pillars to collect forecasts and review high level supply capability and order phasing to secure premium service
5）Item Master Data & Portfolio healthy Analysis
-Item Master set up & maintenance including: coding , ABC classification etc
-New products launch and products renovation coordination with cross functional team
-Conduct annual portfolio reviews and perform portfolio health analyses to identify optimization opportunities, supporting Marketing and Business Teams in developing a balanced, profitable, and sustainable portfolio strategy.
Experience & Qualifications:
-Minimum 8-year working experience in supply chain in multi-national companies
-Minimum 4- year experience in Demand Chain Planning management, experience in demand planning and supply (production) planning is mandatory;
-Experience in FMCG /Milk Powder/Comestic business is preferred.
-Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Chinese
-High people agility to build up broad connection
-Demonstrated potential to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders across Commercial, Marketing, Manufacturing, Finance, and Supply Chain functions
-Highly motivated, highly organized and results driven
-Bachelor’s degree or above.