Royal Canin
Sr. Demand Planner
Veghel, オランダ王国
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
- Average Salary: $63K-$96K
Success Profile
What makes a successful Sr. Demand Planner 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
Royal Canin West-Europe serves 6 markets (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg). And focusses on two Demand Pillars: Pet Professionals and Pet Specialty Retailers.
In the Planning team, there is a vacancy for Senior Demand Planner for the BNL markets, who directly reports to the West-Europe Planning Manager.
The Senior Demand Planner manages long and short-term forecasts at the item-customer level. The planner will use a variety of data sources including consumption trends, sales promotional data, marketing new product plans, and FuturMaster statistical models to create a demand signal to drive supply chain and S&OP+. The periodic goal is to deliver an accurate and cross-functionally aligned rolling demand plan. A key responsibility of the Senior Demand Planner is to develop, document, update and challenge the assumptions supporting the demand plan.
What are we looking for?
Master degree in supply chain management or similar
Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience which could include marketing, sales planning, production scheduling/operations planning, and/or demand planning & forecasting
Prior experience working with a vendor or retail or in a similar function or setting.
Experience using forecasting systems and tools such as FM and 1NAV or similar supply chain systems
Demonstrated strong quantitative and analytical experience using Excel, PowerBI, Powerpoint and other computer applicative
Demonstrated experience of delivering effective presentation using qualitative and quantitative data to influence leadership behaviors and decisions
Fluent English and either French or Dutch
What will be your key responsibilities?
Act as functional lead of the demand planning sub-team which includes 3 T1 demand planners
Lead periodic demand meetings with the appropriate Sales teams to ensure assumptions are validated and unresolved issues are escalated appropriately
Facilitate DMR in the S&OP+ cycle
Deliver a clear and warm hand-over of the demand plan towards the Supply Planning sub-team
Influence key business partners by leveraging data to develop the best in class forecast
Work in close collaboration with the S&OP+ director and Finance teams on Risk/Opps management and forecast valorization
Maintain FM to deliver an accurate Item-customer level forecast for Supply Chain
Analyze total portfolio and leverage market intelligence to determine base business impact
Monitor shipment performance versus the item level forecast and determine root-cause to improve accuracy
Participate/lead continuous improvement projects and problem solving cards, as it relates to forecasting
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.
- Best-in-class 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.