Planning Director

Beiersdorf • Stamford, CT

7h • Hybrid

About The Position

We care for skin. We care for our people. It all started with a pharmacist and a dream almost 140 years ago. Today, Beiersdorf is a global company with iconic brands — Coppertone, Aquaphor, Eucerin and NIVEA — focused on providing innovative, clinically-proven and safe skin and sun care solutions to more than 500 million consumers in over 200 countries — making people feel comfortable in their own skin. At Beiersdorf, we care beyond skin. We care for people — our employees, our customers, our consumers and our communities — and our planet. We know that diversity of thought, backgrounds, experience and perspective enriches our culture and supports innovation and ingenuity. We know that responsibly-sourced, sustainable products and packaging make for a more sustainable future. And we know that when your skin feels better, you feel better. A welcoming workplace that offers personal and professional growth for all individuals. At Beiersdorf, you’ll find: A welcoming workplace that values diversity, inclusion and belonging where every team member feels valued, respected, and supported Flexible teams that enjoy a challenge and the ability to make an impact A dynamic community of life-long learners that values individual skills, and a growth mindset as well as hard skills and established expertise A purpose-led company that prioritizes your personal and professional development with the right balance of structure and flexibility to grow A culture that lives by its core values of care, trust, simplicity, and courage Unique benefits that consider the whole person. We understand that you have a life outside of work, and we support you with unique benefits including: Generous and flexible PTO policy Paid Parental Leave Comprehensive Wellness and Benefits program Cash Balance Plan (similar to a pension) 401k match Established Employee Resource Groups/affinity groups help to grow important connections and belonging with other colleagues Dynamic work model – hybrid (at least 3 days on-site) Experience, skills and competencies that lend themselves to this role: We know that experience comes in all forms. We are looking for individuals who bring new and diverse skills to the team. Your Profile As part of the North America SC Leadership Team, the role will define and execute the Supply Chain strategy from a Planning perspective, being the voice of Planning across the business. Key focus includes working with peers to drive S&OP optimisation and lead the facilitation of S&OP to ensure a “commercial heartbeat” and consensus cross- functionally. Furthermore, this role will influence and manage peers as well as be the voice of S&OP to manage LT expectations. The role will ensure continuous improvement across demand planning, stakeholder management across the MU, Region and Globe, as well as being the main point of contact for North America related Planning topics. Manage 4 direct reports with 5 employees making up the broader team of 10 employees in total.

Requirements

• University degree
• 5-10 years of profound experience in Supply Chain in FMCG environment and distribution
• Experience in Planning
• Innovative and entrepreneurial mindset
• Strategic and ambiguous mindset
• High degree of Commercial acumen
• Able to work through a matrix organization
• An understanding of the Customer landscape
• Excellent analytical & conceptual skills combined with pragmatism
• Excellent written and spoken English

Responsibilities

• Strategy “Planning” Derive, drive and follow-up on a local planning strategy
• Translate this strategy into an actionable roadmap and ensure timely execution
• Take over project lead / work package lead in the running overarching business projects (such as task force, x-functional work groups)
• Ensure planning is smoothly interacting with other Supply Chain, business partners and has a voice to drive Commercial planning as well
• S&OP Assessment of the S&OP process adherence
• Ensure this critical business process is lead and steered
• Leads from the front to facilitate, and become the voice of SC
• Works with peers to drive consensus and be at the forefront of managing key senior stakeholders
• Define specific adoption needs and implement together with the regional SC Planning team
• Global/regional action planning to drive S&OP improvements
• Operational “Planning” responsibility Full planning KPI responsibility (Service Level, FCA, Bias, DIH, S&OP forecast accuracy)
• Local contact for any North America related topics for SC Planning to drive efficiencies
• Development of optimization projects
• Shape and develop the Planning team to be ready for the future
• Efficiency Program Ensure and drive optimization of Planning processes and systems
• Identify clear optimization projects to increase efficiency in the planning and SC organization in North America

Benefits

• Generous and flexible PTO policy
• Paid Parental Leave
• Comprehensive Wellness and Benefits program
• Cash Balance Plan (similar to a pension)
• 401k match
• Established Employee Resource Groups/affinity groups help to grow important connections and belonging with other colleagues

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees