Demand Planner - Supply Chain

The Company:

Sucafina is the leading sustainable Farm to Roaster coffee company, with a family tradition in commodities that stretches back to 1905. Today, with more than 1,400 employees in 34 countries, we help stakeholders worldwide to find the perfect coffee solutions. We embed technology, innovation, and sustainability throughout the supply chain, creating shared value for all by Investing in Farmers, Caring for People, and Protecting Our Planet. For more information, visit www.sucafina.com.

Beyers - as part of the Sucafina Group - has grown into the largest coffee roaster in Belgium and a major player in the European private label coffee market. Here you will have the opportunity to be part of a company that invests in people and where collegiality, flexibility and entrepreneurship are encouraged

What are we looking for:

We are looking for entrepreneurs, techies, passionate, eager to learn, humble, with a positive attitude and a high level of integrity People. Flexible and willing to take challenges, work and live in coffee-producing countries, People who want to build expertise and a career in the coffee business and are ready to go the extra mile.

What we offer:

We offer within our pleasant family environment, great opportunities to learn and grow, we offer challenges and exposure to multicultural environments, on-merit base compensation, and free coffee around the clock!

The role:

Demand Planner - Supply Chain

Responsibilities of the role:

• Coordinate the preparation of forecasts with the Key Account Managers (KAM) for the customers/ distribution channels, using the forecasting tool
• Carry out demand reviews, challenges assumptions, provides functional business and tool support to the KAM (Key account managers)
• Analyse the reliability of forecasts and the achievement of assumptions, and recommends adjustments to the demand plan if necessary and identify and implement improvement actions
• Prepare and coordinate the monthly demand planning
• Identify deviations from the budget plan, track the risks & opportunities and coordinate the identification, recommendation and implementation of convergence actions.
• Assume the role of key user and prepare and provide functional and tools support to sales, finance and operations for the annual budget process and interim reviews
• Focus on stock management, defining and optimizing the stock levels of finished goods and analyse the Out of stock and propose improvements/influence stock & planning policies and flow diagrams

Education, Experience & Technical Skills:

• Bachelor's degree or higher, with a specialization in Supply Chain,
• 3 years’ experience as a forecaster, ideally in the food industry/ production company
• Strong knowledge in Microsoft office (Excel), knowledge of SAP is a plus
• Strong analytical skills

Languages:

• Excellent knowledge of English
• Knowledge of any other language is a plus (French)

Soft Skills

• Good business acumen
• Good communication skills and willingness to work with people of varied cultures
• Excellent organizational skills (ability to prioritize, plan tasks, and respect deadlines)
• Good interpersonal skills
• Teamwork skills/ team spirit
• Ability to work under stress and respond to tight deadlines
• High level of autonomy/self-discipline
• Proactiveness
• Curious keen to learn and ready for new challenges
• Ability to work independently