Associate, Demand Planning

About the Position

We are looking for an Associate, Demand Planning to join our team at foodpanda, part of the Delivery Hero Group. In this role, you will be responsible for creating replenishment plans, participating in forecast meetings, and driving supply planning.

Responsibilities

• Create daily/weekly replenishment plans on a supplier level based on inventory parameters, actual sell-out, and planned forecast
• Participate in S&OP forecast meetings & make forecast adjustments accordingly
• Calculate a proper supply plan based on generated demand forecast
• Prepare and update monthly and weekly supply planning files and KPI reports based on actuals
• Maintain healthy inventory in DC and store based on target days cover, availability targets & shrinkage targets
• Closely work with commercial team to drive adjustments on forecast plan
• Coordinate with suppliers on delivery alignments & drive fulfillment performance
• Monitor supplier issues and escalate as necessary to ensure availability
• Identify slow-moving SKUs and flag to stakeholders to drive action
• Identify SKUs with inventory with no-movement for the past 28 days
• Be able to work cross-functionally to assist in projects, drive action, or resolve issues
• Other tasks that may be relevant to the function

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Mathematics, Economics, or any relatable specialization.
• Between 1 to 3 years work-related experience in demand or supply planning.
• Experience with FMCG/grocery retailers is a plus.
• Experience in demand planning for online marketplaces or e-commerce is a plus.
• Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookup) at an advanced level and SQL.
• Analytical mind and business acumen with ability to work with large amounts of data to discover patterns and trends and to form conclusions based on findings. Must be extremely detail oriented.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work autonomously in a highly demanding and often ambiguous environment, with strong attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills.
• Has a continuous improvement mindset.

We Offer

• Join a fast-paced, ever-changing environment where optimization is key.
• Opportunity to develop things from scratch, own them, and then work on improving them.
• Work with a team that loves what they do and doesn’t rest until they’ve achieved their targets.

About the Company

foodpanda is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform. Our mission is to deliver an amazing experience-fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.