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Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

• • Maintain and improve statistical models and planning assumptions in the system (SAP), ensuring the quality and reliability of the information. • Identify demand risks (volatility, product mix changes, inflationary effects) and propose alternative scenarios. • Analyze deviations between forecast and actual sales, identifying root causes and defining action plans to improve forecast accuracy. • Monitor and report key planning KPIs such as MAPE, BIAS, Forecast Accuracy, and OTIF, proposing continuous improvement actions. • Coordinate with Supply Planning, Purchasing, and Logistics to ensure product availability aligned with projected demand. • Develop, analyze, and maintain short-, medium-, and long-term demand forecasts, considering historical sales data, market trends, seasonality, promotions, and new product launches (TSUs).

Additional Responsibilities

• • Develop alternative demand scenarios (optimistic, baseline, pessimistic) and evaluate their impact on inventory, service levels, and working capital. • Anticipate demand risks and activate contingency plans before they affect customer service. • Identify inventory optimization opportunities without compromising service levels. • Collaborate with Finance to ensure consistency between forecasts, budgets, and financial projections. • Lead continuous improvement projects focused on forecast accuracy and plan reliability.

Organization 

• Directly Reports to: Supply chain manager

Interactions

• Sales, Marketing, Purchase, Production 

Qualifications:

Professional Experience and Education 

• • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Industrial Engineering, Business Administration • 3 years of experience in similar positions • Intermediate English • Advanced Excel skills, SAP, Excel suite • Proficiency in SAP, IBP, and Power BI

Specific knowledge 

• Data analysis and interpretation of information.

• Advanced knowledge of statistical forecasting models.

• Interpretation of results and selection of models based on demand patterns.

• Ability to build demand scenarios and evaluate financial impacts. • Forecast management.

• Decision-oriented analysis.

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The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.