**Job title** : Demand Planner + _Location:_ Budapest + _Hybrid_ _About the job_ _We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?_ **_Join our Global Manufacturing and Supply Services Team_** _as_ **Demand Planner – Turkish speaking** _and you can help make it happen. Our mission is to deliver and support Global M&S teams in partnership with Business and Digital, and drive priority and transformative initiatives across the organisation._ **_Your job?_** _Generating and managing accurate customer demand signals in Sanofi planning tools (Kinaxis). Ensuring the alignment of Business Units (BUs) and markets with Manufacturing and Supply (M&S) through collaboration with stakeholders at the market. Translating local conditions such as product life cycles, sales patterns and what-if scenarios in actionable data in our planning tools._ **Main responsibilities:** In close collaboration with key stakeholders, mainly the Demand Managers, BUs and upstream M&S planners: + Gather past and future demand factors (e.g., tenders, competition, market share, price changes, new/discontinued products, short shelf-life impacts, out-of-stock situations, S&OE impacts, promotion plans, sales history cleansing) from Business Units (BUs) and forecast/model their impacts on demand in planning tools + Integrate statistical forecasting with local market knowledge to enrich demand planning, accounting for deviations from statistical models, ensuring that statistical forecasts are only adjusted when we expect the accuracy increase + Ensure a strong focus on accurate master data in planning and ERP tools and proper use of demand planning parameters, such as code switches, disaggregation rules, phase in/out, sales attributes etc. + Analyze and question assumptions, consolidate sales forecasts from various markets, and ensure the coherence of the final plan. + Capture active and inactive opportunities in planning tools to enable scenario planning, including supply constraints. + Review significant deviations from forecast, budget, market trends, ensuring global data consistency. + Participate in the Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) by delivering root cause analysis of demand plan changes in the short-term horizon and sharing supply risks received from GBU Supply Chain teams upstream. + Work towards continuously improving the objective of forecast accuracy to maximize OTIF to the client. + Analyze and track products at risk of destruction due to short shelf-life or lack of demand, and engage relevant stakeholders to set up and execute action plans + Conduct a Monthly Root Cause Analysis review of forecast deviations, Out-of-Stocks products to identify and implement actions to improve. + Periodically check data consistency in planning tools and data. + Work in coordination with Product Planners to ensure an effective communication of demand shifts to enable agile changes in the supply plan. + Participate in all the committees where decisions are taken about new products, new adoptions, discontinuations, stock at risk due to short shelf-life etc., ensuring a good understanding of volumes, formats and dates. Update the Demand plan accordingly in Planning tools. + Support the preparation and presentation of demand plans in IBP meetings. _About you_ **Experience** : + Minimum 1 year of experience in demand planning + Knowledge of pharmaceutical primary and secondary manufacturing processes preferred + Understanding of basic manufacturing processes and ability to apply to supply chain management and specifically in demand planning + Basic knowledge of regulatory processes and requirements an advantage **Technical skills:** + Skilled in scenario planning, risk / benefit analysis, contingency planning and problem solving + Excellent systems (SAP and Kinaxis an advantage) skills and basic understanding of financial function **Soft skills:** + A high level of accountability and attention to details required + Demonstrated high standards of integrity, professionalism, and commitment + Good team facilitation and relationship building skills + Strong willingness to drive change as well as good internal marketing and communication skills **Education** : + Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university **Languages** : + Fluent English communication and writing skills + Fluent Turkish highly preferred _Why choose us?_ + Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team in an international work environment + Work from an "Office of the Year 2023" award winner with flexible home office policy + Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact + Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave + An individual and well-structured introduction and training of new employees and we will dedicate a Buddy for you to better navigate in your first weeks + Join a great community & special events (Monthly Board Game Nights, Summer Events, Well-Being Lectures & Sport Clubs) **Pursue** _Progress_ . **Discover** _Extraordinary_ . Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together. At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity. Watch our ALL IN video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpDBZ-CJKw&t=67s) and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com (https://www.sanofi.com/en/our-responsibility/equality-and-inclusiveness) ! Discover our Code of Conduct (https://www.codeofconduct.sanofi/) , that serves as the moral compass that guides us when chasing the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. 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