Demand Planner

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible.

Who are we?

Mondelēz New Zealand has been distributing delicious snacks in Aotearoa for Kiwis to enjoy for more than 100 years. Our team are the proud custodians of our iconic brands, including Cadbury, Pascall, Toblerone, The Natural Confectionery Company, Sour Patch, Philadelphia, OREO, and Olina’s.

The Opportunity

As Demand Planner, you will develop the 0-24-month IBP forecast by brand, promotional group and ultimately at a stock keeping unit (SKU) level. You will coordinate, challenge and influence building blocks with input from sales, marketing and other key stakeholders. In addition, you will review the disaggregated short-term demand plan, which includes sufficiency in deployment at SKU/location and weekly pacing.

With energy and drive, you will provide the finalized detailed demand plan by SKU to supply planners and adjust it based on feedback from supply planners or commercial team, who you will work closely with and provide coaching and training to as needed.

Some key responsibilities include:

• Contribute to the demand management cycle of the integrated business planning (IBP) process for your categories and to strategy discussions
• Liaise with the commercial and operational teams and develop ways to continuously improve communication between the functions to support the delivery of the business KPIs
• Manage forecast compilation process, which includes owning the short-term weekly plan and the long-term forecast
• Perform root-cause analysis for continuous plan improvement for key service issues, forecast error and bias, and share output with appropriate leadership
• Future state, cooperation with modelling team to generate statistical forecasting

In this impactful role, your work will directly contribute to the growth and success of our brands, making a real difference in the market. You will collaborate with talented and motivated colleagues dedicated to achieving excellence, while enjoying the flexibility of remote work and being part of a connected and supportive team.

The ingredients you’ll bring

• Experience in a fast-moving consumer goods or consumer packaged goods environment, preferably in food or other fast moving, dynamic industry where shelf life is a constraint
• Experience within an IBP/S&OP environment
• Able to influence cross-functional teams, high attention to detail and ability to work out priorities and improving the plan
• Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills – and able to understand and interpret data
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Team player who can work with many other functions on a daily basis

More about this role

Why Mondelez?

At Mondelēz NZ our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re incredibly proud of our team – together we’re very good at what we do, because we’re connected, collaborative and supportive.

Your development and career are a priority, and you’ll have the opportunity to build your career locally and globally if desired.  Our world is fast-paced, but you’ll have a supportive environment in which to grow, with leaders who will empower you to achieve your potential.

We believe in the importance of balancing work and life demands and offer the flexibility you need to achieve it. Yet connecting with colleagues in our engaging and fun environment definitely makes coming into the office worthwhile.

We are committed to making a positive contribution to local communities across Aotearoa through our partnerships with Conservation Volunteers New Zealand, The Halberg Foundation, and The Kindness Collective. Each year you will have the opportunity to volunteer for these organisations or a charity that has meaning for you.

Benefits

When you join Mondelez you will enjoy an inclusive and diverse environment, with access to learning platforms and personal development tools to help you grow. You’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary and an incentive linked to business performance with a payout up to 200%, market-leading superannuation, medical insurance, generous parental leave, life insurance, and access to free physio. We also have plenty of onsite parking, and free confectionery of course!

About Mondelez International

At Mondelēz International, our mission is to provide consumers with the right snack, for the right moment, made in the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about. We are one of the largest snack companies in the world, with operations in more than 80 countries.

We’re committed to offering Kiwi consumers great products from our global portfolio, while continuing to make and develop innovative products just for our local fans.  The majority of the products we sell in NZ are made in one of our 6 Australian factories. This is where we develop and manufacture our iconic Cadbury products – blocks, bars and Easter bunnies, and our other delicious snacks under the Pascall, The Natural Confectionery Company, Sour Patch Kids, Philadelphia, Olina’s and OB Finest brands.

Our commitment

Mondelēz New Zealand is committed to diversity, equity & inclusion, and ensuring each individual is able to bring their whole self to work each day. We welcome/embrace/encourage people of all cultural and ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, ages, life stages, all sexualities and all genders to apply.  If you require any specific support or adjustments through your recruitment journey with us, please don’t hesitate to advise us.

www.mondelezinternational.com/new-zealand/

Business Unit Summary

At Mondelez International, our mission is to provide consumers with the right snack, for the right moment, made in the right way. We are one of the largest snack companies in the world, with global net revenues exceeding $31 billion USD. 

We have operations in more than 80 countries and employ approximately 91,000 diverse and talented employees in our factories, offices, research & development facilities and distribution activities around the world.

In Australia and New Zealand, we have 6 factories, and both global and local brands, employing over 2,000 people; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Oreo, Toblerone, Philadelphia, belVita, Pascall, The Natural Confectionery Company, Sour Patch Kids and Ritz.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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