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Castrol

Global producer of high-performance lubricants

Demand Planner

Supply Chain ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBudapest, HungaryNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Five to eight years of experience in demand planning or a related role in consumer goods, food and beverage, or manufacturing.
  • Proven demand planning experience using an advanced digital planning tool.
  • Strong analytical and statistical modelling skills, including the ability to explain forecasts, question assumptions, and translate findings into business decisions.
  • Proficiency in supply chain software and ERP systems such as SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, or JDE.
  • A bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, statistics, or a related field.
  • Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to work effectively with Commercial and Sales teams across countries and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Own the unconstrained demand plan for assigned markets and portfolios, providing Supply Planning with a realistic view of customer needs over the next 6 to 12 months.
  • Partner with the Demand Planning Advisor on data and forecast insights while owning commercial alignment and demand decisions.
  • Build and maintain forecasts in Kinaxis Maestro using sales history, statistical models, and market trends.
  • Cleanse historical events and assess which Sales and Marketing insights should inform the outlook.
  • Lead pre-consensus and consensus discussions with Sales and Marketing, constructively challenge inputs, agree changes before the formal review, and record decisions, assumptions, and agreed actions with clear owners.
  • Track forecast accuracy, bias, and forecast value added at different levels of detail; explain trends, seasonality, and deviations; and agree corrective actions with Sales.
  • Work with Sales, Finance, and the S&OP Manager to assess risks and opportunities against business targets, agree cross-functional actions, support trade-off decisions, and escalate material issues or unresolved assumptions.
  • Represent Demand Planning in S&OP demand reviews and business reviews by explaining forecast changes, gaps against targets, and required decisions.
  • Maintain and improve dashboards covering forecast accuracy, bias, and inventory, making the demand picture easier to understand and act on.
  • Work with demand planners in other regions and the Global Demand Planning Excellence Lead to share practices, improve processes, and apply global planning frameworks.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with Kinaxis Maestro.
  • A master's degree.

About the Company

Castrol

Global producer of high-performance lubricants

Castrol is a global leader in high performance lubricants used in cars, industrial applications, ships, and aircraft. It manufactures lubricants and related products and sells them worldwide, serving customers in more than 150 countries. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of BP PLC, Castrol leverages BP’s resources for research, development, and distribution. Its products work by reducing engine and equipment wear, minimizing friction, and protecting components under different operating conditions. Castrol’s breadth of product lines across automotive, industrial, marine, and aerospace markets, along with its global manufacturing and distribution network, differentiates it from competitors that lack the same scale and backing. The company aims to provide reliable, high-performance lubricants worldwide to help customers keep engines and machinery running smoothly and efficiently.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Pangbourne, United Kingdom
Founded
1899

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