Regional Demand Team Lead

Job Description:

Regional Demand Team Lead

Huntsman is seeking a Regional Demand Team Lead supporting the Huntsman Advanced Materials (AdMat) Division located in Regional. This position will report to the Regional Demand Manager.

Job Scope

Mid/Long-term horizon (3 to 24 months - IBP): Owns the demand plan for her/his Region. Creates and shapes the demand plan from internal and external demand signals, coordinates input from commercial and marketing stakeholders, while keeping a critical mindset and challenging assumptions supporting the plan. Communicates on the demand plan evolution to supply planning teams, operations.

Short-term horizon (0 to 3 months – S&OE): Follows the current development of the demand and reflect the changes in the operational planning system while keeping a strong communication with the responsible supply planner to give guidance on priorities for allocation and replenishments, tradeoffs in supply and short-term demand changes. Align with commercial teams on effects on the revenue plan.

In summary, as the Regional Demand Team Lead, you will:

Demand Planning:

• Own the demand plan for the next 24m for her/his region. Gather external and internal information that affect the demand and finalize demand plan accordingly at SKU/customer level.
• Work closely with commercial team to challenge sales forecast, takes final decision on demand plan and inform actively commercial team.
• Communicates demand plan changes to supply planning team, but also to all necessary stakeholders (operations, supply chain, marketing).
• Understand how supply constraints are affecting the demand plan and reflect them properly and timely.
• Support marketing dpt. In portfolio rationalization exercise.
• Be a supporting counterpart for other regions demand planners.

IBP:

• Ensure Monthly Prep-Meetings with sales deliver the expected outcome.
• Coordinate, organize and challenge the input from sales and marketing. Review assumptions supporting the demand plan. Assess risks and opportunities linked to it.
• Consider constrained supply information from supply planning and operation teams and revise demand plan accordingly.
• Lead Pre-DR meeting with sales and marketing.
• Ensure Submitted plan in fitting latest agreements from the regional stakeholders during pre-DR meeting.

Team management:

• Ensure Demand Planners within teams provide their own part of demand planning for their markets and clear information on changes, risks, opportunities and assumptions supporting the demand plan.
• Guide demand planners on tasks required from different stakeholders or from outcome of monthly meetings.

Qualifications

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

The candidate must have an unrestricted right to work for Huntsman in the United States.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master degree or equivalent either in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering.
• Commercial exposure, proven track record in demand planning / forecasting.
• Fluent in English.
• APICS or SCOR experience and SC knowledge required.
• Strong interest on newest trends and processes in planning tools/processes.
• 5 years of professional experience in the field of demand planning, optimally in chemicals.
• Understanding of supply planning and production planning, new product introduction, material planning.
• Balancing of commercial priorities and operational capabilities.
• Good knowledge in inventory management.
• Excellent communicator, connecting demand with supply side.
• High focus on data and metrics.

Skills and knowledge

• Excellent coordination, organization, and challenging skills.
• Strong communication skills to deliver both detailed solution and the big picture.
• Strong interpersonal skills and team-oriented.
• High analytical skills based on data.
• Good ability to understand the market in which the company operates.
• High digital literacy and high proficiency in major IT tools (SAP, Excel, PowerBI).
• Delivering Valuable Results on forecast accuracy.
• Ownership of regional Demand Plan.
• High analytical and conceptual skills.
• Strategic thinker in a changing environment.
• Innovative thinking towards Customer Focus.
• Performance Focused.
• Personal Conviction.
• Corporate Principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• French and German a plus.
• SAP / ERP software process knowledge advantage.
• Profound knowledge and experience on S&OP or IBP processes beneficial.

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