Business Planner

Adhesive Technologies Logistics / Supply Chain Serbia, Belgrade, Central Serbia Full Time Regular
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About this position

At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 50,000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Adhesive Technologies help to transform entire industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. With our trusted brands, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.

What you'll do

  • Collaborate with sales, marketing and project managers to obtain the best forecasts, run monthly planning meetings
  • Manage APO DP processes 
  • Review History and Enrichment alerts within APO DP and proactively communicate and collaborate with statistical support team
  • Monitor Forecast Accuracy and Bias and take corrective actions to secure target achievements
  • Prepare and execute forecasts for New Product Initiatives together with Marketing and Sales
  • Prepare inputs (demand review / inventory / slow movers / shelf life)
  • Chair S&OP process 
  • Monitor inventory, stock structure and slow movers to identify and prevent potential impact on the business 
  • Cooperate with Supply and Production Planning to assure goods availability in time
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with Sales, Marketing and Controlling

What makes you a good fit

  • University degree: Supply Chain / Operations Management / Business Administration or similar 
  • 2 years professional experience in Planning (Demand / Supply / Distribution, etc.) is highly appreciated 
  • Proficiency in English (writing/reading/speaking) 
  • Advanced MS Office (Excel, Power Point)
  • Work experience in operating systems (SAP – advantage) 
  • Demonstrated high analytical and logical thinking skills under time pressure 
  • Demonstrated ability to present complex data to audiences at all levels 
  • Good communication skills
  • Excellent organizational and time-management abilities 
  • Performance & optimization-oriented work attitude
At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.

JOB ID: 24061595

Job Locations: Serbia, Central Serbia, Belgrade

Contact information for application-related questions: jobs.henkel@henkel.com

Please do not use this email address for sending your application or CV. To apply, please click on the "Apply for this role" button below. Applications sent via e-mail will not be accepted.

Application Deadline: As long as the vacancy is listed on our Career Site, we are happy to receive your application

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About Henkel

Building on a strong legacy of more than 145 years, we are leading the way to reimagine and improve life every day. Today and for generations to come. Through our innovative and sustainable brands and technologies, across our teams around the world.
Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.

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FAQ

Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.

Yes, please. As Henkel is an international company, you will be working with colleagues from all over the world, and English is our official company language. Generally, our recommendation is to please write the application in the same language as the job ad. 

Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.

Yes, in fact, it is our expectation that Henkel employees will want to grow and explore different career paths during their time with us. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level. 

Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and in two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.

Our recruiting team will help you with all requests regarding your application. Contact the team here.