Demand Planning Excellence Lead

Job Description

Danfoss Climate Solutions (DCS) is looking for a competent Demand Planning Excellence Lead to drive our excellence program demand planning. Your job is important since an accurate demand plan is critical for the supply chain planning and attainment of business goals.

As Demand Planning Excellence Lead you will own the demand planning processes, systems and tools and be responsible for continuous improvement to enable the efficient and high-quality delivery of the monthly demand plan to downstream supply chain and capacity planning processes.

Your main mission would be to enable Global Demand Planners to provide the most accurate demand plan for the businesses. This is done through development and implementation of best practice processes, tools and systems within the demand planning community of DCS and the broader Danfoss business.

Job Responsibilities

These would be your tasks: 

• Governing Demand Planning Network to strengthen capabilities in demand planning & analysis, creating an externally benchmarked, highly coherent and engaged community
• Driving and supporting the implementation of demand planning best practices within our divisions
• Leading, driving and coordinating improvement initiatives within our planning system Anaplan together with our Central team
• Running process improvement projects with stakeholders across the business e.g. Sales and Finance
• Creating leadership framework and direction to develop advanced analytic capabilities in demand planning, leveraging data-driven insights into the prediction of future demand
• Build collaborative relationships with external academic centers and experts to research the optimization of advanced analytical methods and practices for internal implementation
• Create and maintain documentation of processes and ensure global alignment & understanding

Background & Skills

At Danfoss, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters creativity, innovation, and a broader perspective in decision-making. When you consider this job posting, do you feel like your profile is not a perfect match?. Even if you do not check all the boxes, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are curious to find out how you can bring new insights to the role or to Danfoss as an organization.

Your background:  

• Bachelor’s Degree in in business, logistics, systems engineering, supply chain management or similar

• Proven experience and expertise within the demand planning area  (+3 years)

• Experience in leading and motivating colleagues without formal or direct people management responsibility

• Experience with and ability to navigate and influence a large and complex global matrix organization

• Strong project management skills and ability to deliver on critical timelines

• Fluent English language skills

Employee Benefits

We are excited to offer you the following benefits with your employment:

• Bonus system
• Paid vacation
• Flexible working hours
• Possibility to work remotely
• Pension plan
• Personal insurance
• Communication package
• Opportunity to join Employee Resource Groups
• State of the art virtual work environment
• Employee Referral Program

This list does not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.

Danfoss – Engineering Tomorrow

At Danfoss, we are engineering solutions that allow the world to use resources in smarter ways - driving the sustainable transformation of tomorrow. No transformation has ever been started without a group of passionate, dedicated and empowered people. We believe that innovation and great results are driven by the right mix of people with diverse backgrounds, personalities, skills, and perspectives, reflecting the world in which we do business. To make sure the mix of people works, we strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are treated equally, respected, and valued for who they are. It is a strong priority within Danfoss to improve the health, working environment and safety of our employees.

Following our founder’s mindset “action speaks louder than words”, we set ourselves ambitious targets to protect the environment by embarking on a plan to become CO2 neutral latest by 2030.

Danfoss is an EO employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.