Demand & Inventory Planning Specialist Amplifon Italy
Procurement & Supply ChainMilano, Lombardia, Italy
Amplifon is the global leader in the retail hearing care industry.
Over 20,000 professionals in 26 countries, coming from more than 100 different nationalities, work every day in a global network of 9,500 points of sales to empower thousands of people to rediscover all the emotions of sound.
In Amplifon we believe people are the most important component of our success. Only through investment in talent engagement, professional development, and recognition, our people can express their potential and build a fulfilling career .
What we are looking for
For our Milan office, we are currently looking for a Demand & Inventory Plann ing Specialist to be hired in the Country SC Function.
The Demand & Inventory Planner Specialist working with Inventory Planner & Demand Manager, Marketing, Sales, and Logistics will be responsible for the optimization of Amplifon Italys full stock in relation to value and amount.
The incumbent will be responsible for the following activities:
1. Consolidate and improve the Italian demand and inventory processes to define improvement areas and related actions
2. Analyze the current sales and supplier demand forecast situations in order to system-generated forecasts as well as historic demand, trends, and deviations. Ensure input from flow planning and Sales Area collaboration
3. Collaborate with other functions (purchasing, IT, marketing, sales, finance at local and global level) to achieve high demand accuracy level with an efficient inventory management
4. Conduct high-level forecasting of sales and supplier demand
5. Ensure products right position and amount in stock, in order to reduce the inventory level and guarantee Service Level Agreements guidelines
6. Control the stock to minimize the level of inventory in the network and ensure compliance with the defined Service Level Agreements
7. Prepare reports related to demand and stock measurement by monitoring KPIs
8. Manage Inventory Planning process in order to develop and implement inventorys schedule and target
9. Issuing timely forecast accuracy reports, providing details of root causes and external factors affecting our demand, working on improving forecast accuracy measures.
10. Evolve and maintain documentation and standard operating procedures for demand planning processes and systems
11. Support to logistics in order to create report/KPI for control different index
Skills and Experiences
12. University degree required (Management engineering, economics)
13. 3 - 5 years of experience in Inventory Management, Supply Chain Planning, and Forecasting gained in Retail contexts or in Large Organized Distribution
14. Excellent knowledge of numerical analysis and statistical mathematical models
15. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
16. Knowledge of key metrics of stock performance, turnover, margin contribution, etc.
17. Ability to use cross-functional skills in order to work with different stakeholders to manage and solve medium and long-term stock situations and problems
18. Excellent knowledge of stock management (accounting and cost management)
19. Good organizational and planning skills
20. Excellent qualities of relationship and communication and Teamworking
21. Excellent interpersonal and team-building skills
22. Ability to effectively manage multiple stakeholders
23. Fluent in English& Italian