PhilipsDemand Planner
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Demand planner leveraging AI-driven forecasting tools and data analysis to manage inventory and consensus demand forecasts.
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Demand PlannerJob Description
The Demand Planner is critical in driving accurate demand forecasts, ensuring inventory optimization, and enabling seamless collaboration across Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and other cross-functional teams. You will leverage AI-driven forecasting tools, historical data analysis, and stakeholder insights to deliver robust planning outcomes that support business growth.
Your role:
Forecast Development
Create Sales, Marketing, and Consensus forecasts for the assigned planning horizon.
Utilise AI baseline forecasts validated with Supply Chain analytics and enrich with inputs from Sales, Customers, Project Managers, Operations, Marketing, Finance, and other teams.
Data Analysis & Insights
Review historical sales trends and inventory flows.
Research and analyse demand drivers to improve forecast accuracy.
Forecast Accuracy & Continuous Improvement
Monitor forecast accuracy and implement corrective actions to enhance performance.
Gap Closing & Scenario Planning
Support relevant functions in creating and communicating gap-closing scenarios.
Meeting Preparation & Forecast Adjustment
Prepare, plan, and revise forecasts for Sales/Order Intake (OIT) Review Meetings and Demand Sign-off Meetings.
Adjust forecasts based on meeting outputs.
Sales Review Meeting Management
Consolidate meeting inputs and prepare pre-read decks.
Document and distribute output actions post-meeting.
Inventory Management
Manage inventory levels to align with demand plans.
SAP Data Quality & Order Monitoring
Drive SAP data quality with central Order Management team.
Monitor all orders on hand, including PO to factory, PMG GI (factory ship date), CDD vs RDD alignment, and back orders.
Handover to Physical Distribution/Philips CT once goods are dispatched.
Supply Monitoring & Issue Resolution
Closely monitor supply situations and notify stakeholders.
Identify issues and apply corrective actions promptly
You're the right fit if you have:
Bachelor's OR minimum 4 years of experience in Demand Planning, Supply Chain Management, Data Analysis or equivalent.
Strong continuous improvement mindset.
Customer focus and quality minded.
Strong experience working in diverse teams in complex business
Experience in using O9 is a plus.
Working experience in Multi-cultural environment.
How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.
This is an office-based role.
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How we rate this
Demand Planner at Philips rates 45 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
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- Tell me about a project where demand planning was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where forecasting was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where supply chain was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where inventory management was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where data analysis was part of your work. What did you do?
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Demand Planning, Forecasting, Supply Chain, Inventory Management, and Data Analysis. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
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- Put the AI tool in a bullet point about what you did, not just in a skills list — this role treats it as a required part of the job.
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