Demand Planner

Who We Are

Essity is a global leader in health and hygiene headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with a North American headquarters located in Philadelphia, PA. We are a multi-billion-dollar company with a purpose to break barriers to well-being for the benefit of consumers, patients, care givers, and customers across the globe. We do this through innovations in our Professional Hygiene, Consumer

Goods, and Health & Medical business units that provide hygiene and health solutions to over a billion people every day worldwide.

Working at Essity is more than a career, it is where you will play your part in a better future, to improve well-being for people and have opportunities to drive positive change for society and the environment.  As an employee at Essity, you will belong to a team where you feel valued, are safe, supported to grow and challenged to generate business results in a friendly and open atmosphere.

About the Role

Essity Health and Medical is looking for an experienced Demand Planner. This position is responsible for owning and facilitating local company sales forecast and demand management for his/her respective customers/customer-segments.

We do this through capable and motivated people working effectively together across the organization, the right technology solutions, sourcing, manufacturing and planning excellence.

The ideal candidate should/could live in Charlotte, NC.

We're looking for people who embody our values, aren't afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We're always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we'd love to talk. 

What You Will Do

• Analyze historical demand and filter out outliers, identify the most appropriate statistical forecasting algorithm.
• Develop the base demand plan using the most appropriate statistical forecasting algorithm and make adjustments where necessary.
• Generate the new product forecast using the historical substitution and like modelling / scenario planning techniques agreed with Marketing and Category Management.
• Understand the impact of the customer buying pattern.
• Effectively communicate with and engage the Customer on operational issues.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain or Operations Management preferred;
• Three or more years of Supply Chain, Demand Planning, or Operations planning experience;
• Highly analytical, detail oriented with excellent organizational skills;
• Experience in medical industry preferred but not required;
• ERP System knowledge, SAP and SAP/APO Experience preferred
• Proficient with MS Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and business analytics/reporting tools;
• Fluent in the English language.

What We Can Offer You

At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.

Compensation and Benefits:

Expected Compensation:

Competitive annual salary + annual incentive bonus/sales incentive + benefits.

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors such as knowledge, skills, and experience.

Along with competitive pay you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• United Healthcare PPO / EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance
• Wellness program provided through Rally
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• PTO offering with Paid Holidays
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
• Employee discounts program
• Scholarship program for children of Essity employees.