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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.
Business Planning Coordinator
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About this Position
- Own and steer the monthly demand planning cycle for the assigned region, ensuring stability within the frozen horizon (3 months) by minimizing last-minute enrichments and changes;
- Continuously improve forecast accuracy (FCA) and Bias through structured root cause analysis, challenging sales assumptions, and strengthening the quality of demand inputs;
- Collaborate closely with Sales, Supply Chain, PTM, Marketing Strategy and Business Development to translate business drivers into the demand plan, including promotions and activations, tenders, new product introductions, product phase-in/phase-out, projects, wins/losses, price changes, and market dynamics;
- Lead the preparation, facilitation, and follow-up of regional Demand Review (DR) meetings, including KPI reviews and demand validation at customer and material levels;
- Provide a robust and consistent Sales Plan to Business Controlling, serving as the basis for the Financial Rolling Forecast (RFC);
- Actively participate in S&OE meetings, supporting sales teams in managing supply, purchasing, production, warehousing, and logistics constraints, and ensuring end-to-end alignment of the sales plan;
- Support sell-off and commercial mitigation actions with the SBU when triggered by Supply Planning to resolve OSMI / L16 situations;
- Provide analytical support for product positioning, promotional strategies, and customer roadmaps, leveraging historical data, statistics, and market intelligence;
- Act as a key integrator across Marketing, Sales, KAM, Supply Chain and Business Development, influencing decision-making and steering profitable growth at global, regional, and local levels.
What makes you a good fit
- Leadership skills, verbal and written communication skills, analytical skills, structured and well organized
- Bachelor’s degree
- Advanced English, Spanish preferred
- Ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders
- Experience in Supply Planning/Demand Planning
- Experience with SAP (APO), advanced Excel and Power BI preferred
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: 26091246
Job Locations: Brazil, São Paulo, Jundiaí
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I am interested in several jobs. Can I apply for multiple positions at the same time?
Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English. Should I write my application in English as well?
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.
Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
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.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
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.
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