Business Planning Coordinator

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.